Fireplace Services
Fireplace insert installation details for Midway homes
Nothing hidden in the price, a workmanship warranty on the work and a tidy house each evening.
A full-length liner
A full stainless liner runs from the insert's flue collar to the top of the chimney. One maker calls it the safest option, one that drafts correctly and helps prevent difficult start-ups and smoke at the door, and another notes that a full reline gives the best draft and is easiest to clean.
Our installers size the liner to the insert's instructions, run it in one continuous length where the chimney allows and connect it firmly at both ends. The liner's size and parts are written into the estimate and the written record of the job.
Hearth protection in front of the insert
An insert sits forward of the old opening, and its manual sets the floor protection in front of it. One model calls for a noncombustible hearth raised above a combustible floor, extending 16 inches in front and 8 inches beyond each side, with a longer extension when the hearth is flush.
The existing hearth is measured against the manual and extended with noncombustible material where needed. The extension is priced on its own line, so you can see what the floor needs separately from the insert.
A grounded outlet for the blower
A blower-equipped insert needs household power. The manual we follow calls for a grounded three-prong outlet, forbids cutting the grounding prong and asks for wiring to the national electrical code.
We check for a suitable outlet near the fireplace during the free inspection. If one has to be added, an electrician does that work, and it appears as its own line in the estimate. We run the blower at handover so you hear it working before the first cool evening.
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.
