Local fireplace installation in Tallulah-North Shore
Replacing a failed metal fireplace in Tallulah-North Shore? A free inspection plans the new unit, the chimney it lists and framing resized to fit.
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Fireplace installation specialists for Tallulah-North Shore homes
- Locally owned in Jacksonville
- Family owned and operated
- 100% satisfaction guaranteed
- Free inspection and estimate
- Same-day service available
- 10% off any service
Other trades, such as a roofer or an electrician, are listed up front so nobody is guessing.
- Family owned and operatedOne family business owns your Tallulah-North Shore fireplace plan, from the framing or footing to the top of the chimney.
- Workmanship warrantyOur installation work is covered by our workmanship warranty, and the unit carries its maker's terms.
Walking the route from hearth to roof
The first visit for a new fireplace in Tallulah-North Shore is a walk through the house, with no sales pitch. We stand where the hearth would go, then follow the path the chimney would take: up through the ceiling, across the attic and out through the roof, or up an outside wall inside a framed chase. Along the way we note joists, rafters, ducts and wiring in the path, the roof slope where the chimney would exit, and anything within reach of its top. That walk decides which units can work in the room before anyone looks at a catalog. Want a fireplace in a room of your Tallulah-North Shore home that never had one? Before anything is chosen, we check the route; call (904) 920-5495.
The coastline lies beyond Tallulah-North Shore. Tallulah-North Shore lies on the Trout River.
From route walk to hand-over
- Attic insulation shield where the pipe passes through
- Outside combustion air ducted where the manual asks
- Old worn-out unit removed and hauled away
- Permit and inspections for your Tallulah-North Shore home on the schedule
How our installation pros put in a fireplace in Tallulah-North Shore
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Route walked and drawn
The room, attic and roof are checked for a chimney path, and the plan is drawn to the unit's manual.
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Permit and framing
The permit is pulled, and framing, firestops and shields go in to the listed clearances.
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Unit, chimney and hearth set
The unit goes in, the listed chimney runs to its termination, and the hearth extension is laid.
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Inspection, finish, hand-over
The inspector checks the open framing, the finish goes on, and we walk you through the unit.
Masonry fireplaces in Tallulah-North Shore
A masonry fireplace starts with its own footing at the ground, a foot thick and wider than the fireplace on every side.
When a home in Tallulah-North Shore can take one, the plan shows the footing, the firebox, the throat and the chimney course by course.
10% off any service booked within 72 hours of inspection
From the framing to the first fire, a fireplace installation in Tallulah-North Shore earns the discount.
Firestops at each ceiling and floor
Every place a chimney passes from one floor or attic space to another is a path for fire and hot gases, so it gets closed off. On a factory-built chimney, a listed ceiling firestop spacer does it, holding the pipe centered at its clearance and closing the gap around it. On a masonry fireplace, the code requires fireblocking to the general fireblocking rules at those same points.
We fit the firestop the chimney maker lists at each ceiling it passes, and the inspector sees each one before the ceiling is finished. A firestop also keeps attic insulation and debris from falling against the pipe.
Old chimney pipe, new fireplace
Replacing a factory-built fireplace raises one question before any other: can the existing chimney stay? The answer is in the new unit's manual. Some makers list chimney systems that match their older models, and some list only their current pipe.
If the manual does not name the existing pipe, it comes out with the old unit, including the firestops and the cap, and the new system goes in complete. We do not pair a new fireplace with pipe it was not tested with. The manual's page on chimney components is the document we read for this, and we cite it.
A spark arrestor sized to the flue
Where a masonry chimney has a spark arrestor, the code sets its size and mesh. Its net free area is at least four times the area of the flue outlet it covers. The screen is heat and corrosion resistant, equal to 19-gage galvanized or 24-gage stainless steel, with openings that stop a 3/8-inch sphere but pass a 1/2-inch one. It also has to be reachable for cleaning.
On a factory-built chimney, the listed cap does this job, and it is the cap from the chimney maker's list. Mesh that clogs with soot restricts the draft, so the screen gets checked at each yearly inspection.
Checked in Tallulah-North Shore before a fireplace goes in
- Unit and chimney system named by maker, model and listing
- Firestops and attic insulation shield where the pipe passes
- Removal of the failed unit and any pipe that no longer fits
- Roofer, electrician or other trades named with their part of the job
Before any wall is opened
Can the new fireplace use my old chimney pipe?
Only if the new unit's manual lists that pipe. If it does not, the chimney is replaced with the system the new unit was tested with.
Who patches the roof around a new chimney?
The estimate names who does it. The chimney parts at the roof come from the chimney maker's list, and the roof covering around them may be handled by a roofer, depending on the roof.
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