A new fireplace framed, installed and finished in Catalina
Wood-burning fireplaces installed in Catalina by a family-owned team that treats your home like its own.
- Licensed & insured
- Locally run
- Family owned and operated
- Same-day service available
Fireplace installation items we confirm in your Catalina home
Upfront pricing sits beside each item, so you can see where the fireplace budget goes in Catalina.
- Roof height set by the ten-foot rule
- Noncombustible face finish chosen with you
- Glass doors and screen from the approved list
- Reframing for a replacement unit
What a proper fireplace installation involves in Catalina
From our family-owned crew, the details that decide how a new fireplace works.
Air space around the fireplace body
The same manual requires a minimum air clearance at the back and sides of the fireplace assembly, maintained between the fireplace and its enclosure. That air space is part of how the unit keeps its outer casing and the framing around it within tested temperatures.
We keep that gap open during framing and finishing, and we make sure drywall scraps, insulation and wiring do not end up in it. It is invisible once the wall is closed, which is exactly why it has to be right before the wall is closed.
The screen and the doors in use
The E-series manual says a firescreen is always provided to control sparks, and when the glass doors are open, the screen must be closed. It also says glass doors and screens must not be used to hold logs in place.
We show you the screen and the doors at the walkthrough and explain how the manual asks you to use them together. A screen left open during a crackling fire is how embers reach the rug, and a log propped against the doors is how glass cracks.
What drives the cost of a new fireplace
The biggest cost drivers are the type of fireplace, the length and route of the chimney, the roof and chase work, the hearth and face finish, and whether an old unit has to come out first. Permit and electrical work add their own lines.
We explain each driver for your project at the free inspection and put them in writing with upfront pricing, so you can adjust the plan knowing which choices move the total. Sometimes a different wall or a shorter chimney route changes the number more than a different fireplace does.
The walkthrough on a new fireplace
Before our crew leaves, we walk you through the damper, the doors and the screen, lighting a fire, adding wood safely and taking out ash, using your own fireplace rather than a picture in a brochure.
The manual, the model and serial number and the chimney parts list stay with you, and questions that come up after the first week are welcome. That is part of our 100% satisfaction guarantee: a fireplace you know how to use, installed by a local team you can call back.
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Fireplace questions Catalina homeowners ask next
What people in Catalina ask us before a fireplace is ordered.
Why can the chimney not take any path it likes to the roof?
Section R1005.7 holds a factory-built chimney to 30 degrees from vertical at most, with four elbows as the limit for the whole run. If a spot in the room would break either limit, the spot moves. We draw the route before recommending where the fireplace should sit.
Will our roof be left open overnight?
No. The chimney goes through a framed opening between rafters or trusses and is closed with the listed roof parts and a storm collar. Any open roof is covered at the end of each working day, and the estimate says how we reach the roof and protect it while we work.
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- Free inspection
- No hidden fees
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