Fireplace insert installation by local installers in Robinswood
We check the fireplace, the flue and the hearth in Robinswood before you buy. Book within 72 hours after the inspection and take 10% off.
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The fit, the flue and the hearth, checked in Robinswood
An insert fits or it does not. These are the checks that decide it, written down before anything is ordered.
- Connector to the collar made as the manual shows
- Surround sized to the fireplace face and sealed where required
- First fire lit together and controls explained
- Existing chimney cap checked for fit with the liner
Wood insert installation, explained by our Robinswood team
Three parts of the job our insert specialists walk through with Robinswood homeowners.
The surround panel and what it does
The surround is the steel panel framing the insert face. It closes the gap between the unit and the edges of the fireplace opening, and in some installations it forms the seal the manual requires. It looks like trim, but it has a job.
Makers offer surrounds in set sizes, and a panel that is too small leaves the rough opening showing at the edges. We measure the full face of your fireplace, including uneven brick or stone, and the estimate names the surround size we plan to order.
Sizing heat output to the room
EPA's guidance on choosing a wood heater stresses matching its size to the space it will heat. An oversized insert usually gets run with its air turned down so the room does not overheat, and that is exactly how it ends up making more smoke.
We ask how big the room is, how much it opens onto the rest of the house and how often you plan to burn. That conversation usually narrows the models more usefully than the brochure does.
Comparing two models for the same fireplace
Two inserts with similar heat output can differ in their minimum fireplace sizes, mantel and side clearances, hearth requirements, flue size and blower power. Those differences, more than the brochure photo, decide which one suits a given fireplace.
When you are torn between models, our specialists set them side by side against your measurements and explain the installation each would need. Sometimes the cheaper unit costs more to install, and sometimes the reverse, and you should know which before choosing.
Keeping curtains and furniture back from the front
The Travis manual asks for furniture, drapes, curtains, wood, paper and other combustibles to be kept at least 36 inches from the front of its insert. Other manuals give their own figure, and the one for your model is the one that counts.
We point out that distance on the floor at the walkthrough, so the sofa, the rug and the firewood basket can be placed with it in mind. A room arranged around an open fireplace sometimes needs a small rethink once an insert is running.
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Wood insert questions we answer in Robinswood
Honest answers from our Robinswood 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.
Will my hearth be big enough?
Insert manuals set how far the noncombustible hearth must reach in front of and beside the opening, and whether a flush hearth needs to reach further. We measure yours and write any extension into the estimate.
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