Local fireplace installation for Fruit Cove homes
Your Fruit Cove fireplace installed with each part named, each clearance measured and each other trade planned on a free visit.
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Local fireplace experts for new installs in Fruit Cove
- Locally owned in Jacksonville
- Family owned and operated
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- Free inspection and estimate
- Same-day service available
- 10% off any service
Every clearance comes from the unit's manual or the code, and it is marked before framing starts.
- Family owned and operatedOne family business owns your Fruit Cove 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.
Installing while a remodel has the walls open
The easiest time to put a fireplace into a house is while a remodel already has the walls and ceiling open. Framing the enclosure, heading off joists and running the chimney through an open attic is faster than cutting into finished rooms, and the inspector can see everything at once.
If your Fruit Cove remodel is in planning, bring us in before the framing is final. The fireplace manual sets dimensions that the rest of the framing has to respect, and it is easier to draw them in than to move a wall later. Your contractor gets the manual's framing sheet from us. Planning costs you nothing in Fruit Cove; call (904) 920-5495 and tell us which room you have in mind.
Fruit Cove sits in St. Johns County. At the 2020 Census, Fruit Cove was home to 32,143 people.
Fireplace installation work we take on in Fruit Cove
- Attic insulation shield where the pipe passes through
- Outside chase framed and finished to match the house
- Termination height checked above the roof
- Permit and inspections for your Fruit Cove home on the schedule
Walk it, permit it, build it, hand it over
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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.
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Permit and framing
The permit is pulled, and framing, firestops and shields go in to the listed clearances.
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Unit, chimney and hearth set
The unit goes in, the listed chimney runs to its termination, and the hearth extension is laid.
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Inspection, finish, hand-over
The inspector checks the open framing, the finish goes on, and we walk you through the unit.
Mantels and facing in Fruit Cove
The unit's manual sets how low a wooden mantel may sit and what may cover the metal face around the opening.
We plan both before framing in Fruit Cove, so the finish you want fits the rules.
10% off any service booked within 72 hours of inspection
Book in the days right after our visit, inside 72 hours, and the installation comes 10% off.
A hearth extension you can see
For a factory-built fireplace, the code sends the hearth extension to the listing and adds one visible rule: it has to be readily distinguishable from the floor around it. The reason is simple. People need to see where the fire-safe zone ends so they keep rugs and furniture off it. Listed hearth extensions are tested to UL 1618, and the manual gives the size, the materials and any thermal requirement under the surface.
We build the extension to those figures and finish its edge so the line is plain. On a raised design, the manual also says whether the extension can sit on the floor or has to be built up.
The shape of a new smoke chamber
The smoke chamber sits between the damper and the flue, and the code limits its shape. Its inside height, from the throat to the start of the flue, is no greater than the inside width of the fireplace opening. Its walls lean no more than 45 degrees from vertical when built with prefabricated linings or rolled walls, or 30 degrees when corbeled. They are at least 8 inches thick, or 6 inches with a firebrick or clay lining, and the inside is parged smooth with refractory mortar.
A chamber built to those limits carries smoke up cleanly. It is the part of a masonry build that is hardest to fix later.
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
- Chimney route with each offset and elbow counted
- Hearth extension sized and built to the listing or R1001.10
- Mantel height and depth checked against the chart or the code
- Spark arrestor or listed cap sized to the flue outlet
New fireplace questions from Fruit Cove
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.
Is a new fireplace covered by the 10% offer?
It is. A new installation booked within 72 hours of the free inspection comes 10% off like any other job.
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Add a fireplace to your Fruit Cove home
Pick the room and the wall you have in mind, and our fireplace experts check in Fruit Cove whether a flue or vent can get out from there. Call (904) 920-5495.
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