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Installing an electric fireplace, start to finish
Every installation in Fern Park is priced upfront and covered by our 100% satisfaction guarantee.
Where the electrician comes in
New circuits, new outlets and hardwired connections are electrical work. The manuals we reference call for an electrician to do that work under local and national electrical codes, and it is separate from mounting and finishing the fireplace.
Our estimate draws that line clearly. You see the fireplace installation, the finish work and any electrician's step as separate items, in the order they happen. Nothing electrical is hidden inside a single installation price, and nobody improvises a connection to save a trip.
An opening that carries no weight
The built-in manual we reference says the fireplace is not load-bearing and that the framing should keep building materials from pressing on the top of the unit. A header above the opening takes the weight of the wall and of anything mounted on it.
When we frame a recess, the header and the side studs carry the wall, and the unit sits free inside the opening. That keeps the case straight, the glass unstressed and the unit removable if it ever needs service.
What goes on the wall above
A shelf, artwork or television above an electric fireplace sits in the heater's warm air. The linear manual we follow marks warmer zones above the heater and tells owners to follow the recommendations of the maker of whatever is mounted there.
We read both sets of instructions before planning the wall. If the television maker's limits and the fireplace layout conflict, we tell you during the inspection, while the fix is still a line on paper and not a hole in the drywall.
Space under and behind a freestanding unit
A freestanding firebox needs air around it too. One plug-in manual asks for clearance beneath the unit and at least half an inch behind it, and it says the unit should not sit directly on carpet.
Our installers set the unit on a firm, flat surface with the spacing its manual shows. On carpeted floors we talk through a hard base or a mantel cabinet made for the unit, so the air path stays open and the unit sits steady.
