What's Included

Gas fireplace vents in Alderene Park, in detail

Why vent parts are never mixed

DuraVent's direct vent instructions list actions that void its warranty and may create serious fire, health or safety hazards, including installing a damaged component, modifying the system without authorization and installing pipe or parts not approved by DuraVent or the appliance maker. Its Type B instructions say plainly not to mix and match with other makers' vents or improvised solutions.

A section borrowed from another brand may not lock or seal as designed, and the listing no longer describes what is installed. Our team replaces vent parts on your Alderene Park fireplace only with approved components from the same system.

How high a B-vent must rise

Florida's fuel gas code (section 503.6.6) requires a Type B gas vent to terminate not less than 5 feet in vertical height above the highest connected draft hood or flue collar, and section 503.6.7 requires it to end with a listed cap or listed roof assembly. DuraVent adds that pipe from 3 to 12 inches in diameter must end at least 2 feet higher than an adjacent wall or obstruction within 8 feet.

Height and the cap both affect how the vent draws. Our team checks the B-vent above your Alderene Park roof against the roof pitch table in the vent instructions, the nearby walls and the code, and prices any extension or cap replacement it needs.

Firestops where the vent passes through

Where a vent passes through a floor or ceiling, a firestop closes the opening around the pipe while holding the required clearance. DuraVent's direct vent instructions require firestops at each floor and ceiling, and a wall thimble or wall firestop may be required by the appliance maker where the vent goes through a wall.

In the attic or ceiling space above your Alderene Park fireplace, our team checks that the firestops are in place and that the vent sits properly in them. A missing or damaged firestop is priced on its own line.

Cleanup and a written record

Vent work can mean opened panels, drilled walls and roof access. Our crew protects floors and finishes near the fireplace, cleans up at the end of each day and hauls away old pipe and packaging.

Once your Alderene Park fireplace work is done, you receive a written record of the vent components installed and the checks we made. Keep it with the fireplace manual for the next service visit.