What's Included
How gas fireplace venting is handled in Midway
Venting through block or brick walls
A wall built only of noncombustible material changes the opening around a termination. DuraVent's instructions allow a hole with zero clearance to the vent pipe through a wall of masonry block, brick or concrete only, and only where the appliance maker allows it. A wall with any wood framing needs the specified framed opening and clearance.
A wall that looks solid from outside can have framing behind it. Our team checks what the wall at your Midway home is made of before cutting or resizing an opening.
Vent problem or control problem
A gas fireplace that goes out or shuts down can have more than one cause, and the vent is only one of them. A blocked termination, a separated joint or a run with the wrong pitch can all affect how the unit burns, while the fault can just as easily sit in the unit's controls.
Our technicians check the vent path on your Midway fireplace first, from the termination back along the accessible route. If the vent checks out, the job moves to gas fireplace repair, and you are not charged for vent parts the system does not need.
Protecting exterior vent parts
Exterior vent parts weather like anything else on a roof or wall. The Type B instructions note that outside portions of the vent may be painted with high temperature paint to help prevent rusting, and a listed top locked to the pipe protects the vent against rain, debris and birds.
The finish on exposed vent parts and the cap's hold on the pipe get checked on your Midway home. Rusted parts are replaced, and sound parts can be cleaned and painted with a suitable high temperature paint.
Cleanup and a written record
Vent work can mean opened panels, drilled walls and roof access. Our crew protects floors and finishes near the fireplace, cleans up at the end of each day and hauls away old pipe and packaging.
Once your Midway fireplace work is done, you receive a written record of the vent components installed and the checks we made. Keep it with the fireplace manual for the next service visit.
