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The liner runs full length and matches the insert collar, the setup insert makers call the safest.

Free inspection and estimateYour Northside 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 short chimney and an insert

Draft comes from height, and insert manuals set a minimum chimney height for their units. A short chimney can leave an insert slow to draw, which shows as smoke when the door opens and a fire that is hard to get going.

We measure your chimney from the hearth up and compare it with the manual of the insert you have in mind. Where the height falls short, we say so before anything is bought and suggest a model or a plan that suits it. Wondering whether the chimney on your Northside house is tall enough? Get it measured through (904) 920-5495.

Northside does not reach the coast. Northside is a neighborhood inside Jacksonville city limits.

Liner, surround, clearances and hearth

Dampers locked open or removed for the liner
Mantel and trim clearances measured to the label
Hearth extensions and ember protection where required
Model, liner and clearances recorded for your Northside house

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From tape measure to first fire in Northside

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.

Blower power for an inland insert

Blowers need a grounded outlet near the fireplace. In Northside, as anywhere, adding one is work for an electrician.

We plan the outlet location with you before the install day.

10% off any service booked within 72 hours of inspection

Insert measured through us in Northside? Book it inside three days and 10% comes off.

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Locking open or removing the damper

Once the liner passes the damper, the plate has to stay out of its way. Manuals call for the existing damper to be locked open or taken out, and one maker also allows masonry or steel, including the damper plate, to come off the smoke shelf and the damper frame when needed to fit a liner.

That allowance comes with a limit: the removal must not weaken the fireplace or chimney or reduce the protection of nearby combustibles below what the code requires. We decide what can come out after looking at the throat, and the estimate says what will be cut or removed before the work.

The tag that records a modified fireplace

When a fireplace has been altered to take an insert, one maker supplies a metal tag to be fastened to the fireplace's back wall. The tag warns anyone who removes the insert later that the fireplace was modified, for example by cutting the damper, and should not go back to open fires without a check.

We fix the tag in place where the manual calls for it and note on the ticket what was changed. That record matters if the house is sold or the insert is taken out years from now, when nobody remembers what was done to the damper or the smoke shelf.

Smoke rolling down the glass

Smoke pouring down across the glass is, in one maker's words, the sign that the air control was turned down too soon or set too low. The wood needs time on a high setting to char before the air is reduced, especially after a fresh load.

We show you how the air control works on install day, with a live fire, so the first weeks are not spent guessing. The same maker suggests opening the loading door slowly after the fire has brightened, which prevents a puff of smoke into the room. Both habits keep the glass clearer as well.

Fireplace, flue and hearth on paper first

Flue cleaned and checked for obstructions before the liner goes up
Mantel, side facing and side wall clearances measured to the label
Hearth depth and ember protection checked against the manual
Metal tag fixed to the fireplace back wall when the manual supplies one

Wood insert questions from Northside

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.

Can I keep my mantel?

Often, if it clears the distance on the insert's label. When it does not, you pick a model with smaller clearances or rework the trim, and we measure before you order.