Fireplace installation that starts at the roof line in Edgewood
Measured, planned in writing and installed to the listing. That is how our Edgewood team builds every fireplace.
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Before any fireplace is ordered for your Edgewood home
The room, the attic and the roof are measured in person in Edgewood, and each result lands on your estimate.
- Chimney route checked for offsets and elbows
- Roof height set by the ten-foot rule
- Listed termination cap and roof parts
- Permit and inspection timing planned in
A fireplace installation in Edgewood, start to finish
Each point below turns into a line on your written estimate in Edgewood.
Measuring the ten-foot rule on a sloped roof
When the horizontal distance from the chimney to the peak of the roof is more than 10 feet, the manual describes setting a reference point on the roof surface 10 feet from the side of the chimney. The top of the chimney must be at least 2 feet above that point, and never less than 3 feet above the roof penetration.
On a steep roof, that reference point can make the chimney taller than people expect. We measure it at the planning visit, so the height and the number of sections are known before anything is ordered.
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.
What zero clearance really means
Zero clearance is a common name for factory-built fireplaces that may be framed close to combustible materials at particular points. It describes where the standoffs let lumber touch the unit, and nothing more. It does not mean the fireplace can be wrapped in wood or packed with insulation anywhere.
The manual for a zero clearance fireplace still sets air spaces, face materials, mantel heights and chimney clearances. Our installers treat those numbers as the real specification and the name as a shopping category, which is why the framing plan comes from the manual table.
How you use the room decides the fireplace
A fireplace for a few cool evenings a year and one meant to warm the room through a long evening call for different sizes, placements and accessories. So does a fireplace that has to share a wall with a television, a window or a built-in bookcase.
Our specialists ask how the room is really used before recommending a model or a spot. The answers shape the plan more than any showroom display does, and they often point to a smaller, simpler fireplace than the one people first picture.
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Answers on adding a fireplace for Edgewood households
Short answers from our fireplace installers in Edgewood. Anything else, just call.
How high does the mantel have to be?
It depends on the fireplace. For a factory-built unit, the manual sets mantel height and depth, and on masonry the code keeps combustible trim 6 inches or more from the opening. We mark the line during installation.
Does an addition with a fireplace need a carbon monoxide alarm?
Under Florida Statutes section 553.885, a new building or addition with a fireplace gets an approved, working carbon monoxide alarm no more than 10 feet from each bedroom, or wherever the building code places it. We raise it while planning and price the alarm work on its own line.
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