Gas log installation for Northside homes
Vented logs with the damper clamped open, or vent-free logs where the room allows, installed in Northside to the listing.
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Gas log experts for Northside homes
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- 10% off any service
Gas logs in Northside go in only after the firebox has been measured against the set's table.
- Free inspection and estimateYour Northside firebox, flue, damper and room are measured against the set's manual at no charge before anything is bought.
- Upfront pricing, no hidden feesSet, burner, clamp, cleaning and any repairs are priced in writing, with the gas trade's part named.
- 100% satisfaction guaranteedIf the flame is sooty or the set will not stay lit after our installation to the manual, we come back.
Who brings the gas to the fireplace
Gas logs need gas at a valve in the firebox, and the pipe that brings it there is a separate trade covered by NFPA 54. Whoever handles gas at the house, a gas fitter, the utility or the propane company, runs and sizes that line. The line is sized for the set's full flow, not only for the pilot.
Their part is named on the estimate, and our connection, leak test and pressure reading follow once gas reaches the valve. Setting up gas for new logs in Northside? Start the plan at (904) 920-5495.
Northside is one of the named neighborhoods of Jacksonville. Northside is part of Duval County.
Burner, logs, damper and gas
- Vent-free sets only where room size and rules allow
- Fireboxes measured against the set's size table
- Cracked logs replaced from the set's parts list
- Inlet pressure read with other appliances running
How gas log installation runs
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Measure firebox and room
Firebox, chimney height and, for vent-free sets, the room are checked against the manual.
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Clean and clamp
Soot and debris come out of the fireplace, and vented sets get their permanent damper clamp.
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Connect and test
Once gas reaches the valve, the set is connected, leak tested and its pressure read.
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Place logs and light
Logs and embers go where the manual shows, and we light the set with you.
Heavy rain and a vented set in Northside
Heavy storm rain reaches far inland between June and November, and water coming down an open flue lands on a vented set's burner.
A cap on the chimney keeps it out, and we check for one during the inspection.
10% off any service booked within 72 hours of inspection
Vented or vent-free logs, the install is discounted either way.
Minimum firebox size for a vented set
Log set burners come in sizes, and each needs a big enough firebox. One maker's vented burner in its smallest size needs a fireplace at least 26 inches wide at the front, 20 at the rear, 15 deep and 17 high, and its larger sizes need more.
The rear width is measured at the depth the burner needs, and where the fireplace has a front lip, the depth is measured from inside it. We measure your firebox at those points and set the numbers against the table for the set you like, before anything is ordered.
Minimum firebox size for a vent-free set
Size tables for vent-free sets are separate. One maker's 18-inch set needs a firebox at least 24 inches high, 14 deep, 28 wide at the front and 20 at the rear, and its 24-inch set needs 32 and 22 inches of width.
The same manual sets clearances from the fireplace opening: 16 inches to a side wall and 42 inches from the top of the opening to the ceiling for both sizes. We measure the firebox and the wall around it together, since a set that fits the firebox can still miss the clearances. Both sets of figures go on the estimate.
Logs placed to the manual's photos
Every piece in a log set has a place. Manuals show the layout in photos or drawings, with locator pins or notches, and one maker allows some freedom in arrangement only as long as noticeable soot does not appear.
The same maker reads a steady build-up of soot on a log as incomplete combustion where flame touches it, and asks for that log to be moved to reduce the contact. We set each log to the manual at installation and show you the layout, and logs are handled only when cool or with heat-resistant gloves. Snapping the finished layout before the first cleaning makes it easy to put back.
Measured in Northside before a log set is ordered
- Room volume set against the code's vent-free limit
- Room use and local rules checked before vent-free is chosen
- Damper clamp fitted permanently and the opening measured
- Flame compared with the manual's description at first light
Before a log set goes in
Is a gas log install done in one visit?
Usually one visit once the fireplace is cleaned and gas is at the valve. The estimate shows the sequence and each trade's day.
Do you replace cracked gas logs?
Yes, with the set's own replacement logs placed to the manual. Call (904) 920-5495 with the set's model for your Northside fireplace.
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