Gainesville electric fireplace installation, family run

An electric fireplace brings a flame look and a bit of warmth with nothing to vent. Choose a unit that hangs flat, one framed into the wall, or an insert for a firebox you've retired. Our family-run pros mount or frame it to the maker's manual, check the outlet or circuit it will draw from and close off the old flue for an insert. The free inspection starts wherever you picture the fireplace.

• Wall mounted electric fireplace installation on solid backing
• Recessed electric fireplace installation in a framed opening
• Built in electric fireplace installation with finished trim
• Electric fireplace insert installation in a retired firebox
• Old flue closed off against drafts and moisture

1. Pick the spot and power

   The wall or firebox, the manual's clearances and the outlet or circuit the unit will use all get checked first.

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2. Frame, mount or prep

   Backing goes in for a wall mount, a framed box for a recessed unit, or the old flue is closed for an insert.

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3. Set and connect the unit

   The fireplace is mounted per the manual and plugged in, or hardwired by an electrician where required.

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4. Finish trim and a test run

   Trim goes on, you watch the heat and flame settings run, and we show you the controls.

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Where the fireplace goes decides the kind of unit and the work behind it.

The electric unit and its kit

A listed electric fireplace with the maker's brackets, trim and hardware for your mounting style.

Framing and backing

Studs and backing sized to the opening the manual specifies for a recessed or built-in unit.

A closure for the old flue

The damper sealed or the chimney top closed, so outside air and moisture stay out of the retired flue.

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   Type of unit

   A wall-mounted unit is the simplest; recessed and built-in units add framing and trim.

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   Wall work

   Cutting an opening and framing a box takes more time than hanging a unit on the surface.

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   Power

   A unit that needs its own circuit adds an electrician's work to the job.

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   Finish around the unit

   Simple trim is quick, while a custom surround takes more materials and time.

• The wall or firebox where the unit will go
• Studs, wiring and plumbing that may run behind the wall
• The outlet or circuit and the unit's power needs
• For a retired fireplace, the damper and the chimney top
• Clearances and opening sizes from the unit's manual
• Where the remote and controls will be easiest to use

• You want a fireplace but have no chimney

  Electric units need no venting. Our pros mount or recess one wherever the wall and power allow.

• The old fireplace sits unused

  Set an electric insert where the fire used to be. We close off the flue so it stops leaking air.

• The outlet you'd use is shared

  Heaters draw steady power, and the manual may call for a circuit of its own, which an electrician adds.

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