Fireplace Services
Fireplace insert installation details for Gabriella homes
Your fireplace insert installation is 10% off when confirmed inside 72 hours of the inspection.
Models made only for masonry fireplaces
Some inserts are approved only for masonry fireplaces. The Regency manual cited on our insert service page permits that model in a suitable masonry fireplace and excludes factory-built fireplaces.
That restriction belongs to one model, and other makers set different rules. We check the instructions for the insert you actually want and confirm what kind of fireplace you have before recommending the pairing. If your fireplace is factory-built, we point you toward inserts whose manuals allow that pairing and explain the conditions each one sets. That saves you from falling for a model the fireplace cannot take.
Repairs before the insert goes in
An insert covers most of the firebox, so the time to repair it is before installation. The manuals we follow call for the fireplace and chimney to be inspected for cracks, loose mortar and other damage, with repairs made first.
Our specialists list every repair the inspection finds and price each one on its own line. You decide which to approve, and we schedule the insert only after the fireplace is ready to receive it. Loose firebrick, open joints and a damaged smoke chamber are easier to repair while the old fireplace is empty.
A direct connection and its limits
Some manuals also allow a direct or positive connection, with a short connector from the insert into the existing flue and a block-off plate sealing the throat. Local codes may call for a clean-out door with that arrangement, and one maker does not allow a face-seal connection at all.
We explain which connections your model permits and what each means for cleaning and draft. Where a full liner is the better answer, we say so, and the difference in scope appears side by side in the estimate.
Burning on the firebrick
Open fireplaces often use a grate or andirons. The insert manual we follow asks for the fire to burn directly on the firebricks, with no grate or andirons, and for broken bricks to be replaced.
We remove any old grate from the fireplace before installation and show you how to build the first fire on the firebrick bed. A cracked brick found later is a simple part to replace. We explain how deep a bed of ash your model's manual likes to keep under the fire.
