Factory-built and masonry fireplaces installed in Tildenville
We check the chimney route, the structure and the room in Tildenville before you choose. Book within 72 hours after your free inspection and take 10% off.
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The route, the framing and the hearth, checked in Tildenville
A fireplace location works or it does not. These checks decide it, written down before anything is ordered.
- Noncombustible face finish chosen with you
- Roof opening closed at the end of each day
- First fire lit together and controls explained
- Manual, model and chimney parts list left with you
Fireplace installation, explained by our Tildenville team
Three parts of the job our fireplace specialists walk through with Tildenville homeowners.
What may cover the face of the fireplace
The metal face of a factory-built fireplace may be covered only with noncombustible materials such as ceramic tile, brick or stone, according to the E-series manual, which warns that combustible finishes over the face may cause a structure fire. The same warning forbids covering cooling air slots or any part of the opening that would prevent an authorized glass door from being installed.
That is why the finish plan belongs in the installation plan. We confirm the tile or stone you want suits the manual and leave the slots and the door frame clear.
The damper stays open while the fire burns
A factory-built wood fireplace has a damper handle at the top of the firebox. The E-series manual states that the flue damper must be open at all times when the fireplace is in use, and a damper closed too early is a common reason a room fills with smoke.
We show you where the handle is, how it feels open and closed, and when it is safe to close it after the fire is completely out. It sounds obvious, but a new fireplace owner has never used this particular handle before.
No liquid starters, cleaners or colorants
The E-series fireplace is built for solid fuel only. Its manual says never to use gasoline, lantern fuel, kerosene, charcoal lighter fluid or similar liquids, to keep flammable liquids a safe distance away, and not to use chimney cleaners or flame colorants in the fireplace.
We leave a short list of these rules with you at handover. A new fireplace starts easily with newspaper, dry kindling and small splits, which is how we light the first fire with you.
A television above a wood fireplace
Heat from a wood fire rises past the mantel to whatever hangs on the wall above it. Fireplace manuals set clearances for combustible mantels and trim, while a television has heat limits set by its own maker, and the two sets of rules are separate.
When a screen is planned above the opening, we show you the manual's mantel line and explain how warm air travels up the wall. Sometimes the answer is a deeper mantel, sometimes a different mounting height, and sometimes the television belongs on another wall.
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Answers on adding a fireplace for Tildenville households
Short answers from our fireplace installers in Tildenville. Anything else, just call.
How high does the mantel have to be?
It depends on the fireplace. For a factory-built unit, the manual sets mantel height and depth, and on masonry the code keeps combustible trim 6 inches or more from the opening. We mark the line during installation.
How large must the hearth in front of a factory-built fireplace be?
Section R1004.2 hands that decision to the fireplace listing, so the manual sets the size and the material. Embers land there when a log rolls, which is why we build it to the manual, face it in the noncombustible finish you choose and point out its edges before the rugs go back.
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