Wood-burning fireplace inserts installed in Fleming Island

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The liner runs full length and matches the insert collar, the setup insert makers call the safest.

Free inspection and estimateYour Fleming Island firebox, chimney height and hearth are measured against the insert's manual at no charge, before anything is ordered.
Upfront pricing, no hidden feesEvery part of the job is priced before ordering, from repairs to the rain cap, and nothing is added without your yes.
100% satisfaction guaranteedIf the insert smokes or draws poorly after installation to its manual, we come back and set it right.

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Two appliances, one flue

Chimneys sometimes carry more than one flue, and sometimes one flue has served two appliances. A wood insert needs a flue of its own, and insert manuals say so directly, because shared flues let one appliance's smoke find its way into the other. An old furnace or water heater vent is the usual surprise.

We check how many flues the chimney has and what else might be connected before planning the liner run, and the estimate shows the route the liner takes. Chimney shared with another appliance at your Fleming Island house? Have us check it at (904) 920-5495.

At the 2020 Census, Fleming Island was home to 29,142 people. Fleming Island does not reach the coast.

What fireplace insert installation covers in Fleming Island

Firebox measured against the insert's size table
Fireplace repairs finished before the insert goes in
Hearth extensions and ember protection where required
Outside air kits through the old ash chamber

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From tape measure to first fire in Fleming Island

Measure against the manual
Firebox, chimney height, hearth and clearances are checked against the insert's table before ordering.
Repair and clean first
Fireplace repairs are made and cured, and the flue is cleaned before the liner goes up.
Liner, plate and cap
A listed stainless liner runs to the top, closed with a top plate and a rain cap.
Set, seal and fire
The insert and surround go in as the manual directs, and the first fire is run with you.

Mantels and inserts in Fleming Island homes

Coastal or not, the mantel is where insert plans most often change. Each insert's label sets its own distance to a mantel above.

We measure the mantel in your Fleming Island home against the label before you order.

10% off any service booked within 72 hours of inspection

Liner and install together, a wood insert in Fleming Island comes 10% off.

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The tag that records a modified fireplace

When a fireplace has been altered to take an insert, one maker supplies a metal tag to be fastened to the fireplace's back wall. The tag warns anyone who removes the insert later that the fireplace was modified, for example by cutting the damper, and should not go back to open fires without a check.

We fix the tag in place where the manual calls for it and note on the ticket what was changed. That record matters if the house is sold or the insert is taken out years from now, when nobody remembers what was done to the damper or the smoke shelf.

An insert in a factory-built fireplace

Metal fireplaces can take an insert only where the insert's listing covers them and the fireplace's own manual allows it. One insert maker adds its own conditions: the fireplace in good working order, a full Type HT liner fixed at the collar and the chimney top, and no change to the fireplace's air passages.

The same maker allows only trim pieces to be removed and stored, and the damper removed to pass the liner. Louvers and cooling-air openings stay clear. We read both manuals before saying yes, and the ticket records the fireplace's rating plate as well as the insert's.

Reading the draft of a new insert

Draft is the pull that moves air into the insert and smoke up the chimney. One maker describes both ends of the range: too much draft can overheat the heater, shown by an uncontrollable burn or a glowing red part, while too little causes backpuffing and smoke leaking from joints.

After installation we watch the first burn for either sign. A liner sized to the collar and a chimney at the manual's height put the draft in range in the ordinary case, and where they do not, we say what to adjust before the insert is used hard. Any change we make is written on the ticket.

Fireplace, flue and hearth on paper first

Damper locked open or removed, and what the manual lets us trim
Surround sealed or left open as the manual directs for the air source
Blower outlet location, with any new circuit named for an electrician
Separate lines for repairs, liner, insert, surround and cap

Wood insert questions from Fleming Island

Does a new wood insert have to meet an EPA limit?

New wood heaters made or sold at retail since May 15, 2020 must meet the EPA Step 2 limit, and the permanent label says so. We read it before installing.

Can an insert go into a metal fireplace?

Only where both the insert and the factory-built fireplace allow it. That means meeting the insert maker's extra conditions for metal fireplaces, so we read both manuals first.