Local fireplace installation pros in Westchase
Replacing an old factory-built unit? Local pros tell you what can stay and what has to change.
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Every installation follows the manual or the code, and our workmanship warranty covers the work.
A masonry fireplace starts below the floor
A site-built masonry fireplace is heavy, and it needs a foundation of its own. Section R1001.2 of the Florida residential code calls for a footing at least 12 inches thick, made of concrete or solid masonry, that reaches at least 6 inches past the face of the fireplace or foundation wall on every side.
On an existing house, that often means opening the floor or the ground outside the wall. Our pros look at the footing first when you ask about a masonry fireplace in Westchase, because it shapes the schedule, the disruption and the price long before the firebox takes shape.
Keeping framing away from masonry
Masonry carries heat into whatever touches it. Florida's residential code, section R1001.11, keeps wood beams, joists, studs and other combustible material a minimum of 2 inches away from a masonry fireplace's front faces and sides, and 4 inches away from its back. Section R1001.12 adds fireblocking as described in section R302.11.
On new construction that is simple to plan. In an existing house, the wall framing around the new fireplace may need changes. Our pros show you where the framing sits relative to the masonry before construction starts in Westchase.
Reusing an old fireplace opening
Remodels sometimes uncover an old fireplace opening, or a family wants a fireplace back where one used to be. The space may look ready, but the original unit's chimney, hearth and framing may not suit a new fireplace. A new unit has to meet its own listing and the current code, whatever stood there before.
Our pros open up only what is needed to see the framing and the old chimney, then report what can stay. If the opening needs rework, the estimate says so and prices it on its own line for your home in Westchase.
Yearly cleaning and inspection after installation
A new fireplace starts clean, but regular fires change that. NFPA heating safety guidance wants a qualified professional to clean and inspect chimneys and other heating equipment once a year.
Our team can put the first yearly visit on the calendar when the installation is finished. That visit checks the firebox, the chimney run and the cap and keeps the fireplace working as the manual intends. Keep the manual and the installation papers handy, since they tell the next person exactly which system is in your Westchase home.
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The installation is 10% off for 72 hours after your free inspection.
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- Factory-built or masonry option chosen with you
- Outside air intake location chosen
- Chase framing and finish planned for outside walls
- 10% off when booked within 72 hours of the inspection
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