Local fireplace installation in Palm Valley

Factory-built or masonry, a new fireplace in Palm Valley starts with a free planning visit that sets the chimney route and the clearances.

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Your new fireplace in Palm Valley is handed over with a walk-through and the manual.

Family owned and operatedOne family business owns your Palm Valley 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.

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The hearth and the new floor

Flooring and a new fireplace have to be planned together. The hearth extension sits in front of the opening at a size set by the listing or the code, and its build-up decides whether it sits flush with the floor or stands above it. If the flooring in your Palm Valley room is being replaced too, the hearth goes in first and the floor is cut to it. If the floor stays, we cut it back to the drawn outline and finish the edge so the extension is readily distinguishable from the floor, as the code requires for factory-built units. We look at the room, the attic and the roof of your Palm Valley home on one free visit; call (904) 920-5495.

Palm Valley runs along the Intracoastal Waterway. The county for Palm Valley is St. Johns County.

From route walk to hand-over

Chimney route walked from hearth to roof
Framing built to the installation manual's dimensions
Outside chase framed and finished to match the house
Old worn-out unit removed and hauled away

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Walk it, permit it, build it, hand it over

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.
Permit and framing
The permit is pulled, and framing, firestops and shields go in to the listed clearances.
Unit, chimney and hearth set
The unit goes in, the listed chimney runs to its termination, and the hearth extension is laid.
Inspection, finish, hand-over
The inspector checks the open framing, the finish goes on, and we walk you through the unit.

New fireplaces a short way from the coast

Palm Valley is near the coast. Salt still settles on the termination cap and chase top of a factory-built chimney there.

Our plan for a fireplace in Palm Valley names the metal for each rooftop part, from the maker's listed options.

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Firestops at each ceiling and floor

Every place a chimney passes from one floor or attic space to another is a path for fire and hot gases, so it gets closed off. On a factory-built chimney, a listed ceiling firestop spacer does it, holding the pipe centered at its clearance and closing the gap around it. On a masonry fireplace, the code requires fireblocking to the general fireblocking rules at those same points.

We fit the firestop the chimney maker lists at each ceiling it passes, and the inspector sees each one before the ceiling is finished. A firestop also keeps attic insulation and debris from falling against the pipe.

Building an outside chase

An outside chase is a framed box on the exterior wall that carries a factory-built chimney up past the roof edge. It is framed and sheathed like an exterior wall, finished to match the house, and topped with a chase cover that the listed termination cap passes through. The manual says how the chase walls are insulated and sealed and what stays clear around the pipe.

A chase also needs its own support at the base, whether that is a foundation or framing tied into the house, sized for the chimney and the finish it carries. The chase cover itself is sloped or cross-broken so water runs off.

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.

Route, unit, permit and hearth on paper

Unit and chimney system named by maker, model and listing
Clearance to combustibles marked on each side of the unit
Roofer, electrician or other trades named with their part of the job
Spark arrestor or listed cap sized to the flue outlet

New fireplace questions from Palm Valley

Do I need a permit for a new fireplace?

Yes. A permit is required for this work under the Florida Building Code, and the local building department inspects it before the walls close and again at the end. The permit and those inspections appear in the schedule on the estimate.

Can a new fireplace go on an upper floor?

Yes for a factory-built unit, because it sits on a framed floor and its chimney runs up from there, as long as the floor framing is sized for the load. A masonry fireplace needs a footing at the ground, so it has to rise from the lowest level.