Fireplace installation in Davis CA - more heat and less smoke on cold nights
Your fireplace looks nice but the room stays cold. We fit an insert that suits your fireplace and puts out real heat.
Fireplace installation is usually an insert. That's where the heat comes from.
Most of the time, fireplace installation in Davis, CA means fitting an insert. That's a heating unit set into your firebox, the box where the fire burns, and it works much like a wood stove sitting inside the fireplace you already have, brick or metal.
Most people call because the fireplace looks fine and does little, so the room stays cool and the old setup feels worn out. A wrong insert or bad venting just trades one problem for another. Since we're masons, the brick, block and stone around it gets the same care as our stone veneer installation and concrete block walls.
Fireplace installation starts with your model. The insert comes second.
I start with your fireplace model and what you want from it for heat, because those two things narrow down which insert fits. If the chimney liner needs work, we sort that out before the insert goes in, since a new unit on a bad liner just wastes money.
Price moves with the type of insert you pick, how it vents, any liner work and whatever masonry the surround needs. The schedule mostly turns on permit review and when the unit arrives. My written estimate after the visit gives you your own figure.
Fireplace installation covers more than the unit. Here's the work.
Sizing the insert
We measure the firebox and look at how the fireplace is built, so the insert fits the opening and heats the room you actually use.
Vented gas inserts
Gas inserts burn very cleanly. Some run with no outside vent, but the EPA won't back those over indoor air quality, so plan on a vented one.
Direct-vent fireplaces
A direct-vent gas unit sends exhaust outside and pulls outside air into the firebox, venting through a side wall or the roof.
Wood-burning inserts
The Yolo-Solano Air Quality Management District has a rule on wood burning appliances, so if you want wood, ask us how it applies to your home first.
Gas log lighter kits
If you'd rather keep your open fireplace as it is, a gas log lighter kit can be added to it instead of a full insert.
Hearth and surround
We repair cracked hearth brick and reface tired surrounds, so the finished fireplace looks like it belongs in your house and not bolted on.
Good fireplace and chimney work lasts. Shortcuts show up fast.
When an insert goes in wrong, you find out on the first cold night. A unit that doesn't match the fireplace, a poor seal at the opening or a tired liner left alone can mean weak heat, smoke in the room and a repair bill you didn't plan for.
I'd rather fix the cause once than come back twice. So the fit, the venting and the masonry around the unit get settled before anything is ordered, and I check the work as it goes. It's backed by our satisfaction guarantee.
From your call to the walk-through. Here's how it runs.
Call or send the form
Call (530) 298-0279 or use the form and tell us a bit about your fireplace, and we'll set up a time to come out.
I come take a look
I look at the fireplace and chimney with you, check the model and the liner, and tell you what I think right there.
Your written estimate
It lists the insert, venting and masonry. Davis permit applications typically take 20 to 35 business days, so we plan your start around that wait.
Permit, install, walk-through
Once you say go, we pull any permit the job needs, set up the inspections and keep you posted. Then we install, clean up and walk it with you.
Tell us about your fireplace. We'll come take a look.
Send your fireplace type and a photo through the form, or call (530) 298-0279. We reply within one business day to set up a free on-site estimate with no obligation.
(530) 298-0279We're based in Davis. We work the cities around it.
- Davis, CA
- Vacaville, CA
- Woodland, CA
- West Sacramento, CA
- Dixon, CA
- Winters, CA
- Elk Grove, CA
- Fairfield, CA
- Roseville, CA
- Rancho Cordova, CA
- Florin, CA
- Arden-Arcade, CA
We're based in Davis and work the cities around it, including Winters and Vacaville. If your city isn't listed, call and ask.
Mon–Fri: 6 AM–11 PM, Sat–Sun: 8 AM–9 PM
Straight answers on fireplace inserts. Ask if yours isn't here.
Read the answers below for the basics on inserts, cost and permits in Davis. If your question isn't covered, call (530) 298-0279 and ask.
Is an open wood fireplace good for heating a home?
No, not really. National EPA guidance calls a wood-burning fireplace a very inefficient way to heat a home, because drafts pull warm air up the chimney. For more efficient heat with less smoke, it points owners to gas, pellet or EPA-certified wood inserts.
Can my factory-built fireplace in Davis take any insert?
No. A factory-built fireplace, the metal kind also called zero-clearance, needs an insert designed and tested for that specific unit. That match is what makes it more efficient and less polluting, which is why your model comes first.
How much does it cost to install a gas fireplace insert?
Across the US, gas fireplace insert installation usually runs about $2,300 to $8,000 per job, with materials and professional labor included. That's a national range, not our price, and your written estimate gives your own figure. The work is backed by our satisfaction guarantee.
Do I need a permit to install a fireplace insert in Davis?
The city decides that. The City of Davis Building Division reviews and issues every permit type, and its forms include one for fireplace inserts and stoves. If you'd rather file it yourself, we'll give you what you need, and either way we're licensed and fully insured.
Fireplaces are one job. We do brick, block and stone too.
Fireplace or chimney giving you trouble? Call for a free estimate.
Tell us what kind of fireplace you have and which room you want warm, and we'll set a time to come look at it with you.
(530) 298-0279