Factory-built or masonry fireplaces, installed in Galt Ocean Mile
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- Available for same-day service
- Fully licensed and insured
- Family owned and run
Signals that a prefab unit needs replacing
- A prefab unit with a warped firebox
- Old chimney pipe with separated joints
- Missing parts nobody can identify
- Chimney parts from mixed brands
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Fireplace installation work, explained in plain terms
Framing the enclosure to the manual's dimensions
A factory-built unit sits inside a framed enclosure built to the sizes in its manual. The framing sets the opening, the header height and the space around the firebox. Small errors here show up later as a face that will not finish flush or a clearance that is not met.
We frame to the model's printed dimensions and check them again before the unit goes in. Where your wall already has framing, we explain what must be moved or added. The framing work appears as its own item, separate from the unit and the finish.
Air spaces around the unit stay empty
Manuals require air space between the fireplace and nearby framing, and between the chimney sections and the wood around them. That space must not be packed with insulation or other material. Filling it can let heat build up in the framing where no one can see it.
We keep the required gaps open and show you where they are before the walls close. If insulation was added around an old unit, we explain why it has to come out. The air-space checks are listed on your written record of the work.
What lies beneath the hearth extension
Heat reaches down through a hearth, so what lies beneath it matters. In masonry work, the code does not allow combustible forms or material to remain under the hearth or extension. For factory-built units, the manual sets any thermal protection needed over a combustible floor.
We check the floor structure where the hearth will sit and explain what goes between it and the finish. A beautiful stone slab laid straight onto a wood subfloor may fall short of the manual. The protection layer is listed so it is not skipped for looks.
Planning a second fireplace in the house
A second wood fireplace needs its own complete system. Each factory-built unit has its own listed chimney, and each masonry fireplace has its own flue. Connecting two fireplaces to one flue is not an option in these designs.
Tell us where both fireplaces would go, even if the second is years away. Planning the routes together can avoid a chimney path that blocks the other later. We price the fireplaces separately, so you can build one now and keep the plan for the next.
Checked and written down before installation starts
- Proposed fireplace location and room use
- Factory-built unit and its listed chimney
- Removal of a failed prefab unit
- Exhaust fans and house pressure review
New fireplace questions, answered plainly
Why does my new fireplace need an outside air supply?
The Florida Building Code asks for exterior air to fireplaces unless the room is mechanically ventilated and kept at neutral or positive pressure. For a factory-built unit, the air parts must be listed components. We plan the intake with the chimney route.
Does a zero clearance fireplace mean framing can touch it anywhere?
No. The name means certain framing may come close to the casing, as the manual shows. Air spaces, standoffs, header rules and a noncombustible zone around the face still apply, and we mark each of them during framing.
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.
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Chimney & Fireplace Brands We Work With
DuraVent 
Olympia Chimney and Venting 
Copperfield Chimney Supply 
Rutland 
Heatilator 
Heat & Glo