A wood insert sized, lined and installed in Southern Oaks
Our Southern Oaks insert specialists read your model's manual before anything is measured, ordered or installed.
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Your fireplace insert estimate for Southern Oaks, item by item
Our family-owned crew measures, notes and explains each point in plain words at your Southern Oaks home.
- Fireplace measured against the manual's minimum sizes
- Flue identified, checked and swept if needed
- Insert leveled and door latch checked
- Drop cloths from the door to the hearth
Fireplace insert know-how for Southern Oaks homes
How the manual, the flue and your fireplace shape the plan in Southern Oaks.
Four measurements that decide whether a model fits
Insert manuals give the smallest fireplace a model can go into as a front width, a rear width, a height and a depth. The Pacific Insert guide lists all four for its model, plus a minimum chimney height. A unit that clears the front of the opening can still strike the back wall or the lintel.
Our installer measures at the face and at the back of the firebox, takes the depth at the floor and near the damper line, and sets each number against the model you prefer. If it will not fit, you hear that during the visit, well before anything is ordered.
The old damper is locked open or taken out
An insert exhausts through its liner, so the fireplace damper has no remaining job. Insert manuals direct that it be locked fully open or removed completely. Pacific's guide says exactly that, and adds that the damper plate may come out where needed to pass the liner through.
A damper left in place and later closed by mistake could block the exhaust path, which is why it is secured or removed during the installation. We tell you which applies to your fireplace, and the handle area is left neat so nobody reaches for a control that no longer does anything.
The baffle above the fire
The baffle is the plate or row of bricks across the top of the firebox that lengthens the path of the smoke and helps it burn. Pacific's guide includes a baffle removal section, because the baffle also comes out to reach the connector through the flue outlet.
The Travis manual asks owners to check that the baffle bricks are intact with no gaps between them. We show you where the baffle sits and what a displaced brick looks like, so you can spot it after a vigorous raking.
Firebrick inside the insert
Many inserts line their firebox floor and sides with firebrick that protects the steel from direct flame. The Travis manual directs replacing any severely damaged firebrick along the sides or floor.
A hairline crack in a firebrick is normal wear, while a missing or crumbled brick exposes steel to heat it was never meant to take. We show you how the bricks sit so you can check them each time you clean out the ash, and we tell you where replacement bricks come from for your model.
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Insert questions Southern Oaks homeowners ask next
If we missed your question, our Southern Oaks insert team answers the phone.
What if my mantel is too close to the opening?
We measure it against the model's clearance table. The options are usually a model with a smaller mantel clearance, raising or replacing the mantel with noncombustible material, or a protection method the manual itself describes.
Can you remove my old insert?
Yes. We take out the old unit and its surround, disconnect its pipe and any wiring, and haul it away when that is part of the scope. Then we look at the firebox and flue it was covering.
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