Local fireplace installation for Murray Hill homes
Chimney route, hearth extension, outside air and permit for your Murray Hill installation, all worked out on a free planning visit.
- Family owned and operated
- Free inspection and estimate
- Same-day service available
- Upfront pricing, no hidden fees
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Why Choose Us
Fireplace installation specialists who plan on paper first
- Locally owned in Jacksonville
- Family owned and operated
- 100% satisfaction guaranteed
- Free inspection and estimate
- Same-day service available
- 10% off when you book today
Your new fireplace in Murray Hill is handed over with a walk-through and the manual.
- Family owned and operatedOne family business owns your Murray Hill fireplace plan, from the framing or footing to the top of the chimney.
- Free written estimatesUnit, chimney, framing, hearth, permit and any other trade sit on one free written estimate.
- Workmanship warrantyOur installation work is covered by our workmanship warranty, and the unit carries its maker's terms.
Changes on the job, in writing
Opening a wall can turn up something no one could see: a duct in the chimney path, a beam where the drawing had a joist, wiring that has to move. When that happens on an installation in Murray Hill, we stop, show you what we found, and write the change with its price before we continue.
Nothing is added to the bill that you did not sign for. The original estimate is upfront about which parts of the route could hide surprises, so a change comes as a known possibility instead of a shock. You can also decline a change and choose another route. We look at the room, the attic and the roof of your Murray Hill home on one free visit; call (904) 920-5495.
Measured in a straight line, Murray Hill is about 7 miles from Jacksonville. Murray Hill is a neighborhood within the City of Jacksonville.
What's Included
From route walk to hand-over
- Framing built to the installation manual's dimensions
- Standoffs and clearances kept on every side of the unit
- Old worn-out unit removed and hauled away
- Final walk-through of your new Murray Hill fireplace
How It Works
Walk it, permit it, build it, hand it over
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Route walked, hearth to roof
The room, the attic and the roof are checked for a clear chimney path before any unit is chosen.
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Unit and chimney system chosen
A listed factory-built system from one maker, or a masonry fireplace on its own footing.
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Framed, built and inspected
Framing and clearances follow the manual or the code, and the inspector sees them before the walls close.
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Hearth, air supply and handover
The hearth extension and outside air go in, and we explain how to run the break-in fires.
Local Conditions
Rumford fireplaces in Murray Hill
A Rumford fireplace has a tall opening, a shallow firebox and angled sides that throw heat into the room. The code makes room for its shape.
When a masonry fireplace suits your Murray Hill home, a Rumford is one of the designs we can plan.
10% off your first service when you book today
Fireplace installation in Murray Hill, booked today, comes with 10% off your first service.
The footing under a masonry fireplace
The code starts a masonry fireplace with a footing of concrete or solid masonry a foot thick at minimum and projecting 6 inches or more past the fireplace on all sides. This footing carries the firebox, the smoke chamber and the chimney above it, which is a great deal of weight on a small area.
In an existing house, it means cutting through the slab or the floor structure and excavating before any masonry is laid. The footing is its own stage, with its own inspection when the permit calls for one. It is also the part no one sees afterward.
Rumford fireboxes, tall and shallow
A Rumford fireplace has a tall opening, a shallow firebox and angled side walls that throw heat into the room. The code makes room for it: a Rumford firebox may be as shallow as 12 inches, as long as it meets the other proportions the code sets for the design, including a throat of at least one-twentieth of the opening's cross-sectional area. A Rumford is a masonry build, and it is laid out from those proportions rather than from a standard firebox plan.
If you like the look, we draw it as a separate option. Its tall opening can push the opening area past 6 square feet, which enlarges the required hearth extension.
Old chimney pipe, new fireplace
Replacing a factory-built fireplace raises one question before any other: can the existing chimney stay? The answer is in the new unit's manual. Some makers list chimney systems that match their older models, and some list only their current pipe.
If the manual does not name the existing pipe, it comes out with the old unit, including the firestops and the cap, and the new system goes in complete. We do not pair a new fireplace with pipe it was not tested with. The manual's page on chimney components is the document we read for this, and we cite it.
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Route, unit, permit and hearth on paper
- Unit and chimney system named by maker, model and listing
- Footing size for a masonry fireplace, per R1001.2
- Removal of the failed unit and any pipe that no longer fits
- Permit application and each inspection on the schedule
FAQ
New fireplace questions from Murray Hill
Do I need a permit for a new fireplace?
Yes. A permit is required for this work under the Florida Building Code, and the local building department inspects it before the walls close and again at the end. The permit and those inspections appear in the schedule on the estimate.
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.
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