Fireplace Services

Electric fireplace installation details for Casselberry homes

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Finish materials around the unit

Tile, stone or trim around an electric fireplace should frame it without blocking its airflow. One maker limits any decorative finish that overhangs the unit to half an inch, so heated air can leave the outlet freely. The same rule applies whether the surround is stone, tile or wood trim.

We share the manual's finish limits with you and with any tile setter or carpenter before they start. A handsome surround that covers the heater outlet would have to come off again, and nobody wants to pay for the same wall twice.

Room in front of the heater

Furniture, pillows, bedding, papers, clothes and curtains should stay three feet from the front of the heater, according to one built-in manual. NFPA gives the same three-foot advice for heating equipment in general.

We place the unit so the room works with that space. A sofa that would have to sit a short step from the glass is a sign the fireplace belongs on another wall, and we would rather say so during the inspection than after the installation.

Intakes and outlets left open

An electric fireplace heater pulls air in through an intake and pushes warm air out through an outlet. The manuals we reference warn against blocking either one or covering the front of the unit, since the heater depends on that airflow to run as designed. Decorative logs, stones or glass media are set so they sit in the flame tray and away from the heater outlet.

Our installers check that trim, decorative media and furnishings leave both openings clear. At handover we point out the intake and the outlet, so everyone in the home knows which parts must stay uncovered.

The warm trim around the heater

An electric fireplace has no open flame, but the trim around the heater outlet can get hot enough to matter. The built-in manual we follow says so and asks that young children be supervised near the unit.

We show you where the warm areas are during the handover and suggest spots for rugs, toys and pet beds away from the heater outlet. That conversation takes a few minutes and saves surprises on the first cool evening. The same goes for curtains and furniture that could drift toward the front of the unit.