Family-owned wood insert installation in Eagles Nest
From an open fireplace to a closed wood heater in Eagles Nest, planned around your firebox and your room.
- Licensed & insured
- Locally run
- Family owned and operated
- Same-day service available
The fit, the flue and the hearth, checked in Eagles Nest
An insert fits or it does not. These are the checks that decide it, written down before anything is ordered.
- Ember protection on the floor in front of the unit
- Outside air or room air route per the manual
- Blower cord route and outlet, electrician work listed separately
- Manual, model, serial number and liner details left with you
Wood insert installation, explained by our Eagles Nest team
Three parts of the job our insert specialists walk through with Eagles Nest homeowners.
Matching the liner size to the insert collar
Every insert manual states the flue size the unit needs, which usually matches its collar. A liner that is too small restricts the exhaust and can push smoke back toward the door, and one that is much larger than the collar lets the gases cool and slow on their way up.
We read the required size from the manual for your model and confirm the existing flue has room for it, paying particular attention to the damper frame, which is often the tightest point. Where that opening is too narrow, the manual's own exceptions decide what may be taken out to pass the liner.
Closing the top of the flue around the liner
At the chimney top, the liner passes through a stainless plate trimmed to sit on the flue tile. The Pacific guide describes an overlap of about an inch to an inch and a half on each side, the plate screwed to the liner, the gap sealed with RTV silicone and a rain cap fitted to the liner end.
That closure keeps rain, leaves and animals out of the space between the liner and the old flue. Because it is roof work, the estimate states how the crew will reach the chimney top and how the roof covering is protected while they work up there.
Yearly inspection with a liner in place
NFPA 211, the national standard for chimneys, fireplaces, vents and solid fuel-burning appliances, puts chimneys and vents on a yearly inspection for soundness, deposits and clearances, with cleaning and repair when that inspection finds them due.
The Travis manual goes further and asks owners to look at the connector and chimney twice a month during use. We note the install date and the liner type in your records so the yearly visit starts with the facts.
When a wood insert is not the right choice
A wood insert suits owners who want to burn wood and who have a fireplace and flue that can take one. If the fireplace cannot pass the manual's requirements, or you would rather not handle wood, a gas or electric insert may suit better.
Those are separate installations with their own requirements, and we can explain the differences at the same free inspection. We would rather recommend a different path than install a wood insert that does not fit how you live.
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Wood insert questions we answer in Eagles Nest
Undecided? These help, and the insert visit in Eagles Nest costs nothing.
Do I need a liner for a wood insert?
Most insert makers call for a stainless liner from the insert collar to the top of the chimney, and some also allow a short direct connection into the first flue tile. In a factory-built fireplace, one maker requires the full liner. We follow your model's manual.
Does the insert blower need a special outlet?
It needs a properly grounded outlet within reach of its cord, wired to code. If there is no suitable outlet, an electrician adds one as separate work with its own line on the estimate.
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