Gas Fireplace
Getting the gas log set right in Midway
Gas logs installed in Midway once the fireplace, the fuel and the room have had a free inspection.
Water vapor from vent-free logs
Gas combustion produces water vapor, and with a vent-free set that vapor stays in the room. One maker's manual warns that long periods of use can create moisture problems in a home and says to open the damper or a window if condensation starts to form. It also describes the set as supplemental heat, never the main heat source.
The Florida fuel gas code agrees that unvented room heaters are not to be the only source of comfort heating in a home. We explain how a vent-free set is meant to be used before you choose one. If you want a fire you can run for long evenings, a vented set may suit you better, and we price both where both fit.
Gas logs or a gas insert
A vented gas log set is classed as a decorative appliance, and its job is the look of a real fire in an open fireplace. A sealed gas insert is a heater with its own glass front and its own vent liners. The two are different installations with different prices.
Tell us whether you care most about the look of the fire or the heat it gives. If heat is the goal, we can price a gas fireplace insert alongside the log set so you can compare the two in writing. Both options start with the same free inspection, and each one is priced in writing so you can weigh them side by side.
Preparing the firebox for a vent-free set
Vent-free sets bring their own preparation rules. One maker's manual requires any outside air duct or ash clean-out door in the floor or walls of the fireplace to be permanently sealed with heat-resistant sealant before installation, while the chimney damper itself is never sealed. Those openings would let drafts reach the burner from below, which is why the manual asks for them to be closed off.
Those openings are found during the inspection, and the sealing work is listed in the quote. With the firebox prepared, the burner goes in on a clean, sealed floor exactly as the manual describes.
What your written quote lists
Our gas log quote names the set, the burner, the ignition and control type, the removal of any old set, the cleaning or preparation the fireplace needs and the damper clamp on a vented installation. Supply work is named separately with who handles it. Each item carries its own price, so you can see what the set costs, what the fitting costs and what the preparation costs.
There are no hidden fees, and anything unexpected is explained and priced before we go further. Any set or other service you confirm inside 72 hours of the free inspection is 10% off.
