Local fireplace installation for Fernandina Beach homes

From footing to chimney top, a masonry fireplace in Fernandina Beach is built to the dimensions the code sets, and the planning visit is free.

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When a room cannot take a wood fireplace, we say so on the first visit and explain the other options.

Family owned and operatedOne family business owns your Fernandina Beach fireplace plan, from the framing or footing to the top of the chimney.
Workmanship warrantyOur installation work is covered by our workmanship warranty, and the unit carries its maker's terms.

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Changes on the job, in writing

Opening a wall can turn up something no one could see: a duct in the chimney path, a beam where the drawing had a joist, wiring that has to move. When that happens on an installation in Fernandina Beach, we stop, show you what we found, and write the change with its price before we continue.

Nothing is added to the bill that you did not sign for. The original estimate is upfront about which parts of the route could hide surprises, so a change comes as a known possibility instead of a shock. You can also decline a change and choose another route. We look at the room, the attic and the roof of your Fernandina Beach home on one free visit; call (904) 920-5495.

Amelia Island Light can be found in Fernandina Beach. The county for Fernandina Beach is Nassau County.

What a fireplace installation covers in Fernandina Beach

Unit and chimney system named by maker and model
Framing built to the installation manual's dimensions
Standoffs and clearances kept on every side of the unit
Hearth extension laid to the listing or the code

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Walk it, permit it, build it, hand it over

Route walked and drawn
The room, attic and roof are checked for a chimney path, and the plan is drawn to the unit's manual.
Permit and framing
The permit is pulled, and framing, firestops and shields go in to the listed clearances.
Unit, chimney and hearth set
The unit goes in, the listed chimney runs to its termination, and the hearth extension is laid.
Inspection, finish, hand-over
The inspector checks the open framing, the finish goes on, and we walk you through the unit.

Outside chases on coastal homes in Fernandina Beach

A chase is a framed box on an outside wall, built and sheathed like the wall itself. On the coast it takes onshore wind and rain on its full height.

The Florida Building Code maps design wind speeds by location (R301.2.1), and a chase for a home in Fernandina Beach is framed and fastened with that in mind.

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Thirty degrees and four elbows

Bending a factory-built chimney around a beam or a ridge is allowed, within limits. The code keeps every part of the assembly within 30 degrees of vertical and allows no more than four elbows in it, and the manual can set tighter limits for its own system. Each offset also needs support and a strap where the manual shows one. Those numbers shape the route more than anything else in the attic.

When a straight run is not possible, we draw the offsets first and check them against both limits before the route is priced. Fewer offsets also mean fewer joints to check later.

Where the outside air inlet goes

The outside air inlet has to draw clean outdoor air. The code allows it to take air from outside the house or from a ventilated crawl space or attic, and it rules out garages and basements, where fumes or a lack of fresh air would defeat the purpose. The opening is covered with corrosion-resistant mesh no coarser than a quarter inch to keep out leaves and animals.

We place the inlet where it will not be buried by landscaping or blocked by stored items, and where you can reach it to clean the screen. The inlet's position goes on the plan with its height above grade.

A spark arrestor sized to the flue

Where a masonry chimney has a spark arrestor, the code sets its size and mesh. Its net free area is at least four times the area of the flue outlet it covers. The screen is heat and corrosion resistant, equal to 19-gage galvanized or 24-gage stainless steel, with openings that stop a 3/8-inch sphere but pass a 1/2-inch one. It also has to be reachable for cleaning.

On a factory-built chimney, the listed cap does this job, and it is the cap from the chimney maker's list. Mesh that clogs with soot restricts the draft, so the screen gets checked at each yearly inspection.

Route, unit, permit and hearth on paper

Hearth extension sized and built to the listing or R1001.10
Termination height above the roof and nearby parts of the building
Roofer, electrician or other trades named with their part of the job
Handover walk-through, with the manual left at the house

New fireplace questions from Fernandina Beach

Is a factory-built fireplace as safe as a masonry one?

Installed and kept to its listing, a factory-built fireplace is tested as a complete system with its chimney. Its safety depends on that listing being followed, which is why substitute parts are not used.

Can the new fireplace use my old chimney pipe?

Only if the new unit's manual lists that pipe. If it does not, the chimney is replaced with the system the new unit was tested with.