A new gas fireplace in Lighthouse Point, installed to its manual
Choose the appliance with its vent route and room in view, not from a picture alone.
- Owned and run locally
- Available for same-day service
- Fully licensed and insured
- Family owned and run
Reasons to plan a gas fireplace in Lighthouse Point
- A renovation opening up the wall
- Several trades working on one room
- A particular look chosen for the wall
- Moving the fireplace to a different wall
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Building a gas fireplace around its manual
Natural gas or propane from the start
A gas fireplace is built or converted for one fuel, shown on its rating plate. Natural gas and propane units use different orifices and pressures, and some models are sold in separate versions for each. The fuel your home uses decides which version to order.
Tell us which fuel you have, or plan to have, before the unit is chosen. If the home has neither, the supply must be arranged with the gas utility, a propane supplier or a gas contractor. We plan the appliance side and coordinate the timing, but the supply itself sits with them.
Where a direct-vent unit gets its air
A direct-vent gas fireplace is sealed from the room. It draws combustion air from outside and sends combustion products back out through the same vent assembly, usually one pipe inside another. The glass front stays closed during operation.
That design gives more freedom over position, because the vent can end on a wall or a roof rather than needing a chimney. The freedom has limits, though. The manual sets the allowed vent lengths, elbows and termination clearances, and we plan the route within those limits before cutting anything.
Building a chase for the unit and vent
When a fireplace sits outside the main wall line, it usually goes in a chase, a framed box that encloses the appliance and often the vent. One manual says the chase should be built like the other outside walls of the home, insulated and sealed, and should not break the building envelope.
The same manual asks for the chase to be blocked so blown insulation and other combustibles cannot reach the fireplace or vent. We give the builder the chase requirements for the chosen model, or frame to them ourselves where that is part of the agreed scope.
Decorative caps and shrouds must be listed
You may want a decorative cover over a roof or wall termination. The manuals allow only listed decorative caps and shrouds used with the approved vent system, and one warns that a decorative cover can change the clearances the cap needs.
If you want a decorative cap, we choose it from the list for your vent system and check its clearances before ordering. A shroud made on site or taken from another product is not used. The chosen cap is recorded with the vent parts, so future service knows what is fitted.
The installation checklist for your gas unit
- Listing and manual confirmed for the model
- Appliance set, leveled and secured
- Vent assembled with every joint locked
- Walkthrough and manuals handed over
What people ask about new gas fireplaces
Does the installation include the barrier screen and glass?
Yes. The barrier screen and glass assembly supplied with the unit are fitted as the manual shows. They are part of the appliance rather than optional trim, and the unit is not handed over without them.
Can you move an existing gas fireplace to another wall?
Moving a unit is treated as a new installation at the new position, with its own vent route, framing and supply coordination. The old opening and vent need closing properly, which may involve other trades.
Can a gas fireplace be added to a room with no fireplace?
Often, if a permitted vent route and a suitable framed enclosure can be created. The project inspection tells you whether your chosen position works and what construction it needs before anything is ordered.
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Chimney & Fireplace Brands We Work With
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Copperfield Chimney Supply 
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