Wood-burning fireplace inserts installed in Lakeside
Local insert specialists measure your Lakeside firebox against the maker's size table before you order anything. The inspection is free.
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Insert specialists who measure first in Lakeside
- Locally owned in Jacksonville
- Family owned and operated
- 100% satisfaction guaranteed
- Free inspection and estimate
- Same-day service available
- 10% off any service
Our family business walks you through insert options for your Lakeside fireplace before pricing anything.
- Free inspection and estimateYour Lakeside 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.
Burning through a stack of wood too fast
Wood in an open fire burns as fast as the air lets it, and the air lets it burn quickly. Behind an insert's door, an air control sets the pace, so a load of wood lasts longer and gives its heat to the room at a steadier rate.
The trade-off is that an insert has rules an open fire does not: its listing, its liner and its clearances. We explain them all before you choose, so the insert suits how you actually use the fireplace through the cool months. Going through wood too fast in Lakeside? Call an insert specialist at (904) 920-5495.
Lakeside is inland. Lakeside lies within Clay County.
Liner, surround, clearances and hearth
- Full-length stainless liners sized to the collar
- Top plates and rain caps closing the old flue
- Fireplace repairs finished before the insert goes in
- Surrounds sealed or left open per the manual
Measure, repair, reline, fire
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Measure against the manual
Firebox, chimney height, hearth and clearances are checked against the insert's table before ordering.
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Repair and clean first
Fireplace repairs are made and cured, and the flue is cleaned before the liner goes up.
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Liner, plate and cap
A listed stainless liner runs to the top, closed with a top plate and a rain cap.
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Set, seal and fire
The insert and surround go in as the manual directs, and the first fire is run with you.
Cool nights and a new insert in Lakeside
Installing before the first cold night gives any fireplace repairs time to dry and lets the new paint cure on a few small fires.
Booking early in Lakeside keeps the first real fire on a calm evening instead of a rushed one.
10% off any service booked within 72 hours of inspection
Liner and install together, a wood insert in Lakeside comes 10% off.
Four measurements that decide the fit
Insert manuals give a table of minimum fireplace sizes. One maker's insert needs an opening at least 30 5/8 inches wide at the front, a back wall at least 22 1/4 inches wide, 21 inches of height and 18 inches of depth.
We measure all four on your firebox, at the narrowest points, and compare them with the table for the model you want. A fireplace that is deep enough but narrow at the back, which splayed fireboxes can be, rules out some inserts and not others. The numbers go on the estimate so you can shop against them with confidence.
Minimum chimney height for draft
Chimneys pull smoke up and air in because warm gas in the flue is lighter than the air outside, and a taller column pulls harder. One insert maker sets a minimum chimney height of 15 feet for its model.
We measure from the hearth floor to the top of the flue, the same measurement the maker uses to size the liner, and compare it with your model's figure. Where the chimney is short, the options are a model with a lower requirement or a different plan for the fireplace, and we set those out before any order is placed, with the measurement written down.
Stainless liners and the UL 1777 listing
Chimney liners are tested and listed under UL 1777, and an insert liner should carry that listing for its use. For an insert in a factory-built fireplace, one maker requires the full-length stainless liner to meet the Type HT rating, tested to 2,100 degrees Fahrenheit, and to be fixed at both the collar and the chimney top.
We order liners by listing, diameter and length, and the liner's own instructions set its bend limits, its insulation where required and its fittings. The liner make and listing go on the ticket beside the insert's model, so anyone servicing it later knows what is in the flue.
Fireplace, flue and hearth on paper first
- Damper locked open or removed, and what the manual lets us trim
- Blower outlet location, with any new circuit named for an electrician
- EPA Step 2 label read and the model and serial number recorded
- First fire run with you, covering the air control and loading
Wood insert questions from Lakeside
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.
Will the insert need electricity?
Only for a blower, if the model has one. It plugs into a grounded outlet, and an electrician adds one where none is within reach.
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