Wood stove inserts installed and lined in Lake Dot
Full stainless liner, a surround that fits and a hearth that meets the manual. Our Lake Dot pros back it with a 100% satisfaction guarantee.
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Insert installation items we confirm at your Lake Dot fireplace
Upfront pricing sits beside each item, so you can see where the insert budget goes in Lake Dot.
- Chimney height checked against the model's minimum
- Flue identified, checked and swept if needed
- Outside air or room air route per the manual
- First fire lit together and controls explained
What a proper insert installation involves in Lake Dot
From our family-owned crew, the details that decide how an insert burns.
No chiseling into the fireplace to make a unit fit
Insert manuals warn against removing bricks or mortar from an existing fireplace. The exception in the Pacific guide is narrow: masonry or steel at the smoke shelf and the damper frame may come out to accommodate a liner, provided the structure is not weakened and protection for nearby combustibles is not reduced.
If a model only fits by cutting into the firebox walls, it is the wrong model for that fireplace. Our specialists would rather say so during the visit than weaken the masonry that separates your fire from the framing behind it.
Sealing a factory-built fireplace around the insert
That guide also wants a seal in one of two places, the surround against the fireplace face or the damper area around the liner, so room air has no path into the fireplace's chimney cavity. Left open, that cavity can draw warm room air up past the liner.
We use the sealing method the manual names for your combination of fireplace and insert, and we check it with the surround in place. The fireplace's own cooling paths are a different thing entirely, and they are left untouched so the metal casing stays as cool as its maker designed.
The surround panel and what it does
The surround is the steel panel framing the insert face. It closes the gap between the unit and the edges of the fireplace opening, and in some installations it forms the seal the manual requires. It looks like trim, but it has a job.
Makers offer surrounds in set sizes, and a panel that is too small leaves the rough opening showing at the edges. We measure the full face of your fireplace, including uneven brick or stone, and the estimate names the surround size we plan to order.
The block-off plate in a direct connection
In a direct connection, a steel plate closes the damper area around the connector pipe so exhaust can only travel up through the pipe. The Travis manual describes sealing any cracks between the pipe and the plate with the materials it names, so no smoke finds its way back into the home.
The plate is cut to the shape of your throat and fastened so it stays put. We check the seal before the insert slides back, because once the surround is on, that plate is out of sight and needs to be right from the start.
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What Lake Dot homeowners want to know about wood inserts
If we missed your question, our Lake Dot insert team answers the phone.
Can I burn anything besides cord wood?
No. A wood insert is made for natural cord wood, and one maker states that burning other fuels voids its warranty and safety listing. Keep to dry, split wood.
What is the metal tag on the fireplace back wall?
When a fireplace is modified for an insert, one maker requires a metal tag fastened to the back wall. We fit it whenever your model's manual calls for one, and it stays there for anyone who works on the fireplace later.
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