New fireplace installation, planned for your Eatonville home
Replacing a worn-out prefab fireplace in Eatonville? We remove it, install the new system and put your wall back.
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Chimney, hearth and face items for Eatonville fireplace jobs
Every point below is checked against the fireplace manual or the code chapter that applies, then priced as its own line.
- Listed chimney sections, firestops and attic shield
- Masonry footing, firebox and hearth to code
- Reframing for a replacement unit
- Manual, model and chimney parts list left with you
What decides where a fireplace can go in Eatonville
A closer look at the chimney route, the hearth and the face in Eatonville.
Plan the outside air kit on day one
An outside air kit brings combustion air from outdoors to the firebox through a listed duct. The E-series manual notes that optional parts can be added later, with one exception: adding an outside air kit after the fact requires significant reconstruction, so it should go in during the initial installation.
That is why outside air is decided at the planning stage, well before the drywall is finished. We show you where the duct would run, where the inlet would sit on the outside wall and how it ties into the framing, before any wall is closed.
Firestop spacers at every floor and ceiling
Where the chimney passes through a floor or ceiling, a firestop spacer is required at each penetration. The spacer holds the chimney centered in the opening, keeps the required air space and helps block the spread of fire between floors.
The spacers are nailed to the framing as the manual shows, and in an attic they also keep insulation from falling into the air space. We list the number of spacers your route needs in the estimate, one for each floor or ceiling the chimney crosses.
No liquid starters, cleaners or colorants
The E-series fireplace is built for solid fuel only. Its manual says never to use gasoline, lantern fuel, kerosene, charcoal lighter fluid or similar liquids, to keep flammable liquids a safe distance away, and not to use chimney cleaners or flame colorants in the fireplace.
We leave a short list of these rules with you at handover. A new fireplace starts easily with newspaper, dry kindling and small splits, which is how we light the first fire with you.
Checking the draft on the first fire
The first fire in a new fireplace is also the first test of the whole system. With the damper open, smoke should rise cleanly into the top of the firebox, and the house should not pull it back into the room when a door opens or the air conditioning starts.
We watch that first fire with you, check the draft with the doors open and closed and look at the chimney top once the fire is going. If anything needs adjusting, we say so on the spot rather than after we have packed up.
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Fireplace questions Eatonville homeowners ask next
Answered by the family-owned team that builds fireplaces in Eatonville.
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.
Is a masonry fireplace better than a factory-built one?
Neither is automatically better. Masonry is heavier, needs a footing and takes longer to build; factory-built frames in faster and lighter. We lay out the trade-offs for your house and recommend the one that suits it.
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