Local fireplace installation for Oakleaf Plantation homes
A new wood-burning fireplace for a home in Oakleaf Plantation, laid out from the hearth to the roof on a free visit before any wall is opened.
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- Locally owned
- Family owned and operated
- Same-day service
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Fireplace installation specialists for Oakleaf Plantation homes
- Locally owned in Jacksonville
- Family owned and operated
- 100% satisfaction guaranteed
- Free inspection and estimate
- Same-day service available
- 10% off any service
An old metal fireplace can only keep its chimney pipe when the new unit's manual lists it.
- Family owned and operatedOne family business owns your Oakleaf Plantation fireplace plan, from the framing or footing to the top of the chimney.
- Workmanship warrantyOur installation work is covered by our workmanship warranty, and the unit carries its maker's terms.
The listing is the backbone of the plan
For a factory-built fireplace, the listing is not paperwork in the box; it is the plan. The unit was tested with a specific chimney, specific firestops, a specific cap and specific clearances, and the building code requires it to be installed and kept that way. For each Oakleaf Plantation installation, each of those parts is ordered by the model the manual names, and any substitution the manual does not allow is simply not made. When a field condition does not fit the manual, the answer is a different route or a different unit, and never a workaround. Want a fireplace in a room of your Oakleaf Plantation home that never had one? Before anything is chosen, we check the route; call (904) 920-5495.
Oakleaf Plantation is inland. Oakleaf Plantation sits in Clay County.
What a fireplace installation covers in Oakleaf Plantation
- Listed firestops at each ceiling and floor
- Termination height checked above the roof
- Hearth extension laid to the listing or the code
- Final walk-through of your new Oakleaf Plantation fireplace
Walk it, permit it, build it, hand it over
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Route walked and drawn
The room, attic and roof are checked for a chimney path, and the plan is drawn to the unit's manual.
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Permit and framing
The permit is pulled, and framing, firestops and shields go in to the listed clearances.
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Unit, chimney and hearth set
The unit goes in, the listed chimney runs to its termination, and the hearth extension is laid.
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Inspection, finish, hand-over
The inspector checks the open framing, the finish goes on, and we walk you through the unit.
Shields and firestops for Oakleaf Plantation installs
Where a factory-built chimney passes an insulated ceiling, the code calls for a steel insulation shield around it, and every floor and ceiling gets a listed firestop.
We fit both on installs in Oakleaf Plantation and leave them visible for the inspector.
10% off any service booked within 72 hours of inspection
From the framing to the first fire, a fireplace installation in Oakleaf Plantation earns the discount.
Firebox depth and wall thickness
The firebox of a masonry fireplace is at least 20 inches deep under the code. Its back and side walls are 8 inches of solid masonry including a 2-inch firebrick lining, or 10 inches where there is no lining. Firebrick meets ASTM C27 or C1261, and the joints between the bricks, laid in medium-duty refractory mortar, stay no wider than a quarter inch. Those numbers are what keep the heat of the fire inside the masonry and away from the framing that sits a couple of inches beyond it. We lay the firebox before the smoke chamber, and the inspector can see the lining thickness at the opening.
The throat and the damper above the opening
Above a masonry opening, the brick sits on a noncombustible lintel, and the throat, the narrow passage into the smoke chamber, begins at least 8 inches above the top of the opening. A ferrous metal damper sits there, operable from the room. Getting that height right is part of what keeps smoke from rolling out the top of the opening.
On a new masonry build we set the lintel, the throat and the damper frame to those dimensions and check the damper through its full travel before the smoke chamber goes up. A damper set too low shows itself on the first fire.
Where the outside air inlet goes
The outside air inlet has to draw clean outdoor air. The code allows it to take air from outside the house or from a ventilated crawl space or attic, and it rules out garages and basements, where fumes or a lack of fresh air would defeat the purpose. The opening is covered with corrosion-resistant mesh no coarser than a quarter inch to keep out leaves and animals.
We place the inlet where it will not be buried by landscaping or blocked by stored items, and where you can reach it to clean the screen. The inlet's position goes on the plan with its height above grade.
Route, unit, permit and hearth on paper
- Framing drawn from the installation manual's dimensions
- Chimney route with each offset and elbow counted
- Footing size for a masonry fireplace, per R1001.2
- Spark arrestor or listed cap sized to the flue outlet
New fireplace questions from Oakleaf Plantation
Can the new fireplace use my old chimney pipe?
Only if the new unit's manual lists that pipe. If it does not, the chimney is replaced with the system the new unit was tested with.
Is a new fireplace covered by the 10% offer?
It is. A new installation booked within 72 hours of the free inspection comes 10% off like any other job.
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