Fireplace installation in Fleming Island by local specialists

Installation in Fleming Island follows the maker's manual line by line, or the building code for masonry. Planning is free.

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Your new fireplace in Fleming Island is handed over with a walk-through and the manual.

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The permit and the inspections

Permits come from the local building department that covers the address, and a new wood-burning fireplace is permitted work. Expect one inspection while the framing, clearances and chimney are still visible, and a final one when the job is finished.

For a fireplace in Fleming Island, the permit and the inspections are listed with where they fall in the schedule, so nothing gets closed in before it has been seen. The inspector checks the work against the listing, which is one more reason the manual stays on site for the whole job. Permit fees appear as their own line. Thinking about a fireplace for your Fleming Island home? Send the short form or call (904) 920-5495.

Fleming Island is on the St. Johns River. The county for Fleming Island is Clay County.

What a fireplace installation covers in Fleming Island

Chimney route walked from hearth to roof
Listed firestops at each ceiling and floor
Old worn-out unit removed and hauled away
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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.

Roof openings in Fleming Island in the storm months

A new chimney opening has to be weathertight before hurricane season starts in June.

Roof work for installs in Fleming Island is scheduled with the forecast in view, and the estimate names who seals the roof.

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Firebox depth and wall thickness

The firebox of a masonry fireplace is at least 20 inches deep under the code. Its back and side walls are 8 inches of solid masonry including a 2-inch firebrick lining, or 10 inches where there is no lining. Firebrick meets ASTM C27 or C1261, and the joints between the bricks, laid in medium-duty refractory mortar, stay no wider than a quarter inch. Those numbers are what keep the heat of the fire inside the masonry and away from the framing that sits a couple of inches beyond it. We lay the firebox before the smoke chamber, and the inspector can see the lining thickness at the opening.

The combustion air duct

Outside combustion air reaches the firebox through a duct from an inlet on the exterior. On a factory-built unit, it is a listed component of the fireplace, installed as the manual shows. On a masonry fireplace, a listed duct is installed to its own listing.

Where a duct is not listed, the code keeps combustibles at least an inch from it within 5 feet of its outlet, and the passage into the firebox is sized between 6 and 55 square inches. We route the duct as short and straight as the framing allows. The kit's control at the firebox end closes it when the fireplace is not in use.

Planning the mantel before framing

A mantel is easier to plan than to fix. For a factory-built unit, the manual has a chart that sets the lowest height a combustible mantel can sit at for a given depth, and how far other trim can stand out near the opening. For a masonry fireplace, the code keeps combustible material 6 inches from the opening and limits how far it can project within 12 inches.

We mark the mantel height and depth on the framing plan so blocking goes in at the right height and the mantel you choose later fits the rules. A mantel bought first and fitted later is the one that ends up too low.

Route, unit, permit and hearth on paper

Framing drawn from the installation manual's dimensions
Firestops and attic insulation shield where the pipe passes
Removal of the failed unit and any pipe that no longer fits
Handover walk-through, with the manual left at the house

New fireplace questions from Fleming Island

Can you install a wood-burning fireplace in a house in Fleming Island that has none?

Yes, where the house allows it. It depends on a route for the chimney from the hearth to the roof that meets the listing or the code, and on room for the hearth extension. The first visit walks that route and tells you whether it works.

How much floor space does the hearth take?

For a masonry fireplace, the extension reaches 16 inches out from the opening, with 8 more on each side, and grows for openings of 6 square feet or larger. A factory-built unit follows its listing. The plan draws it to size.