Family-owned wood fireplace installation in Washington Shores
Wood-burning fireplaces installed in Washington Shores by a family-owned team that treats your home like its own.
- Licensed & insured
- Locally run
- Family owned and operated
- Same-day service available
Chimney, hearth and face items for Washington Shores fireplace jobs
Every point below is checked against the fireplace manual or the code chapter that applies, then priced as its own line.
- Framed opening and header set to the standoffs
- Outside air kit and inlet location
- Noncombustible face finish chosen with you
- Our workmanship warranty on the fireplace work we do
What decides where a fireplace can go in Washington Shores
A closer look at the chimney route, the hearth and the face in Washington Shores.
Plan the outside air kit on day one
An outside air kit brings combustion air from outdoors to the firebox through a listed duct. The E-series manual notes that optional parts can be added later, with one exception: adding an outside air kit after the fact requires significant reconstruction, so it should go in during the initial installation.
That is why outside air is decided at the planning stage, well before the drywall is finished. We show you where the duct would run, where the inlet would sit on the outside wall and how it ties into the framing, before any wall is closed.
The hearth of a masonry fireplace
Section R1001.9 has masonry fireplace hearths and hearth extensions made of concrete or masonry, carried on noncombustible supports and reinforced for their own weight along with every load put on them. Section R1001.9.1 sets the minimum hearth thickness at 4 inches.
The hearth under the fire and the extension out front carry weight, so they are structure first and decoration second. We plan the support below them before choosing the finish stone on top, and we make sure the floor framing around the hearth is kept the required distance from the masonry.
Keeping framing away from masonry
Masonry stores heat and passes it outward over a long fire, so framing keeps its distance. Under section R1001.11, wood beams, joists, studs and other combustible material keep a gap of 2 inches or more at the front and sides of a masonry fireplace and 4 inches or more behind it.
We frame around a masonry fireplace with those gaps in mind and check them before the walls close. Framing pushed tight against the brick is one of the defects a careful installation avoids from the start.
The documents that stay with the fireplace
The manual, the model and serial number, the chimney parts list, the permit record and the installation date all belong with the house. The listing label on the unit also has to stay accessible, because inspectors and technicians read it first.
We leave those documents with you in one place. Future service, a yearly inspection or a home sale then has what it needs without anyone pulling the face apart to find out what was installed.
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What Washington Shores homeowners want to know about adding a fireplace
What people in Washington Shores ask us before a fireplace is ordered.
Do you remove the old fireplace?
Yes, when it is part of the scope. We open the face, remove the chimney from the roof down, slide out the old firebox and haul it away, then install and finish the new system.
Is the inspection really free?
Yes. We look at the room, the route to the roof, the structure and any existing fireplace, then give you a written estimate with upfront pricing. Save 10% on any service booked within 72 hours after the free inspection.
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