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Planning the firebox, the chimney and the finish
New fireplaces built and installed across Kolokee, beginning with a free inspection.
A factory-built fireplace installed to its listing
Florida's building code accepts a factory-built fireplace only when it is listed and labeled and installed as its listing describes. The test standard is UL 127, and the label on the unit names the model and the listing it carries. A fireplace without a readable label cannot be matched to its instructions, which is why the label matters as much as the firebox itself.
We install every factory-built fireplace to its listing and its manual, read before the visit. The label stays visible where the manual places it, so any future inspector or technician can identify the unit without taking anything apart.
Firestops at every ceiling and floor
Wherever a factory-built chimney passes through a ceiling or a floor, the manuals we follow call for a firestop spacer. The firestop holds the chimney at its listed clearance and closes the opening between one space and the next.
We install the firestop the chimney maker lists at every penetration and confirm the gap around the pipe before the ceiling is closed. Each one appears in the estimate, so the route is fully accounted for. In a two-story house the chimney may pass through several of them, and each one is checked before the ceiling below is finished.
Wiring near the new fireplace
Existing wiring in the wall or attic can sit right where a fireplace or its chimney will go. One maker says wiring must not touch the fireplace, and one chimney maker asks for wiring and insulation to stay away from all chimney sections.
Before cutting, the wall is checked for wiring, and anything in the way is marked. Moving it is work for an electrician, and that step appears on its own line of the estimate. A blower or fan kit on the fireplace may also need an outlet or a switch, which we plan at the same time so the wall is opened once.
The throat and the damper
Above the firebox, the throat narrows into the smoke chamber. Under the Florida Building Code, the throat sits no less than 8 inches above the fireplace opening, with a ferrous metal damper set above the opening and operable from the room.
We form the throat and set the damper to those rules, then check that the damper handle is easy to reach and moves freely. A damper that works well from the first fire is one less repair later. The smoke chamber above the damper is shaped and parged smooth, so smoke rises without catching on rough masonry.
