Fireplace installation that starts at the roof line in College Park
Measured, planned in writing and installed to the listing. That is how our College Park team builds every fireplace.
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The written fireplace scope we leave in College Park
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- Fireplace model and placement agreed against the manual
- Exterior chase framed and finished to match
- Glass doors and screen from the approved list
- Electrical work by an electrician, listed separately
Fireplace details our installers explain in College Park
Useful to know before you approve a fireplace installation in College Park.
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.
The chimney pipe is a listed product too
Under section R1005.1, factory-built chimneys shall be listed and labeled and installed and terminated in accordance with the manufacturer's instructions. The chimney is not generic pipe; it is a tested product with its own rules for joints, supports, spacers and the parts at the roof.
When we plan chimney installation for a new fireplace, the chimney model comes from the fireplace manual, and its own instructions govern every section above the firebox. That is how chimney pipe installation stays inside the same listing as the fireplace it serves.
Mantels and trim on a masonry fireplace
An exception in section R1001.11 lets exposed combustible mantels or trim sit directly on the masonry fireplace front around the opening, provided the combustible material is not placed within 6 inches of the fireplace opening.
Mantel choice and position therefore belong in the design stage, long before the finishing week. We mark the 6 inch line on the drawings and on the masonry itself, so the mantel and any wood trim are sized to it, and we tell the finish carpenter before the first piece is cut.
Access for service after the wall is finished
A fireplace needs service over its life: doors adjusted, the damper checked, a blower replaced where one is fitted and the chimney swept from the top. Some of those jobs need access that a heavy stone face or a built-in cabinet can block.
We keep the access the manual calls for when the face, the surround and any built-ins are planned. A future repair should start with a screwdriver rather than a hammer, and planning for it now costs almost nothing.
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Fireplace installation questions we answer in College Park
Honest answers from our College Park fireplace specialists, no pressure attached.
Do you install gas or electric fireplaces too?
Yes, as separate services with their own requirements. This service covers wood-burning fireplaces and their chimneys. If you are undecided, we can compare the options at the same free visit.
Is a smell during the first few fires normal?
For a short while, yes. The early fires cure the paint and the materials inside the firebox, and most manuals ask for a run of smaller fires first. We light the first one with you, watch the draft with the doors open and shut, and suggest a window open while the curing finishes.
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