Fireplace installation planned for homes in Boca West
We explain each decision before you approve it, from the model and hearth to the chimney termination.
- Owned and run locally
- Available for same-day service
- Fully licensed and insured
- Family owned and run
Worn prefab units and empty walls we plan around
- Renovation plans that include a fireplace
- An exterior chase that needs a new unit
- New construction with framing still open
- A masonry fireplace you want built new
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Installing a wood-burning fireplace, one decision at a time
Choosing where the fireplace sits in the room
Location affects how a wood fire behaves. Installation manuals warn against spots with heavy air movement, such as beside a door people use often or near a return for the air conditioning. Drafts across the opening can pull smoke into the room instead of up the chimney.
Walk us through the furniture plan and the doors you use. We look at the wall you prefer and at one or two alternatives. If your first choice fights the airflow in the house, we say so and explain what the difference means for everyday use.
Why a straight chimney path helps
Factory-built chimneys can bend around framing with listed offset sections, but the code and the manuals limit how many bends there may be and how steep they are. Each offset adds joints, supports and places where the path can go wrong. A straighter route is easier to build and to service.
We plan the route to use as few offsets as the house allows. When an obstacle forces a bend, the offset parts come from the same listed system. The estimate states how many offset sections the route needs, so you know why the parts list looks the way it does.
Where our work meets the finish trades
A fireplace installation usually ends where the finish begins. Tile setters, stone masons, plasterers and painters complete the face, often after we are gone. Each of them needs to know the noncombustible zones, the mantel limit and the hearth extension outline.
We mark those limits on site and list them in the written record so the finish trades can work to them. If you want us to handle any part of the finish, the estimate names it. Anything not named is left clearly to others.
Using the damper on a new unit
Most wood fireplaces have a damper that must be fully open whenever a fire burns. Manuals warn that a closed or partly closed damper can overheat the unit and spill smoke and flame into the room. Close it only once the fire is out and the ashes are cold.
We show you where the control is and how it feels when fully open. On some units the handle sits above the opening, while others use a rod or lever. Getting that habit right from the start prevents most early surprises.
Items we price separately for a new fireplace
- Roof opening and termination cap
- Daily cover for the open roof penetration
- Written record of the completed installation
- Masonry chimney lining and cleanout plan
Before you book a fireplace installation
How is the size of the hearth extension decided?
For a factory-built unit, its manual sets the size, material and any protection beneath it. For masonry, the code ties the extension to the size of the opening. We outline it on your floor during planning so you can see its reach.
Can the chimney run up an outside wall of the house?
Yes, inside a properly built chase. Manuals ask for the chase to be framed and sealed like an outside wall, with false ceilings and firestops as it rises. The chase, its cladding and its top are priced as separate items.
Do you set the tile or stone around the opening?
Only if the estimate names it. Often the finish belongs to a tile setter or mason. Either way, we mark the noncombustible zones and the mantel limit so whoever sets the finish works to the manual.
More Ways to Care for Your Fireplace
- Chimney Masonry RepairRepair affected chimney brickwork and joints with materials selected for the construction already in place.
- Gas Fireplace VentingAssess and repair the gas fireplace vent arrangement using components suited to the identified system.
- Smoke Chamber RepairRepair identified smoke-chamber surfaces with the access and material requirements clearly defined.
- Prefab and Zero-Clearance Fireplace RepairIdentify and repair manufactured fireplace components using the appropriate model information.
- Ventless Gas Fireplace ServiceService the identified vent-free appliance without bypassing its required safety components.
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Chimney & Fireplace Brands We Work With
DuraVent 
Olympia Chimney and Venting 
Copperfield Chimney Supply 
Rutland 
Heatilator 
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