Fireplace installation and prefab replacement by local pros in Robinswood
Same-day visits available in Robinswood. Our crew explains the chimney, the hearth and the permit in plain words.
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The written fireplace scope we leave in Robinswood
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- Roof height set by the ten-foot rule
- Mantel line marked from the manual
- Old fireplace and chimney removed and hauled away
- First fire lit together and controls explained
Fireplace details our installers explain in Robinswood
Useful to know before you approve a fireplace installation in Robinswood.
The ten-foot rule at the roof
Florida Residential Code section R1003.9 requires a chimney to extend at least 2 feet higher than any portion of a building within 10 feet, and at least 3 feet above the highest point where it passes through the roof. The E-series manual repeats the same rule for its chimney.
The rule protects draft and keeps sparks and exhaust away from the roof. We measure the roof around the planned penetration, including nearby ridges and taller parts of the house, and the chimney height on the estimate comes from that measurement.
The ten-foot rule for a masonry chimney
The termination rule in section R1003.9 covers masonry chimneys too, so the top stands 3 feet or more over the roof penetration and 2 feet or more over anything on the house within 10 feet.
For a masonry chimney, extra height means extra brick, extra weight on the footing and taller scaffolding. We work it out at the planning stage, so the chimney's final height is agreed before the first course is laid and the footing is sized for it.
A new fireplace is permitted work
Florida Building Code, Building, section 105.1 requires anyone who intends to construct, enlarge, alter or repair a building, or cause such work to be done, to first apply to the building official and obtain the required permit. Adding or replacing a fireplace and its chimney falls within that kind of work.
The local building department decides what it needs to see. We tell you what applies at your address, list any permit fee separately and plan the work so inspections can happen at the right stage.
Yearly inspection of a new fireplace
NFPA 211, the national standard for chimneys, fireplaces, vents and solid fuel-burning appliances, sets a yearly inspection for soundness, deposits and clearances, and cleaning or repair follows whenever that inspection calls for it.
A new fireplace is at its best on day one, and yearly visits keep it there. We record the install date and the chimney parts so the first inspection starts with the facts, and we are glad to handle that visit when it comes due.
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Answers on adding a fireplace for Robinswood households
Short answers from our fireplace installers in Robinswood. Anything else, just call.
Do you remove the old fireplace?
Yes, when it is part of the scope. We open the face, remove the chimney from the roof down, slide out the old firebox and haul it away, then install and finish the new system.
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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