Fireplace installation planned around your Lutz home

A factory-built fireplace is installed to its listing

Under section R1004.1 of the Florida Building Code, Residential, a factory-built fireplace must carry a listing and label, must have been tested to UL 127, and must go in according to the conditions of that listing. In practice, the manufacturer's installation manual becomes the rulebook for the whole job.

That manual sets the framing dimensions, the clearances, the hearth, the chimney parts and the finishing limits for one exact model. Our pros work from the manual for the unit you choose and keep it on site through the installation, so nothing is left to habits carried over from a different model.

Permits and inspections for a new fireplace

Adding a fireplace changes the structure, the roof and the fire safety of a home, so the local building department normally reviews it. Chimney makers say the same. DuraTech's instructions tell installers to contact the local building or fire official about permits, restrictions and inspections before work starts.

Our pros explain the permit and inspection steps for your address in Lutz and plan the job so inspectors can see the concealed parts before walls and ceilings are closed. Those steps and their timing appear in the estimate, so the schedule holds no surprises.

What your written estimate spells out

A fireplace installation involves more parts and trades than most home projects, so the estimate has to be specific. Ours names every piece of the job, the work we include and the work others handle.

You approve the price before anything is ordered, with no hidden fees, and approving the installation within 72 hours of the inspection takes 10% off.

• The fireplace model and its listed chimney system
• Framing, chase and any structural work
• Hearth extension size and material
• Roof opening, cap and chase top
• Permit and inspection steps
• Work handled by other trades

What you keep after installation

When the fireplace is finished, you should have more than a working fire. Our pros hand over the installation and operating manual, point out the listing label on the unit and go through the fuel and care rules with you.

Keep those papers with your house records. They tell anyone who works on the fireplace later exactly which system is installed, which matters for replacement parts and repairs in the years ahead. Our work in Lutz is backed by a workmanship warranty and our 100% satisfaction guarantee.