Gas fireplace installation in Sunbeam by local specialists
Local pros fit a vented gas fireplace to your Sunbeam room, route the vent to the manual and name who brings the gas. Planning is free.
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- Locally owned
- Family owned and operated
- Same-day service
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Gas fireplace install specialists for Sunbeam
- Locally owned in Jacksonville
- Family owned and operated
- 100% satisfaction guaranteed
- Free inspection and estimate
- Same-day service available
- 10% off any service
The vent route is checked against the vent table before any framing starts.
- Family owned and operatedOne family business frames, vents and starts up the unit in Sunbeam, and lines up the gas and electrical trades.
- Workmanship warrantyThe workmanship warranty applies to our venting, framing and start-up, and the unit keeps its maker's terms.
See-through and corner units
Not every gas fireplace has one face. See-through units open into two rooms, corner units show two sides of the flame, and some models show three. Each design has its own framing drawing, clearances on more than one side and its own vent options, and a see-through unit's framing has to work from both rooms.
We review the drawing with you in both Sunbeam rooms, confirm the vent can leave from where the unit sits, and note any finish that has to be matched on both faces. Both faces also need the barrier screen and service access the manual calls for. Natural gas or propane at your Sunbeam home? Say which on the call to (904) 920-5495.
Sunbeam is one of the named neighborhoods of Jacksonville. Sunbeam is part of Duval County.
From vent exit to first burn
- Direct-vent or B-vent unit chosen for the room
- Vent route drawn and checked against the vent table
- Start-up readings and leak check at the valve
- Walk-through of your new Sunbeam unit and its manual
How gas fireplace installation runs
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Vent exit found first
We find where the vent can leave the house within the manual's clearances, then pick the unit to suit.
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Frame and run the vent
The enclosure and header are framed to the drawing, and the vent is run with its supports, pitch and firestops.
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Trades, wiring and gas
Wiring goes in before the wall closes, and the gas contractor brings the line to the shutoff valve.
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Start-up and inspection
Pressures are read, joints leak checked, the inspector signs off, and we go over the controls with you.
Direct-vent in a room with no chimney in Sunbeam
A direct-vent unit brings its own coaxial vent, so it needs no chimney. It can exit straight through a wall or up through the roof.
That makes a gas fireplace possible in many Sunbeam rooms that never had one.
10% off any service booked within 72 hours of inspection
From the vent run to the start-up checks, a gas fireplace install in Sunbeam is 10% off.
Pipe inside a pipe
Direct-vent pipe is coaxial: an inner pipe carries exhaust out, and the space between it and the outer pipe carries fresh air in. The two streams run side by side all the way to the termination, which has openings for both. Because the incoming air surrounds the hot inner pipe, the outer wall stays cooler than a single-wall vent would, and that is part of why the listed clearances to framing are small. The pipe, its joints and its termination are one listed system from the vent maker the manual names, and parts from another system are not mixed in.
Pitching the horizontal runs
The manual says how a horizontal section of vent is pitched, and different systems ask for different things. One system may allow a level run while another asks for a set rise per foot away from the unit, so the figure comes from the manual in hand every time. The pitch decides how exhaust and any condensate move through the pipe. A section that sags or runs back toward the unit can upset the draft and, on some units, put the pilot out.
We set each section with a level and support it at the spacing the manual gives. Pitch is checked again after the wall is closed around it.
The first long burn
A new gas fireplace gives off an odor the first time it runs, as the paint and materials cure, so plan on open windows during that burn-off, as the manuals advise. One maker recommends running the unit for an extended period the first time, with the fan switched off. We start that process at handover, open the windows, and tell you what to expect over the first few fires.
An odor that persists after the burn-off, or any smell of gas, is a different matter and a reason to call. Children and pets are best kept out of the room while it happens.
Checked outside and in before an install in Sunbeam
- Wall thimble or roof parts from the vent maker's list
- Noncombustible facing and mantel height checked against the charts
- Outlet for a blower or ignition, added by an electrician where needed
- Inlet and manifold pressures read and recorded at start-up
Before the vent hole is cut
Will the vent termination be visible outside?
Yes, a wall termination is a cap on the outside wall at the spot the clearances allow. If the house is under an association, check its rules before the spot is final.
Is a permit needed for a gas fireplace?
Yes. The permit comes from the local building department, and its inspections cover the gas connection, the vent and the framing before the finish closes them in. Both appear on the estimate.
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