Fireplace inserts fitted by local pros in Meadow Woods
Fireplace insert installation for Meadow Woods homes with upfront pricing, no hidden fees and every item written down first.
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The written wood insert scope we leave in Meadow Woods
Book within 72 hours after the inspection in Meadow Woods and 10% off shows on the same page as these items.
- Full-length stainless liner sized to the insert collar
- Old insert, doors, grate and screen removed
- Your 10% off for booking within 72 hours, written on the estimate
- Gas line in the firebox capped by a gas contractor, listed separately
Wood insert details our installers explain in Meadow Woods
Useful to know before you approve an insert installation in Meadow Woods.
Closing the top of the flue around the liner
At the chimney top, the liner passes through a stainless plate trimmed to sit on the flue tile. The Pacific guide describes an overlap of about an inch to an inch and a half on each side, the plate screwed to the liner, the gap sealed with RTV silicone and a rain cap fitted to the liner end.
That closure keeps rain, leaves and animals out of the space between the liner and the old flue. Because it is roof work, the estimate states how the crew will reach the chimney top and how the roof covering is protected while they work up there.
Sealing a factory-built fireplace around the insert
That guide also wants a seal in one of two places, the surround against the fireplace face or the damper area around the liner, so room air has no path into the fireplace's chimney cavity. Left open, that cavity can draw warm room air up past the liner.
We use the sealing method the manual names for your combination of fireplace and insert, and we check it with the surround in place. The fireplace's own cooling paths are a different thing entirely, and they are left untouched so the metal casing stays as cool as its maker designed.
Burning natural, well-seasoned wood
Wood inserts are built for natural wood. The Pacific guide says higher efficiency and lower emissions generally come from air-dried, seasoned hardwoods, compared with softwoods or wood that is green or freshly cut. The Travis manual says its insert is approved for cord wood only.
EPA's wood-burning guidance adds that wood should be split and seasoned for at least six months and tested with a moisture meter before it is burned. We explain what that means for the wood you buy or store, because wet wood undoes much of what a new insert offers.
A fireplace that always smoked
Some open fireplaces smoke into the room because the opening is large for the flue. An insert with a properly sized liner changes that relationship. Pacific credits a full liner with preventing difficult start-ups and smoke rolling out of the door.
If your fireplace has a history of smoking, we look at why before promising a fix. The flue height, the house pressure and the fireplace shape all play a part, and we tell you what an insert can and cannot change.
Other work in Meadow Woods
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- Stone Chimney RepairKeep stone repairs suited to the existing masonry.
- Fireplace InstallationPlan the fireplace before opening the wall.
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Answers on wood inserts for Meadow Woods households
Undecided? These help, and the insert visit in Meadow Woods costs nothing.
Should I buy the insert before you measure?
It is better to measure first. The manual lists minimum fireplace sizes, chimney height, flue size and clearances, and we check all of them against your fireplace so the model you buy is one that fits.
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.
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