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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Fireplace installation specialists who plan on paper first

Locally owned in Jacksonville
Family owned and operated
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Free inspection and estimate
Same-day service available
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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.
Free written estimatesUnit, chimney, framing, hearth, permit and any other trade sit on one free written estimate.
Workmanship warrantyOur installation work is covered by our workmanship warranty, and the unit carries its maker's terms.

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Sizing the fireplace to the room

A fireplace that suits the room leaves space in front of it. The manual for a factory-built unit sets how far furniture and curtains have to stay from its front, and the hearth extension takes floor space of its own.

A large opening in a small Palm Valley living room can crowd the seating and overheat the wall above it. We measure the room with you, mark the hearth and the clear zone on the floor with tape if that helps, and look at a smaller unit when the room calls for one. A fireplace should fit the room it serves. A free planning visit for a new fireplace in Palm Valley is one call away at (904) 920-5495.

The county for Palm Valley is St. Johns County. At the 2020 Census, Palm Valley was home to 21,827 people.

What's Included

From route walk to hand-over

Chimney route walked from hearth to roof
Framing built to the installation manual's dimensions
Listed firestops at each ceiling and floor
Final walk-through of your new Palm Valley fireplace

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How It Works

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

Route walked, hearth to roof
The room, the attic and the roof are checked for a clear chimney path before any unit is chosen.
Unit and chimney system chosen
A listed factory-built system from one maker, or a masonry fireplace on its own footing.
Framed, built and inspected
Framing and clearances follow the manual or the code, and the inspector sees them before the walls close.
Hearth, air supply and handover
The hearth extension and outside air go in, and we explain how to run the break-in fires.

Local Conditions

New fireplaces a short way from the coast

The coast is no more than about six miles from Palm Valley. 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.

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.

Free Inspection

Route, unit, permit and hearth on paper

Clearance to combustibles marked on each side of the unit
Firestops and attic insulation shield where the pipe passes
Mantel height and depth checked against the chart or the code
Roofer, electrician or other trades named with their part of the job

FAQ

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.

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