Propane and natural gas fireplace installation in Lockwood
We frame, vent and finish around the unit you choose in Lockwood, with every trade written into your estimate.
- Licensed & insured
- Locally run
- Family owned and operated
- Same-day service available
Your gas fireplace plan for Lockwood, on paper
No brochure can answer these. We check them at your Lockwood home and write them down with upfront pricing.
- Location in the room and the wall the unit will sit on
- Termination cap location against the clearance table
- Wall or roof penetration framed with its heat shield or firestop
- Removal of an old unit and any opening of finishes
Installing a gas fireplace in Lockwood, explained
Some of what our installers explain to Lockwood homeowners before any wall is opened.
Gas fireplaces in bedrooms and baths
The Fuel Gas Code sets location rules. Section 303.3 keeps gas appliances out of sleeping rooms, bathrooms and storage closets, but makes exceptions: a direct-vent appliance installed to the conditions of its listing, or a vented gas fireplace in a room that passes the volume test of section 304.5.
A primary suite fireplace is a popular request. We check the model's listing and manual and, where the volume test applies, measure the room before recommending anything.
The vent table decides the route
Direct-vent systems are tested with specific combinations of vertical rise, horizontal run and elbows. The Novus manual says all vent configuration specifications must be followed, because the product is tested and listed to them and performance suffers otherwise.
We lay out the proposed route and check it against the table for your model before cutting any hole. If a route falls outside the table, it changes before installation day instead of after the fireplace refuses to run well.
Wall switches and thermostats
Control options include a wall switch, a wall thermostat, a remote or a combination. The Novus manual says a thermostat on a standing pilot unit must suit a millivolt gas valve, and that low-resistance wire should run from the ignition system to the switch or thermostat, kept as short as possible.
It also says low voltage and 110 volt wiring cannot share the same wall box. We plan the switch location and the wire route with the framing, so the controls end up where you want them and wired as the manual shows.
Other work in Lockwood
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- Prefab and Zero-Clearance Fireplace RepairRepair the fireplace according to its model.
- Fireplace RestorationBring an unused fireplace back with a coordinated plan.
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Questions we hear in Lockwood about gas fireplaces
Weighing up a new fireplace? Start here, then book the free visit in Lockwood.
Can I have a gas fireplace in Lockwood without a chimney?
Yes. A direct-vent gas fireplace vents through its own pipe, out through a wall or up through the roof. We trace the route at the free inspection and show you where the cap would go.
Natural gas or propane, which should I choose?
Usually the fuel your home already has. If there is no natural gas service, propane from a tank works well. The fireplace must be built for, or converted with the maker's kit to, the fuel it will burn.
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