Fireplace installation in Orange Park by local specialists
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Other trades, such as a roofer or an electrician, are listed up front so nobody is guessing.
- Family owned and operatedOne family business owns your Orange Park 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 permit and the inspections
Permits come from the local building department that covers the address, and a new wood-burning fireplace is permitted work. Expect one inspection while the framing, clearances and chimney are still visible, and a final one when the job is finished.
For a fireplace in Orange Park, the permit and the inspections are listed with where they fall in the schedule, so nothing gets closed in before it has been seen. The inspector checks the work against the listing, which is one more reason the manual stays on site for the whole job. Permit fees appear as their own line. Thinking about a fireplace for your Orange Park home? Send the short form or call (904) 920-5495.
Orange Park falls within Clay County. Orange Park had 9,089 residents at the 2020 Census.
From route walk to hand-over
- Attic insulation shield where the pipe passes through
- Outside chase framed and finished to match the house
- Hearth extension laid to the listing or the code
- Final walk-through of your new Orange Park fireplace
How fireplace installation runs
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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.
Planning a fireplace in Orange Park
Orange Park is inland, so salt is rarely what decides the metal for the rooftop parts here. The route decides most of the plan.
We walk the room, the attic and the roof to find a chimney path that meets the listing or the code.
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How tall the chimney stands above the roof
A chimney has to end high enough to draft and to keep sparks away from the roof. For masonry, the code sets two minimums: 3 feet above the spot where the chimney comes through the roof, and 2 feet above anything on the building within a 10-foot radius.
Chimney height on a factory-built system follows what its manual sets. Roof slope, a nearby ridge or a taller wing of the house can push that height up, and a chimney more than a few feet above the roof can need bracing. We work out the height before the route is final. Bracing parts come from the chimney maker's list.
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.
Taking out the old unit
Removing a failed factory-built fireplace is a job of its own. The facing comes off first, then the unit is disconnected from its chimney, unfastened from the framing and slid out in one piece where the framing allows.
When the chimney is being replaced too, it comes down section by section from inside, with its firestops and shield. The old framing is measured against the new unit's manual, and the opening is resized where the dimensions differ. Debris leaves the house bagged, and you know in advance what happens to the finished wall around the opening. The old unit's rating plate is kept with your paperwork.
Checked in Orange Park before a fireplace goes in
- Unit and chimney system named by maker, model and listing
- Framing drawn from the installation manual's dimensions
- Outside combustion air duct and intake location
- Roofer, electrician or other trades named with their part of the job
Before any wall is opened
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.
Who patches the roof around a new chimney?
The estimate names who does it. The chimney parts at the roof come from the chimney maker's list, and the roof covering around them may be handled by a roofer, depending on the roof.
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