Family-owned wood insert installation in Lake Como
Local experts in Lake Como who tell you whether an insert fits before you spend anything. The first visit is free.
- Licensed & insured
- Locally run
- Family owned and operated
- Same-day service available
Before any insert is ordered for your Lake Como home
The firebox, the flue and the hearth are measured in person in Lake Como, and each result lands on your estimate.
- Old insert, doors, grate and screen removed
- Ember protection on the floor in front of the unit
- Outside air or room air route per the manual
- Insert leveled and door latch checked
A wood insert job in Lake Como, start to finish
Each point below turns into a line on your written estimate in Lake Como.
Firebrick inside the insert
Many inserts line their firebox floor and sides with firebrick that protects the steel from direct flame. The Travis manual directs replacing any severely damaged firebrick along the sides or floor.
A hairline crack in a firebrick is normal wear, while a missing or crumbled brick exposes steel to heat it was never meant to take. We show you how the bricks sit so you can check them each time you clean out the ash, and we tell you where replacement bricks come from for your model.
Finding the fireplace flue in a larger chimney
A wide chimney can hold several flues side by side. One may serve the fireplace, another a furnace or water heater, and a third may have been abandoned when an appliance was replaced. From the roof they can look alike, and from the room only one is visible.
Before any liner is fed down, our crew traces which flue opens into the firebox and confirms nothing else is tied into it. The estimate names that flue, so the liner goes down the right opening the first time and every other appliance keeps its own exhaust path.
Keeping curtains and furniture back from the front
The Travis manual asks for furniture, drapes, curtains, wood, paper and other combustibles to be kept at least 36 inches from the front of its insert. Other manuals give their own figure, and the one for your model is the one that counts.
We point out that distance on the floor at the walkthrough, so the sofa, the rug and the firewood basket can be placed with it in mind. A room arranged around an open fireplace sometimes needs a small rethink once an insert is running.
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 Lake Como
Short answers from our insert installers in Lake Como. Anything else, just call.
Can a wood insert go into a factory-built fireplace?
Only when the insert's manual allows it and the fireplace and chimney are listed for that use. Many factory-built fireplaces are not. We read both labels and both manuals at the free inspection before recommending anything.
How should I get rid of the ashes?
Scoop them into a metal container with a tight-fitting lid, and leave it on a noncombustible surface, clear of anything that burns, until the ashes are cold. Insert manuals give the same instruction.
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