Our Process
Venting work for Lake Monroe gas fireplaces
A yearly check of a direct vent
DuraVent's direct vent instructions call for an annual inspection of the venting. Exposed parts are checked for corrosion, which shows as rust spots or streaks and in extreme cases holes, and corroded components are to be replaced immediately. The vertical cap is removed and a flashlight shone down the vent to find nests or other foreign material.
Our fireplace and venting maintenance visits in Lake Monroe cover those checks where the system can be reached safely, along with the termination clearances. What we find goes into a written record, so the next visit can compare.
Vent terminations on vinyl siding
Vinyl siding near a termination is a detail vent makers plan for. DuraVent sells a vinyl siding standoff for its horizontal terminations, with its own framing size, and the termination cap is fastened and sealed to the wall as its instructions describe.
If your Lake Monroe home has vinyl siding around the vent cap, our team checks whether a standoff is part of the installation and whether the siding shows heat marks or distortion near the cap. Any fix is quoted with approved parts.
If you smell gas near the fireplace
A gas smell is an emergency before it is anything else. Leave the house and call your gas utility or 911 from outside. Appliance safety instructions add that no appliance should be lit, no electrical switch touched and no phone used inside the building.
Once the utility or responders have made the home safe, our team can inspect the venting and the fireplace connection in Lake Monroe and explain what we find. Vent work is planned only after that.
Vent pipe in lived-in spaces and chases
Vent pipe that passes through a lived-in room has to be enclosed. The Type B instructions require any portion passing through an occupied area to be enclosed to prevent damage and burns, and where B-vent runs outside in a chase, the enclosure needs an access door for inspection and maintenance.
Direct vent runs are often hidden the same way, behind a surround or a wall. Our team explains which parts of the route at your Lake Monroe home can be seen, which need a panel removed and who reopens and finishes the enclosure.
