Direct vent gas insert installation in San Marco

Mantel, opening and flue in San Marco measured against the insert's rating plate before anything is ordered.

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Pressures are read at the valve and joints leak tested once gas arrives.

Free inspection and estimateThe opening, flue and mantel of your San Marco fireplace are measured against the insert's plate at no charge.
Upfront pricing, no hidden feesInsert, vent kit, surround, cleaning and repairs are priced line by line, and the gas and power trades are named.
100% satisfaction guaranteedIf the insert does not light, burn or seal the way its manual describes after our installation, we come back.

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The surround and the finish around it

Once an insert is in, its surround panels close the gap to the fireplace face, and the face itself often gets updated at the same time. What goes around the opening has to suit the heat and the insert's instructions.

The face is measured before the surround size is ordered, and planned materials are checked against the manual before a finisher starts. Tile and stone usually suit; wood near the opening usually does not. Updating the fireplace face along with a gas insert in San Marco? Plan the finish with us at (904) 920-5495.

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Liners, surround, gas and power

Sealed direct-vent gas inserts installed to their manuals
Dampers removed or fixed open for the liners
Old gas inserts replaced, liners checked for reuse
A first light with you at your San Marco home

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How gas insert installation runs

Measure against the plate
Opening, flue and mantel are checked against the insert's rating plate and manual.
Clean and check the chimney
The old flue is cleaned, examined and repaired if needed before the liners go up.
Liners, insert, surround
The vent kit runs to its termination, the insert is set and the surround fitted.
Hookups and first light
The gas and electrical hookups are made, then we light and test the insert with you.

Finishes around an inland insert

Updating the fireplace face in San Marco along with an insert means checking the new materials against the manual.

Noncombustible finishes are the rule around a co-linear install.

10% off any service booked within 72 hours of inspection

Gas inserts are larger jobs, and the 10% discount covers the whole install.

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The flue has to take the liners

Inside the old flue is where the liners run, so the flue has to be big enough. One maker's plate lists a minimum inside flue size of 6 inches for its insert, and a co-linear kit needs room for two liners side by side.

We measure the flue at the top and look down it after cleaning for any narrow spots, offsets or damaged lining that could snag a liner. Where the flue is too small or blocked, the estimate says so before any liner is bought, along with what it would take to make the route work.

Height and offset limits on co-linear liners

Height and offset limits come with every co-linear kit. One maker's sheet sets a minimum of 10 feet and a maximum of 40 feet of vertical liner, and allows offsets of up to 8 feet only where the liners stay at least 45 degrees from horizontal.

A chimney shorter than the minimum may not draw the exhaust well enough, and a long offset at a shallow angle can trap it. We measure the height and the route of your flue against the figures for your insert's kit, and a chimney outside them gets a different plan before anything is ordered.

The barrier screen on a new insert

Inserts built to the 2015 revisions of the ANSI gas fireplace standards ship with a mesh guard for their glass. One insert plate makes fitting it mandatory and sends you back to the same maker when a guard is damaged.

We fit the barrier at installation and make sure it is seated before the first light. Any screen removed for service goes back on before the insert runs again. The glass behind it stays hot for some time after the flame is out, which is exactly when the barrier earns its place. The guard also comes off for glass cleaning, and it is put back before the next light.

Measured in San Marco before a gas insert is ordered

Mantel height and projection measured against the plate
Surround sized to the face, with noncombustible finishes around it
First light run with you, burner catching across all ports
Liner material chosen with future access in mind

Before you switch to gas

Can my fireplace in San Marco take a gas insert?

It depends on the opening size, the flue and the mantel above it, measured against the insert's rating plate. We check all three on a free inspection before you choose a model.

How soon can the insert be installed?

Once the chimney is cleaned, the insert and kit have arrived and gas is at the valve. Call (904) 920-5495 and we will lay out the dates for your San Marco installation.