Prefab fireplace replacement and new installs in Apopka
Local experts in Apopka who tell you which wall works before you fall in love with the wrong one. The first visit is free.
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The route, the framing and the hearth, checked in Apopka
A fireplace location works or it does not. These checks decide it, written down before anything is ordered.
- Fireplace model and placement agreed against the manual
- Framed opening and header set to the standoffs
- Air space kept around the fireplace and chimney
- Permit and inspection timing planned in
Fireplace installation, explained by our Apopka team
Three parts of the job our fireplace specialists walk through with Apopka homeowners.
The footing under a masonry fireplace
A masonry fireplace and its chimney carry their weight straight down. Florida Residential Code section R1001.2 puts the fireplace on a footing of concrete or solid masonry 12 inches thick or more, reaching 6 inches or more past the fireplace or foundation wall on every side.
Adding a masonry fireplace to an existing slab or floor usually means cutting in a new footing. We explain what that involves at the planning stage, because it affects cost, schedule and whether masonry is the right choice for your room at all.
A television above a wood fireplace
Heat from a wood fire rises past the mantel to whatever hangs on the wall above it. Fireplace manuals set clearances for combustible mantels and trim, while a television has heat limits set by its own maker, and the two sets of rules are separate.
When a screen is planned above the opening, we show you the manual's mantel line and explain how warm air travels up the wall. Sometimes the answer is a deeper mantel, sometimes a different mounting height, and sometimes the television belongs on another wall.
Yearly inspection of a new fireplace
NFPA 211, the national standard for chimneys, fireplaces, vents and solid fuel-burning appliances, sets a yearly inspection for soundness, deposits and clearances, and cleaning or repair follows whenever that inspection calls for it.
A new fireplace is at its best on day one, and yearly visits keep it there. We record the install date and the chimney parts so the first inspection starts with the facts, and we are glad to handle that visit when it comes due.
Fireplaces in new construction and additions
In a new home or an addition, the fireplace is planned with the framing from the start. That is the easiest time to route a chimney between floors, run an outside air duct and set a hearth on proper support, and the state's alarm rule for new construction with a fireplace applies.
We work from the drawings with the builder, so the fireplace, its chimney and its inspections fit the framing schedule. Changes made on paper cost far less than changes made after the trusses are set.
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New fireplace questions, answered for Apopka
Honest answers from our Apopka fireplace specialists, no pressure attached.
Can I choose any glass doors?
On a factory-built fireplace, gasketed doors are allowed only when the system is listed for them. We order doors from your manual's approved list and hang them square.
What happens where the chimney passes through attic insulation?
Section R1005.8 calls for a steel insulation shield at least 0.0187 inch thick wherever a factory-built chimney crosses insulated space, so the insulation stays off the pipe. We fit the shield listed for your chimney system and check the insulation around it before we leave the attic.
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