Local gas log installation in Riverside
A free inspection in Riverside tells you which log set your fireplace and room can take.
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Local gas log specialists who set logs to the manual
- Locally owned in Jacksonville
- Family owned and operated
- 100% satisfaction guaranteed
- Free inspection and estimate
- Same-day service available
- 10% off any service
Replacement logs match the set's model rather than a mix from other sets.
- Free inspection and estimateYour Riverside firebox, flue, damper and room are measured against the set's manual at no charge before anything is bought.
- Upfront pricing, no hidden feesSet, burner, clamp, cleaning and any repairs are priced in writing, with the gas trade's part named.
- 100% satisfaction guaranteedIf the flame is sooty or the set will not stay lit after our installation to the manual, we come back.
A tight, well-sealed house
Newer and renovated homes are sealed tighter than old ones, which is good for cooling bills and hard on anything that burns room air. A vent-free set in a tightly sealed house may need fresh air brought in from outside. Recent window upgrades and new weather stripping count.
Questions about the house come along with the fireplace ones before a set is chosen. Tight house in Riverside and wondering about gas logs? Get the right set recommended at (904) 920-5495.
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Burner, logs, damper and gas
- Burners leveled and centered in the firebox
- Cracked logs replaced from the set's parts list
- Soot problems traced to placement, burner or air
- Yearly service set up from install day
Measure, clean, clamp, light
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Measure firebox and room
Firebox, chimney height and, for vent-free sets, the room are checked against the manual.
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Clean and clamp
Soot and debris come out of the fireplace, and vented sets get their permanent damper clamp.
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Connect and test
Once gas reaches the valve, the set is connected, leak tested and its pressure read.
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Place logs and light
Logs and embers go where the manual shows, and we light the set with you.
Cracked logs in Riverside homes
Gas logs in Riverside that have run for years can crack and crumble.
We replace them from the set's own parts list.
10% off any service booked within 72 hours of inspection
Cracked logs in Riverside? A replacement set comes 10% off as well.
Fresh air in a tightly built house
Air leaking around doors and windows can supply a vent-free set in an older house, but not in a tight one. One maker says a home with a continuous vapor retarder, weather stripping on doors and windows, and sealed joints around frames and sole plates must have additional fresh air from outdoors.
Its manual describes ways to bring that air in from outside or from adjoining rooms. We ask about the house's construction and recent upgrades before recommending a vent-free set, since a tight house changes the answer. A worksheet in the manual turns that into numbers.
Minimum firebox size for a vent-free set
Size tables for vent-free sets are separate. One maker's 18-inch set needs a firebox at least 24 inches high, 14 deep, 28 wide at the front and 20 at the rear, and its 24-inch set needs 32 and 22 inches of width.
The same manual sets clearances from the fireplace opening: 16 inches to a side wall and 42 inches from the top of the opening to the ceiling for both sizes. We measure the firebox and the wall around it together, since a set that fits the firebox can still miss the clearances. Both sets of figures go on the estimate.
Cleaning the fireplace for gas logs
Makers want a clean fireplace under their burners. One vented set's manual calls for the chimney flue, damper and firebox to be thoroughly cleaned of soot, ashes and loose paint and inspected before installation, and warns that some older fireplaces need repair first.
A vent-free maker asks for the same cleaning of the flue and firebox. Cleaning also shows the condition of the damper that will hold the clamp and the firebox floor that will carry the burner, and we write down anything that needs fixing first. Loose paint in particular can flake onto a burner once it heats.
Firebox, room and damper on paper
- Firebox front width, rear width, depth and height against the set's table
- Front lip or recess measured, with depth taken inside it
- Chimney height from the hearth to the top for a vented set
- Room volume set against the code's vent-free limit
Gas log questions from Riverside
Can I burn wood with the gas logs in place?
No. The logs and burner are not built for a wood fire, and one vent-free maker bans solid fuel in a fireplace with its set installed.
Do you replace cracked gas logs?
Yes, with the set's own replacement logs placed to the manual. Call (904) 920-5495 with the set's model for your Riverside fireplace.
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