Fireplaces and chimneys installed together in Lake Formosa
Factory-built or masonry, installed in Lake Formosa to Florida Residential Code chapter 10, with a workmanship warranty on our work.
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Fireplace installation items we confirm in your Lake Formosa home
Upfront pricing sits beside each item, so you can see where the fireplace budget goes in Lake Formosa.
- Air space kept around the fireplace and chimney
- Exterior chase framed and finished to match
- Hearth extension built to the manual or code
- Mantel line marked from the manual
What a proper fireplace installation involves in Lake Formosa
From our family-owned crew, the details that decide how a new fireplace works.
Factory-built and site-built masonry fireplaces
A new wood-burning fireplace is one of two kinds. A factory-built fireplace is a metal firebox made and tested as a system with its own chimney pipe, delivered to the house and framed in. A masonry fireplace is built on site from a footing up, with a firebox, hearth and chimney laid in brick, block, stone or concrete.
Both can give a real wood fire, and they follow different rules. The factory-built unit follows its listing and manual. The masonry fireplace follows Florida Residential Code chapter 10. Our free inspection starts by working out which suits the room, the structure and the budget you have in mind.
Choosing a spot away from moving air
Where a fireplace sits affects how it draws. One maker cautions that a location near frequently opened doors, central heating outlets or returns, or other places with considerable air movement can affect performance and cause intermittent smoke spillage from the front of the fireplace.
When we look at possible locations in your room, we mark the patio door, the supply registers and the return grille and keep the firebox out of their path. A few feet can make the difference between a fireplace that draws cleanly and one that puffs smoke when the air conditioning starts.
Firebox walls in a masonry fireplace
Section R1001.5 says masonry fireboxes shall be built of solid masonry units, hollow units grouted solid, stone or concrete. Where a firebrick lining at least 2 inches thick is used, the back and side walls must each be at least 8 inches of solid masonry, including the lining.
Those walls separate the fire from the framing of the house. When we plan a masonry fireplace, the firebox is drawn to the code's minimums first, and any design wish is fitted around them.
Opening the roof for the chimney
A new chimney needs an opening through the roof, framed between rafters or trusses where possible and closed around the pipe with the listed roof parts and a storm collar. Where a truss sits in the way, the route is rethought rather than cut through without a design answer.
Our crew closes any open roof at the end of each working day and finishes the roof covering around the chimney parts as their instructions show. The estimate states how we will reach the roof and how the surface is protected while we work.
Other work in Lake Formosa
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- Stone Chimney RepairKeep stone repairs suited to the existing masonry.
- Fireplace RestorationBring an unused fireplace back with a coordinated plan.
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What Lake Formosa homeowners want to know about adding a fireplace
If we missed your question, our Lake Formosa fireplace team answers the phone.
Can the old chimney pipe be reused with a new fireplace?
Usually not. A factory-built fireplace's listing names its own chimney system, so pipe installed for the old unit belongs to the old listing. We explain what applies to your replacement before anything is ordered.
Do you install gas or electric fireplaces too?
Yes, as separate services with their own requirements. This service covers wood-burning fireplaces and their chimneys. If you are undecided, we can compare the options at the same free visit.
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