Family-owned wood fireplace installation in Airport North
Framing, chimney, hearth and face installed to the manual or the code. Our Airport North pros back it with a 100% satisfaction guarantee.
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Measured on your Airport North roof and walls, then written down
None of this comes from a showroom. Our installers confirm it on site during the free visit.
- Outside air kit and inlet location
- Mantel line marked from the manual
- Reframing for a replacement unit
- First fire lit together and controls explained
Before any wall is opened for a fireplace in Airport North
Explained by the crew that frames and pipes fireplaces in Airport North.
Factory-built and site-built masonry fireplaces
A new wood-burning fireplace is one of two kinds. A factory-built fireplace is a metal firebox made and tested as a system with its own chimney pipe, delivered to the house and framed in. A masonry fireplace is built on site from a footing up, with a firebox, hearth and chimney laid in brick, block, stone or concrete.
Both can give a real wood fire, and they follow different rules. The factory-built unit follows its listing and manual. The masonry fireplace follows Florida Residential Code chapter 10. Our free inspection starts by working out which suits the room, the structure and the budget you have in mind.
No vapor barrier or loose insulation against the unit
The E-series manual warns that the fireplace must not be installed against vapor barriers or exposed insulation, because sagging or loose insulation touching the unit could cause localized overheating and a fire. Other factory-built manuals carry similar warnings about air spaces.
On an exterior wall, that means the wall cavity behind the fireplace is finished before the unit goes in, so insulation stays where it belongs. We check that detail during framing, when it can still be corrected easily.
Locking offsets and supporting the pipe
Offsets and returns joined to straight sections must be locked into position, and the E-series manual notes that the pipe needs support during construction so gravity or careless loading does not pull joints apart. It describes checking that sections have not been dislodged.
Our crew fastens each joint as the chimney instructions require and uses the support parts listed for the system. Before the chase or ceiling is closed, we look at every joint again, because a separated joint hidden in a wall is the kind of problem nobody sees until it matters.
What may cover the face of the fireplace
The metal face of a factory-built fireplace may be covered only with noncombustible materials such as ceramic tile, brick or stone, according to the E-series manual, which warns that combustible finishes over the face may cause a structure fire. The same warning forbids covering cooling air slots or any part of the opening that would prevent an authorized glass door from being installed.
That is why the finish plan belongs in the installation plan. We confirm the tile or stone you want suits the manual and leave the slots and the door frame clear.
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Fireplace questions Airport North homeowners ask next
What people in Airport North ask us before a fireplace is ordered.
How tall will the chimney be?
The code wants 3 feet or more above the roof penetration, and the top must also sit 2 feet higher than whatever part of the house is within 10 feet. We measure your roof around the planned spot and put the resulting height in the estimate.
What can cover the face of the fireplace?
For a factory-built unit, noncombustible materials such as tile, brick or stone, with cooling slots and the door frame left clear. We confirm your finish against the manual before it is ordered.
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