No chimney, or not sure gas or electric works in your house? We look at your walls and power first, then help you choose.
Fireplace installation in Wellington means setting a gas or electric fireplace into your home and connecting it so it runs safely, and the first question is always how your house can vent it or power it.
Most people who call about a fireplace already have a spot on the wall in mind and aren't sure what their house can handle. A vented gas fireplace has to send its exhaust outside or up a chimney, while an electric one comes down to power and framing, so where the vent can run or where the power can come from settles a lot before you ever pick a model.
The price moves with the fuel you choose, how far a vent has to run, whether you need new wiring, and how much framing, block or stone goes around the unit. The schedule turns on the same things, since a plug-in electric unit is a short job and a built-in gas unit with a vent run and a masonry surround takes more, and my estimate spells out what we'll do for your house and why.
I started this business in Wellington in 2020, and I'm the one who comes out to look at your job. Here's how it goes from there.
I come out, look at the wall you have in mind, your roof line, any chimney and your electrical panel, and answer your questions right there. The estimate I write says what we'll do and why, so you understand the job before anyone touches your wall.
We're licensed and insured. Our crew does the framing, block and surround work, and I tell you at the estimate which parts of the job they'll handle.
If your job calls for a permit, I'll go over it with you at the estimate, and once you say yes we apply for it and set up the inspections. While our crew works, I keep you posted on what's next.
We start with how your home can vent and power a fireplace, because that decides more than the model does. A direct-vent gas unit seals the fire off from the room and sends its exhaust outside, a B-vent unit pulls air from the room and vents up a chimney or pipe, and a vent-free unit lets its exhaust out into the room, water vapor and all, which can raise your humidity and help mold along. When it comes down to vent-free or direct-vent, I usually lean direct-vent for that reason, since its exhaust ends up outside instead of in your house. Electric skips the flue, the gas line and the combustion-safety check, so it comes down to power and framing. Once we've weighed gas against electric together, our crew builds the opening, the hearth and the surround, sets the unit and cleans up, and if you pick propane we'll talk plainly about who handles the gas connection.
A lot of owners want the fireplace to be the wall people notice, and that's where our other work comes in. We can face the surround or the whole wall through our stone veneer installation work, and when a direct-vent unit needs a chase, the boxed-out section of wall that holds the unit and its vent, we can build it out of concrete block walls that match the house.
Most of the work happens before the unit comes out of the box, so these are the steps our crew follows on your job.
We check the wall and the opening against the unit you chose before we cut anything, so we catch a problem while it's still easy to change.
Our crew covers the floors and furniture near the work before opening or framing the wall, because fireplace work makes dust and you're usually living in that room.
We lay the block, brick or stone and build the hearth straight and level, so the unit sits right and the finish lines up with the room.
Once the unit is in and the gas or power is hooked up by whoever's handling it, we go over it with you and clean up. You'll know how it runs before we leave.
Call (561) 268-0510 or send the form, and tell us the fuel you're leaning toward, whether your house has a chimney and which wall you picture the fireplace on. We respond within 1 business day, the quote is free and done on site, and there's no pressure to book. After you send it, we get back to you to set a time, I come out to look, and I write an estimate that says what we'll do and why, with satisfaction guaranteed on every job.
(561) 268-0510A direct-vent gas fireplace is the one that can vent out through a wall, and it can also go up through the roof. A B-vent unit has to vent straight up, so direct-vent is the gas choice for an outside wall with no chimney or roof run. One venting maker's instructions also give each direct-vent unit its own vent to the outside, apart from any chimney serving another appliance.
Usually, yes. Most plug-in electric fireplaces draw most of a standard breaker's capacity on their own, so the makers' manuals call for a dedicated circuit that serves only the fireplace, and we look at your panel at the estimate with that in mind.
The Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services licenses anyone who installs, services or repairs propane tanks, systems or appliances. If you choose a propane fireplace, ask whoever makes the gas connection to show you that state license.
Once a year, going by one maker's manual, which also says only a qualified service person should install, service or repair its fireplace. Your own unit's manual is the one to follow for your model.
Plenty of the houses we walk through in Wellington don't have a chimney, so the talk usually starts with an outside wall or an electric unit. We're based here and do the same work in Royal Palm Beach, The Acreage, West Palm Beach and many other cities nearby.
If you go with propane, the same state department that licenses installers also licenses the companies that sell, deliver and store propane, so whoever fills your tank falls under that state license too. One maker's manual for its propane units puts the supply tank outdoors and calls for a tank of 100 lb. or more to keep the fireplace running well, so check your unit's manual before you settle on a tank.
Call (561) 268-0510 or use the contact form, and a photo of the wall you have in mind helps me come out ready with the right questions.
If you're still deciding between gas and electric, give us a call and I'll walk you through it.
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