Sealed gas fireplace inserts installed by local pros in Sky Lake
A sealed gas insert fitted to your existing fireplace in Sky Lake, with its own vent to the chimney top. Free inspection from our local family team.
- Licensed & insured
- Locally run
- Family owned and operated
- Same-day service available
Your Sky Lake gas insert estimate, item by item
An insert has to suit the firebox, the chimney and the gas supply. In Sky Lake, we confirm points like these at the free inspection.
- Gas supply work by a qualified gas professional, on its own line
- Shutoff valve location and service slack in the gas line
- Surround size, depth and overlap on the fireplace face
- Barrier screen front ordered with the insert
Gas insert details our Sky Lake team gets right
From the firebox to the chimney top, here is how a gas insert comes together in Sky Lake homes.
Who runs the gas line
The gas supply to an insert is a piece of work in its own right. Heat & Glo's manual says gas line installation and service must be performed by a qualified installer or plumber following the applicable codes, which it names as NFPA 54 and the current International Fuel Gas Code.
Your estimate lists the gas line as a separate item and names who will do it, so you know before install day. Our team coordinates the timing, so the line is ready when the insert is set and the connection can be checked before the surround goes on.
Running the insert in a power outage
Electronic ignition needs power, which raises a fair question for Florida homeowners: what happens when the lights go out? The Supreme insert comes with a battery pack that can run it during an outage, and its manual says batteries are for emergencies and not a long-term power source.
The same manual says not to leave batteries stored in the pack while the insert runs on its transformer. We show you where the pack lives and how to switch it in, so you are not reading the manual by flashlight.
Sealing a wall built out around the fireplace
Sometimes the fireplace face is built out with a new wall to update its look. Heat & Glo says the surround must overlap that wall extension, and that the transition to the existing masonry wall must be sealed to keep heat from escaping behind the wall.
The manual gives two ways to seal that transition, high-temperature silicone rated for 300 degrees or insulation packed into the voids between the masonry and the steel studs, and says slots in the steel studs must be sealed too. If a face-lift is part of your plans, we work out the order with you, so the insert, the new wall and the surround fit together the way the manual shows.
A surround that closes the gap
The surround is what you see around the insert, and it also closes the opening between the insert and the fireplace face. The Supreme manual says to push the insert in until the surround tightly overlaps the fireplace opening, and allows only an approved surround to cover the built-in grilles of a wood-burning fireplace.
It rules out shrouds, sheet metal plates or other parts used to seal off those vents. We fit the surround the maker supplies for your model and adjust the leveling legs until it sits tight against the face all the way around.
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Your gas insert questions, Sky Lake edition
Answers from the family-owned team that fits gas inserts in Sky Lake.
Do I need a new liner for a gas insert?
Yes. A direct-vent insert uses its own liners, one for exhaust and one for combustion air, running from the insert to a cap at the chimney top. They come from the vent system named in its manual.
Does the fireplace inspection in Sky Lake cost anything?
Nothing at all. Our installer measures the fireplace in your Sky Lake home, answers your questions and leaves a written estimate, and you decide in your own time.
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