Gas fireplace insert installation from our Hunter's Creek team
Gas fireplace inserts for Hunter's Creek homes, installed by local experts and backed by a 100% satisfaction guarantee.
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What goes on paper before a gas insert is installed in Hunter's Creek
No product photo can tell us these things. We check them at your fireplace in Hunter's Creek and list them with upfront pricing.
- Rear width and side angles measured, beyond the face of the opening
- Hearth and floor covering in front of the insert
- Leak check and supply pressure reading at startup
- Controls, remote and battery backup explained at handover
What a gas insert job involves in Hunter's Creek
Worth reading before you approve a gas insert installation in Hunter's Creek.
What the insert manual asks of the chimney
Before the insert goes in, its manual lists conditions for the chimney it will vent through. The chimney must be built of noncombustible materials, clean and in good working order, with its joints engaged and the structure secured. Cleanouts have to fit properly so air does not leak into the chimney.
Those conditions cannot be judged from the living room. Our technicians look up the chimney, at the top and at any cleanout door, and write down anything that needs attention. Chimney repairs are quoted as their own items, so you can see what belongs to the insert and what belongs to the chimney.
Minimum opening sizes come from the manual
Every insert has a minimum fireplace opening it needs with its standard surround: a width at the front, a width at the back, a height and a depth. The Supreme manual gives a table for each insert size, and a separate one for a deeper surround.
We measure your firebox against the table for the model you like, before you buy it. If the opening is too small for that model, you hear it at the inspection, along with a smaller size or a different insert that will fit properly.
How close a wood mantel can sit
A wood mantel above the fireplace is a combustible projection, and an insert puts out real heat at its face. Insert manuals give minimum distances from the top of the surround to a combustible mantel, and those distances grow as the mantel sticks out further.
We measure your mantel's height and depth and check them against the table for the insert you want. If the mantel is too low for that model, you hear it at the inspection, together with the choices, such as a different insert or moving the mantel.
A TV above a gas insert
Plenty of homeowners want the TV above the fireplace. Heat & Glo publishes good-faith guidelines for TVs above its gas fireplaces, with minimum distances from the top of the opening and a mantel between the two, and states that they do not guarantee compliance with every TV maker's temperature limit.
The TV's own specifications set its maximum operating temperature. We read both documents, check the mantel against the insert's clearance table and give you an honest view before the bracket goes on the wall.
Other work in Hunter's Creek
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- Ventless Gas Fireplace ServiceService the unit within its exact installation limits.
- Prefab and Zero-Clearance Fireplace RepairRepair the fireplace according to its model.
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Common gas insert questions in Hunter's Creek
Still weighing it up? Read these, then book the free visit in Hunter's Creek.
Do I need a new liner for a gas insert?
Yes. A direct-vent insert uses its own liners, one for exhaust and one for combustion air, running from the insert to a cap at the chimney top. They come from the vent system named in its manual.
Does a gas insert need a new cap on the chimney?
Yes. The insert's liners end at a termination cap from the same vent system, sealed to a plate that closes the top of the old chimney. An old chimney cap cannot do that job.
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