Fireplace that sits unused or sends your heat up the chimney? We fit an insert or unit to your firebox and how it vents.
Fireplace installation in Beaumont means putting in a new fireplace or an insert, which is a unit that sits inside the firebox of the masonry or metal fireplace you already have. Done right, you get a fire that lights easily, vents properly and, with the right unit, gives the room some extra warmth.
Most people who call us have a fireplace they barely use, an old insert that's quit, or a bare wall where they want one. Venting moves the price more than anything, because reusing a vent or chimney that's already there costs a lot less than adding a new one, and after that it comes down to the unit you pick and how much brick or stone goes around it. The schedule usually waits on getting the chimney checked and getting a permit if your job needs one, and if that check turns up damage, chimney repair comes first. You get your own number in a written estimate after I've seen the fireplace.
I come out to see the job in person, so the person sizing up your firebox and vent is the same one answering for the work. Our masons do the installation, and I'm on site to check what they've done before we call it finished.
I learned the trade laying brick and block on new houses going up around Beaumont, then started this business in 2013 to work on homes people already live in. We're best known for brick, mortar and chimney repairs that blend in with what's there.
We're fully licensed and insured. Inside your house, we treat the place like it's ours, so drop cloths go down before anything gets cut or set, dust stays where we're working and the room is swept clean when we pack up for the day.
If your fireplace only needs a repair, I'll tell you that rather than sell you a new unit, because fixing what's actually wrong beats covering it up. Satisfaction guaranteed on every job. Call (409) 240-0376 or use the form to set up a visit.
Call (409) 240-0376 or send the form, and we'll reply within one business day, with no obligation. I'll come out for a free on-site look at your fireplace, then send you a written estimate. It helps if you can tell us whether yours is masonry or factory built and whether it already has a vent.
The City of Beaumont requires a permit for construction work, and every permit comes through the city's Building Codes portal or by calling 409-880-3762. Whether your fireplace job needs one depends on the work, so I check with the city at the estimate, tell you what I find and help get the permit in place before we start. Whoever holds the permit books every inspection online, since the city won't schedule one over the phone, and other questions go to the city's Community Development Department at 409-880-3100, weekdays from 8 am to 5 pm.
We're based in Beaumont and do the same work in the cities around it, including Port Neches, Orange and plenty more, and because each city has its own office, we check with the one that covers your address. Around here we see a lot of brick fireplaces in older ranch houses that haven't been lit in years, and factory-built units in newer homes where the owner finally wants one that works.
Across the US, putting in a gas fireplace insert usually runs about $2,500 to $8,000 per job, with materials and professional labor included. That's a national figure, not our price, and where your job lands mostly comes down to the venting. Call and I'll come take a look.
The EPA doesn't support gas units that need no outside vent because of indoor air quality, and some places make installing them illegal. A direct-vent unit, which draws air from outside and sends exhaust back out through its own pipe, carries fewer risks than a vent-free one and runs more efficiently than one that vents up a chimney.
A chimney trade group recommends a Level 2 inspection, a deeper look than a routine check, whenever you add a new appliance or switch to one with a different fuel, efficiency or type. Build it into the plan from the start, and clear the way to the attic and any crawl space, because the inspector goes on the roof and checks the system wherever it can be reached. With a masonry chimney, ask how the flue liner, the chimney's inner lining, will be put in correctly.
You pick only from inserts designed and tested for your exact unit, because the EPA says a factory-built, or zero-clearance, fireplace has to use one. Sticking to those keeps the fireplace running more efficiently and polluting less, so I start by finding the maker and model on yours.
The EPA advises having a gas insert put in by a certified technician and inspected once a year. Gas inserts burn very cleanly on natural gas or propane, but efficiency varies a lot from model to model, so compare a few before you buy.
