Gas fireplace insert installation from our Belle Isle team
Gas fireplace inserts for Belle Isle homes, installed by local experts and backed by a 100% satisfaction guarantee.
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What goes on paper before a gas insert is installed in Belle Isle
No product photo can tell us these things. We check them at your fireplace in Belle Isle and list them with upfront pricing.
- Firebox width, height and depth against the insert's minimum opening
- Masonry or factory-built fireplace, and what the insert manual allows
- Termination cap sealed and secured to the chimney top plate
- Surround size, depth and overlap on the fireplace face
What a gas insert job involves in Belle Isle
Field notes from our gas insert installers serving Belle Isle.
Keeping insulation off the vent
The vent carries hot exhaust, and the manual is firm about the space around it. Heat & Glo warns installers not to pack the air space around the vent with insulation or other materials, because that can lead to overheating and fire.
At the damper, we use only the non-combustible material the manual allows, in the way it allows it. Everywhere else, the liners run through the open chimney with the clearance their instructions give them.
A surround that closes the gap
The surround is what you see around the insert, and it also closes the opening between the insert and the fireplace face. The Supreme manual says to push the insert in until the surround tightly overlaps the fireplace opening, and allows only an approved surround to cover the built-in grilles of a wood-burning fireplace.
It rules out shrouds, sheet metal plates or other parts used to seal off those vents. We fit the surround the maker supplies for your model and adjust the leveling legs until it sits tight against the face all the way around.
Choosing an insert size for the room
Inserts come in sizes, and the manual lists each one's maximum and minimum input in BTUs per hour. A bigger unit is not automatically a better one. In a small room or a tightly sealed house, a high input can make the space uncomfortably warm.
We weigh the floor area, the ceiling height, any wide openings into other rooms and how you use the fireplace, then suggest a size that fits your firebox and your comfort. The rating plate on the insert you choose is what we check against.
A film on the glass after the first fires
A white or cloudy film on the glass after the first few hours is normal. The owner's manual explains it as part of the curing of the paint and logs, and says the glass should be cleaned within three to four hours of the initial burn, sometimes with a non-abrasive gas fireplace glass cleaner.
Left too long, that film can bake on. We show you how to remove the glass assembly safely, which cleaner to use and when, so the view stays clear.
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Gas insert questions we hear in Belle Isle
Short, straight answers from our fireplace team in Belle Isle. Anything else, just call.
Can I still burn wood after a gas insert is installed?
No. The converted fireplace is labeled for gas insert use only. Going back to wood means removing the insert and its liners and having the fireplace and chimney approved again.
Does the fireplace inspection in Belle Isle cost anything?
Nothing at all. Our installer measures the fireplace in your Belle Isle home, answers your questions and leaves a written estimate, and you decide in your own time.
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