New fireplace installation, planned for your Westyn Bay home
Our Westyn Bay specialists read the manual for your model before any stud is cut or any part is ordered.
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Chimney, hearth and face items for Westyn Bay fireplace jobs
Every point below is checked against the fireplace manual or the code chapter that applies, then priced as its own line.
- Glass doors and screen from the approved list
- Old fireplace and chimney removed and hauled away
- First fire lit together and controls explained
- Your 10% off for booking within 72 hours, written on the estimate
What decides where a fireplace can go in Westyn Bay
A closer look at the chimney route, the hearth and the face in Westyn Bay.
Factory-built and site-built masonry fireplaces
A new wood-burning fireplace is one of two kinds. A factory-built fireplace is a metal firebox made and tested as a system with its own chimney pipe, delivered to the house and framed in. A masonry fireplace is built on site from a footing up, with a firebox, hearth and chimney laid in brick, block, stone or concrete.
Both can give a real wood fire, and they follow different rules. The factory-built unit follows its listing and manual. The masonry fireplace follows Florida Residential Code chapter 10. Our free inspection starts by working out which suits the room, the structure and the budget you have in mind.
Keeping the new fireplace dry during construction
A fireplace delivered to an open framing job can sit in the rain if nobody plans for it. One maker cautions against exposing its fireplace to the elements and asks that it be kept dry at all times, noting that wet insulation will produce an odor when the fireplace is used.
We schedule delivery for when the unit can go under cover, and a roof opening is closed at the end of each working day. Those small steps keep the first fire from smelling like a wet attic.
How far a masonry hearth extension reaches
Section R1001.10 requires hearth extensions to reach at least 16 inches in front of and at least 8 inches beyond each side of the fireplace opening, and the code asks for more when the opening is large. That is the floor that catches a rolling log or a spray of sparks.
We lay the extension out on the floor plan early, because it takes more room than people expect and affects where furniture, doors and flooring transitions go.
Yearly inspection of a new fireplace
NFPA 211, the national standard for chimneys, fireplaces, vents and solid fuel-burning appliances, sets a yearly inspection for soundness, deposits and clearances, and cleaning or repair follows whenever that inspection calls for it.
A new fireplace is at its best on day one, and yearly visits keep it there. We record the install date and the chimney parts so the first inspection starts with the facts, and we are glad to handle that visit when it comes due.
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Asked by Westyn Bay homeowners before a fireplace goes in
If we missed your question, our Westyn Bay fireplace team answers the phone.
Can I choose any glass doors?
On a factory-built fireplace, gasketed doors are allowed only when the system is listed for them. We order doors from your manual's approved list and hang them square.
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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