Fireplace installation and prefab replacement by local pros in Dixie Belle
Fireplace installation for Dixie Belle homes with upfront pricing, no hidden fees and every item written down first.
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The written fireplace scope we leave in Dixie Belle
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- Air space kept around the fireplace and chimney
- Glass doors and screen from the approved list
- Reframing for a replacement unit
- Electrical work by an electrician, listed separately
Fireplace details our installers explain in Dixie Belle
Useful to know before you approve a fireplace installation in Dixie Belle.
The termination cap and decorative shrouds
The cap at the top of a factory-built chimney is part of the listed system. Decorative shrouds, under section R1004.3, shall not be installed at the termination of chimneys for factory-built fireplaces unless the shrouds are listed and labeled for use with that specific fireplace system.
If you want a decorative top that matches the house, it has to come from the approved list for your system. We show you the options your manual allows and explain why a custom metal shroud from a sheet-metal shop is not one of them.
The ten-foot rule for a masonry chimney
The termination rule in section R1003.9 covers masonry chimneys too, so the top stands 3 feet or more over the roof penetration and 2 feet or more over anything on the house within 10 feet.
For a masonry chimney, extra height means extra brick, extra weight on the footing and taller scaffolding. We work it out at the planning stage, so the chimney's final height is agreed before the first course is laid and the footing is sized for it.
A chimney through a second floor
In a two-story house, the chimney may have to pass through a bedroom, a closet or a framed chase on the upper floor. Every floor it crosses needs a firestop spacer, and every enclosure around it needs the manual's air space kept clear on all sides.
We plan that path with you, often through a closet corner or along an exterior wall, so the enclosure lands where it takes the least from the room above. The route is agreed on paper before any ceiling is opened.
The outside air inlet on the wall
An outside air kit ends in an inlet on an exterior wall, covered with a screen that keeps animals, leaves and insects out of the duct. The inlet's position follows the manual's limits on duct length and bends and the code's rules about where combustion air may come from.
We show you where the inlet will sit and how it will look from the yard before the duct is run, and we keep it away from a garage, dryer vents and anything else that exhausts air. It is a small grille, and it should look like it belongs on the wall.
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New fireplace questions, answered for Dixie Belle
Honest answers from our Dixie Belle fireplace specialists, no pressure attached.
Can the old chimney pipe be reused with a new fireplace?
Usually not. A factory-built fireplace's listing names its own chimney system, so pipe installed for the old unit belongs to the old listing. We explain what applies to your replacement before anything 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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