Your new fireplace in Medley, installed to its listing
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- Owned and run locally
- Available for same-day service
- Fully licensed and insured
- Family owned and run
Room and chimney conditions behind new fireplace plans
- A prefab unit with a warped firebox
- A blank wall where a fire belongs
- A second fireplace for another room
- Framing too close to the old unit
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Masonry and factory-built installation, side by side
Keep the chimney inside the conditioned house
Manuals for factory-built fireplaces recommend a chimney that rises inside the conditioned part of the house. A chimney surrounded by indoor air tends to draw better as the fire starts and as it dies down. An exterior route is possible, but it needs a properly built chase.
We compare an interior path with an exterior chase for your room. The interior path may take more framing work inside, while the chase adds exterior construction and finishing. Both appear on the estimate with their trade-offs explained, so the choice is yours to make.
Handling ashes from the new fireplace
Ashes can hold live embers long after a fire looks dead. Manuals and EPA guidance call for a metal container with a tight lid, placed on a noncombustible surface outdoors and away from anything that can burn. Ashes stay in it until they are fully cold.
We explain ash removal at handover because it is easy to get wrong in the early weeks. Remove ashes only when the fireplace is cold. A cardboard box or a plastic bin is not a safe place for them.
Keeping the maker's warranty intact
Fireplace makers attach conditions to their warranties. Unapproved parts, modifications, overfiring and installation outside the manual can void them, along with the listing itself. The warranty terms travel with the model, so they belong in your files. Some makers also want the model and serial number recorded.
We install to the manual and use only listed parts, which keeps those conditions met. Our workmanship warranty covers the installation work we do, separately from the maker's product warranty. The written record shows which is which. Ask us to explain any warranty clause you find unclear.
If smoke drifts into the room after installation
Smoke that escapes into the room usually has a simple cause. Manuals list a damper not fully open, too little air reaching the fire, exhaust fans running, a blocked cap, wet wood and a chimney that is too short. Most of these can be checked quickly.
Start with the damper and the fans, then look at the wood you are burning. If the problem continues, stop using the fireplace and tell us. We check the draft, the cap and the air supply against the manual and explain what we find.
What we confirm before a new fireplace is ordered
- Proposed fireplace location and room use
- Chase framing for an exterior chimney
- Decorative shroud limits under the listing
- Structural support for chimney sections
What people ask about wood fireplace installation
Can the old chimney pipe stay when a prefab unit is replaced?
Usually not. The new fireplace is listed with its own chimney, and mixing it with pipe from another system breaks that listing. We check the old pipe's markings and the new manual, and explain the rare cases where the maker allows reuse.
What does the free inspection include for a new fireplace in Medley?
We look at the room, the floor structure, the wall you prefer, the attic framing, the roof exit and a place for outside air. For a replacement, we add the old unit, its chimney and the enclosure.
How long does a fireplace installation take from start to finish?
It depends on the type. A factory-built installation moves through framing, the unit, the chimney, the roof and the hearth, while masonry needs more time between stages. The estimate sets out the sequence and the expected schedule.
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Chimney & Fireplace Brands We Work With
DuraVent 
Olympia Chimney and Venting 
Copperfield Chimney Supply 
Rutland 
Heatilator 
Heat & Glo