New wood-burning fireplaces installed in Timberleaf
Our Timberleaf specialists read the manual for your model before any stud is cut or any part is ordered.
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Measured on your Timberleaf roof and walls, then written down
None of this comes from a showroom. Our installers confirm it on site during the free visit.
- Roof height set by the ten-foot rule
- Outside air kit and inlet location
- Glass doors and screen from the approved list
- Old fireplace and chimney removed and hauled away
Before any wall is opened for a fireplace in Timberleaf
Explained by the crew that frames and pipes fireplaces in Timberleaf.
Standoffs and the header above the firebox
Factory-built fireplaces carry standoffs, metal spacers built into the top and sides that hold framing at the tested distance. Any framing across the top of the fireplace, one manual says, must sit above the level of the top standoffs.
A header dropped too low presses combustible lumber against hot metal the listing never allowed. We set the header to the standoffs, confirm the gaps with the unit in place and leave the framing open for inspection where the building department asks to see it.
Air space around every chimney section
Chimney sections need their own clearance to framing. In one maker's instructions, a minimum air space of two inches is kept between the framing and the chimney section at any level, from the top of the fireplace to the roof.
That clearance governs how chases, closets and attics are framed around the pipe. We lay out the chimney route before framing begins, so the openings in each floor and ceiling are cut to leave the required space on every side, with nothing stuffed into the gap later.
Weather protection for the chase top and cap
Detailed instructions for the chase top, storm collar and termination cap come packed with those parts. To protect against corrosion on parts exposed to weather, the E-series manual recommends painting the chase top and termination cap with a rust-resistant paint.
We follow the packed instructions for each part, including the air space between the chimney and the enclosure, and we tell you at handover which parts are exposed and what their upkeep looks like over the years.
Sequencing the fireplace with other trades
A new fireplace touches framing, roofing, electrical work, drywall, tile or stone and paint. The fireplace steps have to fall in the right order, so air spaces, firestops and inspections are not buried by the next trade before anyone has looked at them.
We set that order at the planning stage and share the manual's clearance and finish rules with the other trades on the job. When everyone works from the same manual, the finished wall meets the listing without anything being torn back out.
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What Timberleaf homeowners want to know about adding a fireplace
If we missed your question, our Timberleaf fireplace team answers the phone.
Can the old chimney pipe be reused with a new fireplace?
Usually not. A factory-built fireplace's listing names its own chimney system, so pipe installed for the old unit belongs to the old listing. We explain what applies to your replacement before anything is ordered.
Is a smell during the first few fires normal?
For a short while, yes. The early fires cure the paint and the materials inside the firebox, and most manuals ask for a run of smaller fires first. We light the first one with you, watch the draft with the doors open and shut, and suggest a window open while the curing finishes.
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