Local fireplace installation for Ponte Vedra Beach homes

Your Ponte Vedra Beach fireplace installed with each part named, each clearance measured and each other trade planned on a free visit.

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Fireplace installation specialists for Ponte Vedra Beach homes

Locally owned in Jacksonville
Family owned and operated
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Free inspection and estimate
Same-day service available
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Factory-built units are installed with their own listed chimney parts, never mixed from other makers.

Family owned and operatedOne family business owns your Ponte Vedra Beach 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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How long an installation takes

The schedule for a factory-built fireplace is set mostly by things outside the firebox: parts arriving, the framing, the inspection while the framing is open, and the finish work around the opening. The fireplace itself goes in quickly once the room is ready.

A masonry fireplace runs longer because each stage cures before the next is built. The schedule for your Ponte Vedra Beach job lists those steps in order, including when the room will be usable again and when the inspector is expected. Weather can move roof work, and the schedule says which steps depend on it. We call ahead if a date moves. A free planning visit for a new fireplace in Ponte Vedra Beach is one call away at (904) 920-5495.

TPC Sawgrass lies within Ponte Vedra Beach. Measured in a straight line, Ponte Vedra Beach is about 13 miles from Jacksonville.

What's Included

What a fireplace installation covers in Ponte Vedra Beach

Standoffs and clearances kept on every side of the unit
Listed firestops at each ceiling and floor
Old worn-out unit removed and hauled away
Permit and inspections for your Ponte Vedra Beach home on the schedule

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How It Works

How our installation pros put in a fireplace in Ponte Vedra Beach

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

Chimney tops for new fireplaces near the ocean in Ponte Vedra Beach

The ocean shore is part of Ponte Vedra Beach, and the parts of a new fireplace that sit on the roof take salt air every day. The termination cap and the chase top rust first if their metal is not suited to it.

For installs in Ponte Vedra Beach we pick the listed termination and chase top in metals that stand up to salt, and name them on the plan.

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If this is your first job with us, the installation is 10% off.

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What zero-clearance really allows

Zero-clearance describes where framing may touch a factory-built unit. It does not promise that nothing around it gets hot. The unit has standoffs, spacers built onto its top and sides, and the listing allows framing to rest against them. Everything else keeps the space the manual shows, including the air gap above the unit and around the chimney pipe. Packing insulation into those gaps, or framing tight against the chimney where the manual calls for space, defeats the test the unit passed.

We frame to the standoffs and leave the listed air spaces open. The inspector checks those gaps before the drywall goes on.

The shape of a new smoke chamber

The smoke chamber sits between the damper and the flue, and the code limits its shape. Its inside height, from the throat to the start of the flue, is no greater than the inside width of the fireplace opening. Its walls lean no more than 45 degrees from vertical when built with prefabricated linings or rolled walls, or 30 degrees when corbeled. They are at least 8 inches thick, or 6 inches with a firebrick or clay lining, and the inside is parged smooth with refractory mortar.

A chamber built to those limits carries smoke up cleanly. It is the part of a masonry build that is hardest to fix later.

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.

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Checked in Ponte Vedra Beach before a fireplace goes in

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
Termination height above the roof and nearby parts of the building

FAQ

Before any wall is opened

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.

How much floor space does the hearth take?

For a masonry fireplace, the extension reaches 16 inches out from the opening, with 8 more on each side, and grows for openings of 6 square feet or larger. A factory-built unit follows its listing. The plan draws it to size.

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