Wood-burning fireplace insert installation in Fullers
Our Fullers insert specialists read your model's manual before anything is measured, ordered or installed.
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Liner, surround and hearth items for Fullers insert jobs
We check every point below against the manual for the insert you have in mind, then price it as its own line.
- Firebox and damper area repairs listed separately
- Top plate sealed on the flue tile with a rain cap
- Hearth depth and width checked, extension if needed
- Existing chimney cap checked for fit with the liner
What decides an insert installation in Fullers
A closer look at the liner, the surround and the hearth in Fullers.
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.
Inserts in factory-built fireplaces
A metal factory-built fireplace can take a wood insert only when the insert manual allows that use and the fireplace and its chimney carry a UL 127 listing. The Pacific Insert, as one example, is approved for masonry fireplaces or listed factory-built fireplaces under stated conditions.
Plenty of factory-built units were never designed to receive an insert, and their own manuals say so. We read the label inside your fireplace and both manuals before recommending anything, because a mismatch here is a listing problem that no surround can cover.
A gas line left in the fireplace
Some fireplaces that once held a vented gas set still have a gas supply entering the firebox. A wood insert cannot share the opening with a live gas line, so that supply has to be dealt with before installation.
Capping or removing a gas line is work for the gas trade, and it appears on the estimate as separate work by a qualified gas contractor. We point it out at the inspection so the insert date is not held up.
What the walkthrough covers
Before our crew leaves, we walk you through the air control, the door latch, the blower switch, lighting a fire, adding wood and taking out ash, using your own insert rather than a diagram in a brochure.
The manual and records stay with you, and questions that come up after the first week are welcome. That is part of our 100% satisfaction guarantee: an insert you know how to run, installed by a local team you can call back when something does not look right.
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Insert questions Fullers homeowners ask next
What people in Fullers ask us before an insert is ordered.
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.
Can the insert share a flue with another appliance?
No. Both insert manuals we work from say not to connect the insert to a flue that already serves another appliance. Where the chimney has several flues, we confirm which one belongs to the fireplace and keep the insert on it alone.
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