Family-owned gas fireplace installation in Southchase
Picked a model already? Our Southchase team reads its manual and checks the wall, the vent and the fuel before you buy.
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Gas fireplace estimate items for your Southchase home
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- Framing dimensions from the manual, including the finished surface
- Base under the unit and clearance to the ceiling
- Power to the junction box, done by an electrician
- Wall switch, remote or thermostat wiring before drywall
How a new gas fireplace comes together in Southchase
From the framing to the vent cap, this is how a gas fireplace is installed in Southchase homes.
Room volume and appliance input
Where the code ties a gas appliance to room size, it uses a simple ratio. Section 304.5.1 of Florida's Fuel Gas Code sets the standard method at fifty cubic feet of room volume for every 1,000 BTUs per hour of input.
We measure the room, read the input from the rating plate and do the arithmetic with you. For a direct-vent unit installed to its listing, the direct-vent exception usually applies, and we show you which rule governs your room.
Power to the fireplace's junction box
Many gas fireplaces need household power. The Novus manual says 110 to 120 volts is wired to the unit's junction box, either for optional accessories on a standing pilot model or for the operation of a model with electronic ignition.
An electrician runs any new circuit or wiring to that junction box, and it has its own line on the estimate. We plan the box location with the framing so the connection is made before the wall is closed.
Hot glass and young children
Every gas fireplace manual carries the same message about children. The Novus manual warns that hot glass will cause burns, asks owners to keep children away and carefully supervise them in the same room as the appliance, and to alert both children and adults to the hazard of high temperatures.
For families, we talk through the room layout, the barrier and a safety gate before the first fire. The glass and surround stay hot after the flame goes out, and it helps to know that on day one.
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Before you add a gas fireplace in Southchase
Answers from the family-owned team that installs gas fireplaces in Southchase.
Natural gas or propane, which should I choose?
Usually the fuel your home already has. If there is no natural gas service, propane from a tank works well. The fireplace must be built for, or converted with the maker's kit to, the fuel it will burn.
Can a wood mantel go above a gas fireplace?
Yes, at the height the manual's mantel chart requires for its depth. Deeper mantels sit higher. We check your mantel against the chart before the framing is set.
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