Wood-burning fireplace inserts installed in Sandalwood

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Clearances to your mantel and trim in Sandalwood are measured to the label before you order.

Free inspection and estimateYour Sandalwood firebox, chimney height and hearth are measured against the insert's manual at no charge, before anything is ordered.
Upfront pricing, no hidden feesEvery part of the job is priced before ordering, from repairs to the rain cap, and nothing is added without your yes.
100% satisfaction guaranteedIf the insert smokes or draws poorly after installation to its manual, we come back and set it right.

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More heat from the same fireplace

Open fireplaces pull a great deal of room air up the chimney along with the smoke, so much of the warmth leaves with it. A wood-burning insert closes the opening with a steel or cast-iron firebox and a glass door, burns slower behind that door and sends its heat into the room instead.

Whether your fireplace can take one depends on its size, its condition and its chimney, and we check all three before anything is ordered. Want more warmth from a fireplace in Sandalwood? Book a free inspection at (904) 920-5495.

Sandalwood is a neighborhood inside Jacksonville city limits. The county for Sandalwood is Duval County.

What fireplace insert installation covers in Sandalwood

Mantel and trim clearances measured to the label
Outside air kits through the old ash chamber
Blower outlets planned with an electrician
A first-fire walk-through at your Sandalwood home

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From tape measure to first fire in Sandalwood

Measure against the manual
Firebox, chimney height, hearth and clearances are checked against the insert's table before ordering.
Repair and clean first
Fireplace repairs are made and cured, and the flue is cleaned before the liner goes up.
Liner, plate and cap
A listed stainless liner runs to the top, closed with a top plate and a rain cap.
Set, seal and fire
The insert and surround go in as the manual directs, and the first fire is run with you.

Dry wood for an inland insert

For an insert in Sandalwood, the fuel question is dryness rather than salt. A unit that meets the EPA limit still smokes on wet wood.

We show you a simple dryness test at the first fire.

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What the UL 1482 listing covers

Wood-burning inserts go through UL 1482, the United States test for solid-fuel room heaters. The listing ties the unit to its installation instructions: the fireplaces it may go into, the clearances around it, the hearth protection in front and the chimney connection it needs.

That makes the manual part of the installation, not a leaflet in the box. We work from the manual of the exact model, and when a fireplace does not meet a figure in it, we say so rather than bending the figure. The listing label on the insert shows the model and serial number, and both go on the ticket.

The short positive connection

The alternative to a full liner is a positive flue connection: a throat blocker plate sealed into the damper area and a short connector pipe from the insert collar up into the first section of the existing flue lining. One maker accepts it in the United States, while recommending the full liner.

The same maker notes that local codes may require a clean-out door with a short connection. We explain what the short connection saves and what it costs you in cleaning and draft, and the estimate shows both options when the fireplace allows both. The choice is yours once the differences are on paper.

Reading the draft of a new insert

Draft is the pull that moves air into the insert and smoke up the chimney. One maker describes both ends of the range: too much draft can overheat the heater, shown by an uncontrollable burn or a glowing red part, while too little causes backpuffing and smoke leaking from joints.

After installation we watch the first burn for either sign. A liner sized to the collar and a chimney at the manual's height put the draft in range in the ordinary case, and where they do not, we say what to adjust before the insert is used hard. Any change we make is written on the ticket.

Fireplace, flue and hearth on paper first

Full-length stainless liner, listed to UL 1777, matched to the collar
Mantel, side facing and side wall clearances measured to the label
Outside air through the ash chamber where the fireplace allows it
Separate lines for repairs, liner, insert, surround and cap

Wood insert questions from Sandalwood

Can any fireplace in Sandalwood take a wood insert?

No. The fireplace must be at least the size the insert's manual lists, sound or repaired first, with a chimney tall enough and a flue of its own. We check all of it on a free inspection.

Do I need a full liner for an insert?

Insert manuals allow a full liner or, where they permit it, a short positive connection. The full liner drafts better and is easier to clean, and it is what we recommend and price first.