Gas Log Installation in St. Augustine, FL
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Short version
Gas log installation fits a burner, valve and ceramic log set into an existing wood fireplace. The crew installs vented or vent-free sets to the manual, connects and leak-tests the gas line, and sets the damper the way the log set's instructions require.
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Why Homeowners Call Us Back
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Family run
The company is run by one family, so the people who price the job are the people who answer for it.
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Upfront, honest pricing
The price is on paper before we start. If something changes, we ask before doing more.
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Workmanship warranty
Our workmanship warranty backs every repair we complete.
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Licensed and insured
Licensed and insured, with an experienced crew on every roof and hearth.
Vented Gas Logs Installation
Vented gas logs installation puts a decorative log set in a working wood fireplace with its damper held open. These sets are built to ANSI Z21.60 and burn with a realistic yellow flame, sending their exhaust up the chimney. The damper clamp is not optional; the log set instructions require it.
Because the flue stays open, vented logs give more look than heat. The chimney still needs a yearly check of the flue and cap.
Ventless and Vent Free Gas Logs Installation
Vent free gas logs installation, also called ventless gas logs installation, uses sets built to ANSI Z21.11.2 with an oxygen depletion sensor that shuts the gas off if the air in the room gets low on oxygen. They put almost all their heat into the room. Their listing limits the room size and the hours of use, and they are not allowed in some rooms such as bedrooms.
We go through those limits with you before recommending vent-free logs.
Gas Log Set Installation and Replacement
Gas log set installation includes sizing the burner to the firebox, running or connecting the gas line, fitting the valve and controls, placing the logs exactly as the manual shows, and leak-testing every connection. Gas logs installation work follows NFPA 54 as adopted in the Florida Building Code. Gas fireplace log replacement on an older set uses the maker's logs so the flame stays clean.
What We Check For
- Soot on the logs and brick
- Logs out of place or a dirty burner. Reset and cleaned.
- Set will not light
- Pilot, valve or gas supply. Tested to the manual.
- Damper closed on vented logs
- Unsafe. A damper clamp keeps it open.
Parts and Materials We Use
- Listed log set and burner
- Vented or vent-free, sized to the firebox.
- Valve and controls
- Manual, remote or thermostat.
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Questions We Hear Often
Do I need logs for a gas fireplace?
A gas fireplace built as a log set needs its logs, since the burner and flame pattern are designed around them. Direct vent gas fireplaces come with their own logs or other media such as glass or stones. Running a burner without its logs or media can cause soot and an uneven flame.
What are gas fireplace logs made of?
Gas fireplace logs are usually made of ceramic fiber or refractory concrete, shaped and painted to look like wood around the burner. Ceramic fiber logs are lighter and glow more, while cement logs are heavier and last longer; both must stay in the positions the manufacturer's instructions show, or the glass and logs soot up.
Can gas fireplace logs catch fire?
No. Gas fireplace logs are ceramic or refractory material made to sit in the flame, and they do not burn. Over time they can crack, crumble or soot up. Real wood, paper or other items must never go on a gas log set.
Do I need to replace gas fireplace logs?
Gas fireplace logs need replacing when they crack, crumble or stay sooty after cleaning. Damaged logs change the flame pattern and can cause soot. Replacements should be the maker's logs for that burner, placed exactly as the manual shows, so the flame keeps its shape.
Do I need a fireplace screen with gas logs?
Many gas log sets require a screen or glass doors, and the log set manual says which. A screen keeps people and pets back from the hot logs and burner, and vented sets also need the damper held open, whatever screen is used.
Signs This Work Is Due
A gas log set turns a wood fireplace into a gas one without rebuilding it. Vented logs burn with a tall yellow flame and need the damper open. Vent-free logs burn cleaner and can run with the damper closed, within the limits their listing sets. We help you choose, then install the set to its manual.
- A wood fireplace you no longer want to burn wood in
- Old logs that are cracked or burn sooty
- A log set that will not light
- Wanting flame without ash or sweeping
What Sets the Price
- Set size and style
- Larger, detailed sets cost more.
- Gas line work
- A new line takes more time than a connection.
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Owned and run by one St. Augustine family. Our experienced crew puts every estimate on paper and backs its repairs with a workmanship warranty.
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