Factory Built Fireplace

You also have the ability to add a wood fireplace and accessorize with one of our many sets of gas logs for ease and convenience.

Factory built fireplace.

You can have an authentic and live wood fire experience with our wide selection of fireplaces. Most are constructed of metal and include glass doors insulated walls air cooled pipes and blowers which move the heat produced by the fire into the room. Factory built fireplaces have chimneys extending through the roof. Replacing factory built fireplaces gives many expert fireplace installers plenty of steady work.

A prefab fireplace is a metal box that may or may not have vents at the top and bottom fireplace face. Factory built fireplaces now make up approximately 75 of all types of fireplaces. Tc54 a grand statement. Prefab fireplaces are extensively factory tested for safety.

Unlike traditional masonry fireplaces which are built on site factory built fireplaces are designed to allow for installation at a later date although they are just as often used for new construction. What exactly is a prefab fireplace. 380 88 kb i m a chimney mason and sweep in coastal north carolina where i do restoration work on fireplaces and chimneys in historic structures. Other components include a screen damper firebrick panels glass doors a metal chimney a chase top rain.

Replacing factory built fireplaces it s often better to remove old units from the outside. Sometimes these are encased by a housing of siding or simulated brick. We have an expertly crafted powerful wood burning fireplace that fits your style. A chase cover which resembles a shoe box lid may perch atop the chimney.

At the other end of the. Factory built fireplaces are so well insulated that they can typically be installed just inches away from combustible materials.