Our Services
Fitting the insert, the liner and the hearth
When the schedule allows, we inspect the same day in Geigers Landing and explain the plan at the fireplace.
Locking open or removing the old damper
Once the liner passes through the throat, the old damper has no job left. The manual we follow asks for the damper to be locked open or removed, so it can never close against the liner.
We do whichever your model's instructions allow and your fireplace needs. The change is noted in the written record of the installation, so a future sweep or inspector knows why the damper looks the way it does. A loose damper plate could shift against the liner, so we secure it or remove it before the liner is connected.
Ember protection at the loading door
The loading door is where embers can drop when wood is added. The manual we follow calls for ember protection in front of the insert, in addition to the clearances around it.
Our installers confirm that the floor in front of the door meets the manual before the first fire. We also show you how to open the door slowly and load the fire so embers stay in the firebox. We point out where embers are most likely to land, so that area stays clear of rugs, baskets and kindling.
Room air or outside air
An insert can take its combustion air from the room or from outside. One maker allows outside air through the old ash clean-out, fitted with a rodent screen and paired with a sealed surround, or room air with the surround left unsealed, and it asks installers to check local codes.
We recommend the arrangement your model allows and your fireplace suits. The choice is written into the estimate, because it changes how the surround is fitted. If outside air is part of the plan, we check the old ash clean-out for a clear path and fit the rodent screen the manual calls for.
Setting the insert level and square
An insert that leans makes the door hang poorly and the surround sit unevenly against the fireplace face. Old hearths are rarely flat, so the setting takes more care than it looks.
Our installers level the insert with noncombustible shims where the manual allows, square it to the opening and check the door swing and the surround gap before the liner is connected. A level insert also sits evenly against the hearth protection in front of it and looks built in.
