Fireplace installation that starts at the roof line in Lake Nona
We check the chimney route, the structure and the room in Lake Nona before you choose. Book within 72 hours after your free inspection and take 10% off.
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What the fireplace plan for your Lake Nona home includes
Checked once, carefully, so framing day in Lake Nona starts on a settled plan.
- Outside air kit and inlet location
- Glass doors and screen from the approved list
- Roof opening closed at the end of each day
- Permit and inspection timing planned in
The chimney, the framing and the fire, for Lake Nona homes
What our installers look for, and why it matters, on Lake Nona fireplace jobs.
The termination cap and decorative shrouds
The cap at the top of a factory-built chimney is part of the listed system. Decorative shrouds, under section R1004.3, shall not be installed at the termination of chimneys for factory-built fireplaces unless the shrouds are listed and labeled for use with that specific fireplace system.
If you want a decorative top that matches the house, it has to come from the approved list for your system. We show you the options your manual allows and explain why a custom metal shroud from a sheet-metal shop is not one of them.
Burning dry, seasoned wood
EPA's wood-burning guidance says to burn only dry, split, well-seasoned wood, seasoned for at least six months, and to test it with a moisture meter before burning. It also advises storing wood outdoors, off the ground, with only the top covered so the sides can breathe.
Wet wood smokes, blackens the firebox and glass, and burns cold. We explain what the guidance means for the wood you buy or stack at home, because a new fireplace deserves fuel that lets it work the way it was designed.
What never goes into a fireplace
EPA lists what should never be burned: household trash, cardboard, plastics, foam, colored ink on magazines and packaging, and coated, painted or pressure-treated wood. Construction offcuts left over from the fireplace project often fall into that last group.
We mention it at handover because a pile of painted trim and treated lumber next to a new fireplace is a common sight after a renovation. Those scraps belong in a dumpster, never in the firebox.
Yearly inspection of a new fireplace
NFPA 211, the national standard for chimneys, fireplaces, vents and solid fuel-burning appliances, sets a yearly inspection for soundness, deposits and clearances, and cleaning or repair follows whenever that inspection calls for it.
A new fireplace is at its best on day one, and yearly visits keep it there. We record the install date and the chimney parts so the first inspection starts with the facts, and we are glad to handle that visit when it comes due.
Other work in Lake Nona
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Answers on adding a fireplace for Lake Nona households
Short answers from our fireplace installers in Lake Nona. Anything else, just call.
Do I need outside air for the fireplace?
The code generally wants an outside air supply, unless mechanical ventilation keeps the room at neutral or positive pressure. One maker notes that adding an outside air kit later means significant reconstruction, so we plan it from the start.
What happens where the chimney passes through attic insulation?
Section R1005.8 calls for a steel insulation shield at least 0.0187 inch thick wherever a factory-built chimney crosses insulated space, so the insulation stays off the pipe. We fit the shield listed for your chimney system and check the insulation around it before we leave the attic.
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