Fireplaces and chimneys installed together in Malibu Groves
Our Malibu Groves specialists read the manual for your model before any stud is cut or any part is ordered.
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Chimney, hearth and face items for Malibu Groves fireplace jobs
Every point below is checked against the fireplace manual or the code chapter that applies, then priced as its own line.
- Framed opening and header set to the standoffs
- Exterior chase framed and finished to match
- Electrical work by an electrician, listed separately
- Our workmanship warranty on the fireplace work we do
What decides where a fireplace can go in Malibu Groves
A closer look at the chimney route, the hearth and the face in Malibu Groves.
How far a factory-built chimney may lean
A factory-built chimney can offset to clear framing, but not without limits. Section R1005.7 keeps every part of the chimney within 30 degrees of vertical and caps the whole run at four elbows.
Those limits shape where the fireplace can go relative to the roof. If a location would need a steeper offset or more elbows, the location changes and the rule stays. We check the route on paper before recommending a spot in the room.
No single-wall pipe inside a chase
Single-wall pipe has no place inside a chase. One maker's manual warns never to install single-wall slip sections or smoke pipe in a chase structure, because the higher temperature of single-wall pipe may radiate enough heat to combustible chase materials to cause a fire.
Every section inside the chase is the listed chimney pipe for the fireplace. When we replace an old installation and find single-wall pipe in a chase, we show you, because it changes what the replacement has to include.
Mantel height above a factory-built fireplace
Mantel rules for a factory-built fireplace come from its manual. In one example, a combustible mantel may sit no lower than 12 inches above the top of the fireplace opening and may have a maximum depth of 12 inches, and the maker states this clearance follows a section of NFPA 211.
Other models give other figures, so the mantel height is read from your manual before it is set. We mark the mantel line on the framing during installation, so the mantel you choose later lands where the listing allows.
Same size does not mean compatible
Two factory-built fireplaces with the same opening width can still differ in depth, standoff positions, chimney diameter, hearth extension size and mantel clearance. A replacement chosen because its face matches the old one often matches nothing behind that face.
Before a replacement is ordered, we set its manual beside the existing framing, the chimney route and the finish you want to keep. If something will not line up, you learn that at the free inspection, while you can still pick a different model at no cost.
Other work in Malibu Groves
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- Smoke Chamber RepairRepair the transition above the fireplace opening.
- Ventless Gas Fireplace ServiceService the unit within its exact installation limits.
Learn more about fireplace installationMalibu Groves services
Fireplace questions Malibu Groves homeowners ask next
Answered by the family-owned team that builds fireplaces in Malibu Groves.
What can cover the face of the fireplace?
For a factory-built unit, noncombustible materials such as tile, brick or stone, with cooling slots and the door frame left clear. We confirm your finish against the manual before it is ordered.
Will our roof be left open overnight?
No. The chimney goes through a framed opening between rafters or trusses and is closed with the listed roof parts and a storm collar. Any open roof is covered at the end of each working day, and the estimate says how we reach the roof and protect it while we work.
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