Family-owned wood fireplace installation in Colonialtown North
A real wood fire for your Colonialtown North home, with the chimney, hearth and outside air done right. 10% off work booked within 72 hours after the inspection.
- Licensed & insured
- Locally run
- Family owned and operated
- Same-day service available
Fireplace installation items we confirm in your Colonialtown North home
Upfront pricing sits beside each item, so you can see where the fireplace budget goes in Colonialtown North.
- Air space kept around the fireplace and chimney
- Drop cloths and dust control during the work
- Manual, model and chimney parts list left with you
- Our workmanship warranty on the fireplace work we do
What a proper fireplace installation involves in Colonialtown North
From our family-owned crew, the details that decide how a new fireplace works.
Weather protection for the chase top and cap
Detailed instructions for the chase top, storm collar and termination cap come packed with those parts. To protect against corrosion on parts exposed to weather, the E-series manual recommends painting the chase top and termination cap with a rust-resistant paint.
We follow the packed instructions for each part, including the air space between the chimney and the enclosure, and we tell you at handover which parts are exposed and what their upkeep looks like over the years.
Leveling the fireplace and squaring the opening
The E-series manual asks for the fireplace to be leveled side to side and front to back, shimmed with noncombustible material such as sheet metal, and secured to the framing with its nailing flanges. To make sure glass doors fit, it asks for the diagonals of the opening to be measured and made equal.
A fireplace set slightly out of square looks fine until the doors are hung. We level and check the diagonals before the unit is fastened, so the doors, the face finish and the hearth all line up later.
Glass doors that belong to the listing
Section R1004.5 says a gasketed fireplace door shall not be installed on a factory-built fireplace unless the fireplace system has been specifically tested, listed and labeled for such use in accordance with UL 127. The E-series manual lists the door models tested with its fireplaces.
Aftermarket doors that seal tightly can trap heat the fireplace was not tested for. We order doors from the manual's list, and if you already bought a set, we check the model before hanging it.
Replacing a factory-built unit behind a brick or stone face
Some houses have a factory-built fireplace dressed in brick or stone so it looks like masonry. Replacing it means working through that facing, and the new unit's manual decides what may cover its face and how close.
We explain what has to come off, what can be reused and how the new face will look before the old facing is touched. Sometimes most of the stone can stay; sometimes the new unit's framing means starting fresh. You know which before the work is priced.
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Asked by Colonialtown North homeowners before a fireplace goes in
Answered by the family-owned team that builds fireplaces in Colonialtown North.
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.
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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