Fireplace insert installation for Nassau Village-Ratliff homes

A listed wood insert for your Nassau Village-Ratliff fireplace, fitted with a full-length stainless liner after a free check of the fireplace and its flue.

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An insert in Nassau Village-Ratliff goes in only after the fireplace has been measured against the insert's own table.

Free inspection and estimateYour Nassau Village-Ratliff 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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A mantel close to the opening

Wood inserts run hotter at the face than an open fireplace, and each insert's label sets how far a combustible mantel, trim and side walls must stay from it. The figures change from one model to the next, sometimes by several inches.

We measure your mantel, trim and walls against the label of the insert you choose, before it is ordered. A mantel that sits too close means a different model or a change to the trim, and we set out both so the decision is yours. Mantel near the opening in Nassau Village-Ratliff? Ask us at (904) 920-5495.

In the 2020 Census, Nassau Village-Ratliff counted 5,561 residents. The coastline lies beyond Nassau Village-Ratliff.

Insert installation for Nassau Village-Ratliff fireplaces

Firebox measured against the insert's size table
Top plates and rain caps closing the old flue
Mantel and trim clearances measured to the label
EPA Step 2 labels checked on every new insert

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How our insert pros install a wood insert in Nassau Village-Ratliff

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.

Dry wood for an inland insert

For an insert in Nassau Village-Ratliff, the fuel question is dryness rather than salt. A unit that meets the EPA limit still smokes on wet wood.

We show you a simple dryness test at the first fire.

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Closing the top of the old flue

Above the chimney, a full liner ends in a top plate and a rain cap. One maker's instructions have the plate trimmed to fit the existing flue with an overlap of 1 to 1 1/2 inches on each side, seated firmly on the flue lining, screwed to the liner collar and sealed with RTV silicone.

The cap then goes on the end of the liner. The plate keeps rain and animals out of the space around the liner, and the cap keeps them out of the liner itself. Both are listed on the estimate with the liner, and a cracked flue top that the plate would sit on is noted before the work.

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.

The baffle above the fire

Inside the top of a wood insert sits a baffle, a plate with insulation that holds the flames and gases in the firebox longer. One maker says not to operate the insert with the baffle or its insulation removed.

The same maker prefers removing the insert and pipe to clean and inspect, taking out the baffle only when that is not possible. We set the insert up so the baffle and connection can be reached, and show you the baffle's position so it is not left out after cleaning. A missing baffle shows as a fire that roars up the flue.

Measured in Nassau Village-Ratliff before an insert is ordered

Chimney height, measured the way the insert manual measures it
Flue cleaned and checked for obstructions before the liner goes up
Mantel, side facing and side wall clearances measured to the label
Blower outlet location, with any new circuit named for an electrician

Before you order an insert

Do I need a full liner for an insert?

Insert manuals allow a full liner or, where they permit it, a short positive connection. The full liner drafts better and is easier to clean, and it is what we recommend and price first.

What happens to the damper?

It stays fixed open or comes out entirely, so the liner has a clear path. Some manuals allow trimming parts of the damper frame or smoke shelf, only where the fireplace is not weakened.