New fireplace installation, planned for your Princeton/Silver Star home
Our Princeton/Silver Star 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 Princeton/Silver Star 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
- Air space kept around the fireplace and chimney
- Outside air kit and inlet location
- Manual, model and chimney parts list left with you
What decides where a fireplace can go in Princeton/Silver Star
A closer look at the chimney route, the hearth and the face in Princeton/Silver Star.
Air space around every chimney section
Chimney sections need their own clearance to framing. In one maker's instructions, a minimum air space of two inches is kept between the framing and the chimney section at any level, from the top of the fireplace to the roof.
That clearance governs how chases, closets and attics are framed around the pipe. We lay out the chimney route before framing begins, so the openings in each floor and ceiling are cut to leave the required space on every side, with nothing stuffed into the gap later.
No liquid starters, cleaners or colorants
The E-series fireplace is built for solid fuel only. Its manual says never to use gasoline, lantern fuel, kerosene, charcoal lighter fluid or similar liquids, to keep flammable liquids a safe distance away, and not to use chimney cleaners or flame colorants in the fireplace.
We leave a short list of these rules with you at handover. A new fireplace starts easily with newspaper, dry kindling and small splits, which is how we light the first fire with you.
How you use the room decides the fireplace
A fireplace for a few cool evenings a year and one meant to warm the room through a long evening call for different sizes, placements and accessories. So does a fireplace that has to share a wall with a television, a window or a built-in bookcase.
Our specialists ask how the room is really used before recommending a model or a spot. The answers shape the plan more than any showroom display does, and they often point to a smaller, simpler fireplace than the one people first picture.
What drives the cost of a new fireplace
The biggest cost drivers are the type of fireplace, the length and route of the chimney, the roof and chase work, the hearth and face finish, and whether an old unit has to come out first. Permit and electrical work add their own lines.
We explain each driver for your project at the free inspection and put them in writing with upfront pricing, so you can adjust the plan knowing which choices move the total. Sometimes a different wall or a shorter chimney route changes the number more than a different fireplace does.
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Fireplace questions Princeton/Silver Star homeowners ask next
What people in Princeton/Silver Star ask us before a fireplace is ordered.
Can a television hang over a wood-burning fireplace?
Sometimes. The fireplace manual sets the mantel line, the television's maker sets its own heat limits, and both have to be satisfied. We show you how warm air climbs the wall, and the answer may be a deeper mantel, a higher mount or a different wall for the screen.
How large must the hearth in front of a factory-built fireplace be?
Section R1004.2 hands that decision to the fireplace listing, so the manual sets the size and the material. Embers land there when a log rolls, which is why we build it to the manual, face it in the noncombustible finish you choose and point out its edges before the rugs go back.
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