Family-owned wood insert installation in Crown Point
We check the fireplace, the flue and the hearth in Crown Point before you buy. Book within 72 hours after the inspection and take 10% off.
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The written wood insert scope we leave in Crown Point
Book within 72 hours after the inspection in Crown Point and 10% off shows on the same page as these items.
- Clearances to mantel, side trim and top facing measured
- Hearth depth and width checked, extension if needed
- Drop cloths from the door to the hearth
- Gas line in the firebox capped by a gas contractor, listed separately
Wood insert details our installers explain in Crown Point
Useful to know before you approve an insert installation in Crown Point.
The listing behind every wood insert
A wood insert is tested under UL 1482 as a solid-fuel room heater, and its label names that standard and the kinds of fireplace it is allowed into. Pacific Energy, for example, prints that listing on the cover of its Pacific Insert guide beside a notice to follow the installation directions.
The label and the manual belong together. Clearances, hearth protection and the flue connection written in them are conditions of the listing, so our crew reads them for your exact model before the tape measure comes out, and the estimate follows them line by line.
A shallow firebox and a unit that sits forward
A fireplace built shallow leaves little room for an insert body. Some models are designed to project onto the hearth, with part of the firebox standing in front of the opening. That can work well, but it brings the hot door and falling embers closer to the floor and to any trim nearby.
The manual shows how far a given model may stand out and what floor protection it then requires. We compare that drawing with your hearth as it is today, and the written estimate says plainly whether the hearth is enough or needs to be extended with noncombustible material first.
Burning natural, well-seasoned wood
Wood inserts are built for natural wood. The Pacific guide says higher efficiency and lower emissions generally come from air-dried, seasoned hardwoods, compared with softwoods or wood that is green or freshly cut. The Travis manual says its insert is approved for cord wood only.
EPA's wood-burning guidance adds that wood should be split and seasoned for at least six months and tested with a moisture meter before it is burned. We explain what that means for the wood you buy or store, because wet wood undoes much of what a new insert offers.
Following the manual protects the maker's warranty
Insert manufacturers tie their warranties to installation and use according to the manual. The Travis manual, for example, warns that burning any fuel other than cord wood voids all warranties and safety listings, and other makers attach similar conditions to how the unit is installed.
Our installers follow the manual step by step, and our own workmanship warranty covers the work we perform. Together, those protect you on both the product and the installation, and we explain at handover which parts of each warranty depend on how the insert is used.
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Fireplace insert questions, answered for Crown Point
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Will my hearth be big enough?
Insert manuals set how far the noncombustible hearth must reach in front of and beside the opening, and whether a flush hearth needs to reach further. We measure yours and write any extension into the estimate.
Can you remove my old insert?
Yes. We take out the old unit and its surround, disconnect its pipe and any wiring, and haul it away when that is part of the scope. Then we look at the firebox and flue it was covering.
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