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Factory-built and zero-clearance fireplaces repaired with the maker's own parts for your model. Local prefab pros, family owned, and a free inspection.

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A factory-built fireplace was tested as one system, so it can only be repaired with parts its maker lists. Our family-run team of prefab specialists reads the rating label, finds the failed part and orders the exact replacement to keep your unit inside its listing. If the unit is past saving, we say so and lay out your options, with every price written before an order is placed. Call (904) 920-5495 with the rating label handy.

Prefab fireplace specialists who use the maker's parts

  • Locally owned in Jacksonville
  • Family owned and operated
  • 100% satisfaction guaranteed
  • Free inspection and estimate
  • Same-day service available
  • 10% off any service
  • Free inspection and estimateThe inspection covers the firebox and every pipe joint we can reach, from the attic to the top, at no cost.
  • Upfront pricing, no hidden feesEach part is listed by the maker's number with its price, so you approve the order before it is placed.
  • 100% satisfaction guaranteedIf a listed part we fitted does not work the way we said it would, we come back and make it right.
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Prefab fireplace repairs with the maker's parts

Prefab, or factory-built, fireplaces are metal fireboxes lined with molded refractory panels and vented through the maker's own metal chimney. Repairs have to keep the unit as it was tested, so our professionals fit the maker's parts for your model and nothing else. One local family owns and runs the company, and a free inspection covers the firebox plus the pipe run in the attic or chase.

  • Cracked refractory panels replaced by the maker's part number
  • Rusted or split metal fireboxes assessed for repair or replacement
  • Chimney pipe joints and spacers checked in the attic or chase
  • Grilles, louvers and built-in fans cleaned or repaired
  • Unlisted doors or add-ons removed when they break the listing
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Prefab fireplace repair, step by step

  1. Find the rating label

    The label sits inside the opening, on a side panel or behind the lower grille. Read us the model when you call, if you can.

  2. Trace the firebox and pipe

    We check the panels and firebox metal, then follow the metal chimney through the attic or chase for separated joints, spacers and firestops.

  3. Order and fit listed parts

    Panels, grates and pipe sections come from the maker's parts list for your model and go in the order its diagram shows.

  4. Part numbers on your ticket

    Every part number we fitted is written on the ticket, so the next repair starts from the right list.

10% off any service booked within 72 hours of inspection

Panels cracked or pipe out of line? Parts and labor both come 10% off.

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Repair the prefab unit or replace it

Factory-built fireplace repair stays inside the listing, and some findings mean the unit has reached its end.

What we findThe right fixWhat we also check
What we findPanels cracked, firebox metal soundThe right fixRefractory panel replacement with the maker's panelsWhat we also checkThe model number, so the right panel set is ordered
What we findPipe joint separated or a section dentedThe right fixRejoin it, or replace sections from the same seriesWhat we also checkSpacers and firestops at each ceiling the pipe crosses
What we findFirebox rusted through, or no parts madeThe right fixReplace fireplace and chimney together as one new listed unitWhat we also checkFraming clearances and what the new unit needs

Other fireplace repairs we handle

Prefab inspection, firebox to flue top

  1. Make, model and listing from the rating label, or how we will trace them
  2. Refractory panel replacement, by the maker's part number
  3. Firebox metal, grate and screen condition
  4. Chimney pipe sections, joints, spacers and firestops we can reach
  5. Parts no longer made, and what that means for the unit
  6. Accessories outside the listing that should come out

Prefab and zero-clearance fireplace questions

Why does the repair include the attic?

On a zero-clearance fireplace, repair covers the chimney pipe too, and it runs through the attic or chase. Its joints and spacers are part of the tested system, and a separated joint can hide there while the fireplace looks fine.

Can generic firebrick go into a prefab fireplace?

No. The panels are part of the tested assembly, so we order the ones listed for your model.

My fireplace maker went out of business. Now what?

Parts for some older lines are still sold by the company that took them over. If no listed parts exist, we tell you, and replacement becomes the plan.

What helps identify a prefab fireplace for repair?

Its rating label provides the model information used to check compatible parts. Read us the details when you call (904) 920-5495, if the label is readily accessible; do not dismantle the fireplace to reach it.

Are the part numbers on the estimate?

Yes. The model from the rating label, each part by number and the price are listed after a free inspection, and you approve it before we order.

Prefab fireplace problems we repair

  • Cracked or crumbling panels in the firebox

    Refractory panels crack from heat, water and log impact. We order the maker's panels for your model and fit them in the order its parts diagram gives.

  • Rust stains or holes in the metal firebox

    Water is coming down the flue or through the chase top. Surface rust can be dealt with, and a firebox rusted through leaves no listed repair.

  • Pipe sections out of line in the attic

    A joint in the metal chimney can pull apart where framing has moved. We rejoin it, or replace damaged sections with pipe from the same maker and series.

  • Doors or a top shroud added later

    Unlisted glass doors or a decorative shroud can take the unit outside its listing. We name them and explain what the code allows.

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A local specialist reads the label, traces the pipe and writes every part number and price down first.

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How a prefab fireplace and its chimney are listed

A factory-built fireplace is a metal firebox lined with molded refractory panels inside an outer casing, connected to a metal chimney from the same maker. Section R1004.1 of the Florida Building Code, Residential, requires these units to be listed, labeled, tested to UL 127 and installed to their listing, and R1005.4 applies UL 127 to their chimneys.

The clearances printed on the label were proven in testing with those exact parts in place, from the panels and spacers to the firestops and the pipe. So the repair uses the maker's listed parts for your model and nothing else.

Where prefab fireplaces and metal chimneys wear

Panels crack from heat, water and log impact, and the metal firebox rusts where water comes down the flue or through the chase top. On a metal fireplace, repair also covers the grilles and air channels that clog on circulating units, and the fans some of them carry.

The chimney of a prefab unit is metal pipe, with an inner flue and one or more outer casings joined by twist-lock or screwed joints. Sections pull apart where framing moves, rust where water sits on them, or dent where boxes were stored against them in the attic.

What the listing allows on prefab chimney repair

A metal chimney we repair gets its separated sections rejoined and damaged ones replaced with pipe from the same maker and series, along with any missing spacer or firestop. The code closes some doors on purpose. R1004.5 rules out gasketed fireplace doors unless the system is listed for them, R1004.4 keeps vent-free heaters shaped as logs out unless the fireplace was tested for them, and R1004.3 and R1005.2 bar decorative top shrouds that are not listed for the chimney.

A firebox rusted through, or a model with no listed parts left, has no listed repair. The option then is a new listed fireplace and chimney, which is fireplace installation, shown on the estimate beside the finding.

Call (904) 920-5495, and the free inspection covers the firebox and the pipe run above it.

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