Fireplace insert installation matched to your Lake Shore Village firebox
Measured, planned in writing and installed to the listing. That is how our Lake Shore Village team fits every wood insert.
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The written wood insert scope we leave in Lake Shore Village
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- Firebox and damper area repairs listed separately
- Old damper locked open or removed
- Clearances to mantel, side trim and top facing measured
- Hearth depth and width checked, extension if needed
Wood insert details our installers explain in Lake Shore Village
Useful to know before you approve an insert installation in Lake Shore Village.
Fireplace repairs finish before the insert goes in
Insert manuals ask for the fireplace to be examined for cracks, loose mortar and other defects, and for any repairs to be completed before installation. Travis Industries puts it simply: the entire fireplace, including the chimney, must be clean and undamaged. Once the insert and surround are in, the firebox behind them is hard to reach.
If our inspection turns up damage, the repair is written as its own item with its own scope, separate from the insert work. You decide on both with the facts in front of you, and nothing is closed up behind a surround to make the job look finished.
Power for the insert blower
Many inserts carry a circulating blower that pushes heat into the room. The Pacific Insert blower runs on standard household current, and its guide asks for a properly grounded outlet that takes a three-prong plug, with the grounding prong never cut or removed, and wiring to the National Electrical Code.
When no outlet sits within reach of the cord, an electrician adds one as separate work with its own line on the estimate. We plan the cord route so it stays away from hot surfaces and out of sight behind the surround where the manual allows.
The door seal on a new insert
The door and glass of an insert close against gaskets that make the firebox airtight enough for the air controls to work. The Travis manual lists maintaining the door and glass seal among its safety precautions and describes a door that forms an air-tight seal.
At the walkthrough we close the door on a strip of paper to show how a good seal grips. Gaskets wear over the years, and knowing how a new one feels makes it easier to notice when a replacement is due.
A television above the fireplace
Warm air from an insert rises past the mantel and the wall above. The manual's clearances cover combustible materials such as a mantel and top facing; a television has its own limits from its maker.
When a screen hangs above the opening, we measure its position against the insert's mantel and top-facing clearances and explain how the heat will reach it. Sometimes the answer is a model with a lower top clearance, and sometimes it is a shelf that deflects heat.
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Answers on wood inserts for Lake Shore Village households
Honest answers from our Lake Shore Village insert specialists, no pressure attached.
Does a new wood insert have to meet EPA limits?
From May 15, 2020, every wood heater made or sold at retail, inserts among them, has had to meet EPA's Step 2 particulate limit. Look for the permanent label on the unit and its listing in EPA's public database.
Do I need an outside air kit?
It depends on the model. Some inserts can take combustion air from outside through the ash clean-out, with a rodent screen and a sealed surround, while others use room air with the surround left unsealed. We set it up the way your manual describes.
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