Natural gas is a dangerous substance. It’s also widely used in our homes for heating, cooking and running various appliances. When the times comes to upgrade a gas unit or purchase something new – like a gas stove or gas fireplace insert – you should count on the services of a professional to complete the gas line connections for you.
There is much more to this than simply running a gas line. Fittings must be properly installed. Valves and shut offs must be located in the right places and operating in the right manner. Gas lines create a system in your home and everything must be working properly to ensure the safety of your family. DIY is great for many projects around your home, but when it comes to working with natural gas, it’s best to leave it to the pros.
Fireplace Village has a full staff of trained gas fitters ready to install your gas fireplace, gas stove or insert. They will look after all of the gas line connections in a thorough, professional matter, leaving you nothing to worry about. We can also provide annual inspection service of the system and supply you with any information you need on the products we carry. For all of your gas line connections, trust the pros and stay safe.
Fireplace Village offers this important service to provide the most unique level of service in the industry. For only a minimal cost a qualified professional will visit your home before installation, providing these three benefits to your family, space and fireplace unit itself.
1) Optimum Venting Arrangements
The venting placement of your fireplace can make a difference to the installation and even affect the layout of your room. Having a trained professional assess the best location for the venting helps ensure the optimum design behind your walls provides the most attractive scene within the room.
2) Any Other Operation Requirements
During a site visit you will find out whether a new gas line will need to be run or the existing line repaired or modified. While he’s there the visiting technician can direct you to the proper tradesman if applicable.
3) Entrance to and Mobility in the Room
The technician conducting the site visit will also be able to assess how easily your chosen gas fireplace or wood stove will fit into the room, as well as the access and mobility for the installer. Dimensions can give you a good indication, but nothing replaces an actual professional taking a closer look at the situation.
The Site Visit service, what we call the Custom Fit Program, from Fireplace Village takes care of all of the necessities involved in fireplace installation. Avoid surprises and opt for the best installation with this unique service.
You know us as the largest hearth retailer in New Hampshire. But besides having an expansive stove shop full of working models from leading manufacturers, Fireplace Village also offers a host of special services that set them apart and keeps loyal customers coming back for more.
Not only will you find all of the latest models and the tried and true classics in the hearth industry, but we have trained, certified staff to install those models for you. Gas or wood burning, new build or insert, our technicians have the know how to get the job done right. We also have the proper tools for cutting into masonry, should that be required, and can dispose of your old stove for you in a safe manner.
After you’ve enjoyed your fireplace, gas or wood stove for a time Fireplace Village can also take care of the regular maintenance for you. Certified chimney sweeps are ready to remove creosote build up and inspect your chimney and venting systems. Thorough and complete maintenance can be done on any model of hearth appliance and after almost forty years in business, you can count on Fireplace Village to be here next year when the hearth needs servicing again.
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Fireplace Village is the largest hearth retailer and service provider in New England. Beat the Fall rush, contact Fireplace Village for pricing and for appointments today.
Fireplace Village is the largest hearth retailer in New England. Fireplace Village provides installation, maintenance and repair service for most hearth appliances including complete gas appliance service. In addition, we provide safety inspection and chimney cleaning service.
There are many different places to buy home improvement products. Big box retailers and department stores, online retailers, specialty shops and even wholesalers will offer you the materials needed to spruce up and renovate your home. When you’re planning to add a gas fireplace or gas stove to your living space, buying from a certified installer delivers more than any other location can offer.
Dealing with natural gas or propane is a specialized field and experienced installers will be highly trained. Not only will they know the safest method of installation, but they can assist you in choosing the best model for your home.
Maybe you’re installing a gas fireplace or insert into an existing hearth. A professional installer will offer direction on how to best fit the two systems together and create a seamless look.
Or you might have a newly built home or a renovation that will incorporate a gas fireplace as the focal point. The guidance of an installer is invaluable in this case as well. They will help you to choose the very best venting option and arrangement, as well as advise you on any steps that need to be taken while the renovation is in progress.
A fireplace store that offers a vast selection of models along with the skills and expertise of certified installers is miles ahead of any other option. Besides helping you with the purchasing process, you can be confident in the installation process.
Other places will either leave the arranging up to you or subcontract the job out to installers. There are a few disadvantages to this situation. It may be difficult for you to find an installation company on your own. And then you will also be dealing with multiple companies for one project, resulting in more administration and organization of schedules and payments.
If a company hires a subcontractor, they may not be handling the warranty coverage or have control over the schedule. Basically you are dealing with another company entirely and paying the fireplace retailer a percentage for arranging it.
The best situation is when the employees of a fireplace retailer will be the ones on hand to install your gas fireplace. If a subcontractor is used, make sure it is an established, committed relationship that the retailer will stand behind completely. Ask about insurance coverage before the installers come on site as well, to make sure that you won’t be responsible if any accidents happen.
Shopping for your gas fireplace from a full service fireplace store will result in the simplest purchase. You will get expert advise, good selection and dependable installation. Your home improvement project should be hassle-free and successful.
Fireplace Village is the only full service hearth retailer in New England. Fireplace Village installs, services and cleans all of the hearth products that we sell. We sell hearth products from all of the major manufacturers including, Heat & Glo, Hearthstone, Jotul, Majestic, Napoleon and Vermont Castings. Fireplace Village also provides safety inspection and cleaning service for gas fireplaces and stoves, wood stoves, pellet stoves and chimneys.
Handy men and women unite! The DIY craze is taking our world by storm and shows no sign of slowing down. But there are some projects that are best left to trained and certified technicians, providing a safe, solid home improvement. Gas fireplace installation is one of those projects.
Even if you are exceptionally skilled with tools and want to tackle this install on your own, there are certain parts that need a licensed technician’s attention in order to meet building code. Gas connection, fittings and lines will need to be inspected and in many cases, a permit is necessary. These limitations are set to ensure safety in your home when dealing with a potentially harmful substance such as natural gas.
Professional installation of your gas fireplace delivers other benefits. The layout and placement of your unit can be optimized with the qualified advice of an experienced technician. Have the gas fireplace in the best location with a venting system that’s easiest for service and best for emissions. The direction of a professional will ensure that your project goes well from planning to that first fireside celebration.
You may not know where to start when it comes to hiring a gas fireplace installation technician. Any fireplace retailer should be able to provide the names of installers that are recognized and recommended. Quality specialty fireplace stores have their own professional installers on staff, ready to complete your dream hearth without worries or hassles.
Make sure whichever installer you choose is licensed to work in your area and has achieved the proper certifications. If there is a permit needed, find out whether or not they will apply and what kind of information they need to do so. Expect to pay skilled tradesmen rates to installation crews and have all warranties and information written down.
Gas fireplace installers may also be available for regular maintenance and service on your model. Since this is essential to keep the fireplace running smoothly, finding a contractor that can provide the service is important. The relatively small amount of money you will pay each time for annual maintenance is worth more than you think. If you can purchase your gas fireplace in one location that will also provide installation and offer annual service, your hearth will be well taken care of.
Some of the preliminary construction and work to install a gas fireplace can be done easily by the homeowner. Other parts, like the gas connection and inspection, need to be performed by a licensed and trained professional. For full insurance and warranty coverage, safety of your family and the maximum dependability of the fireplace, you can count on a professional gas installation.
Adding a gas fireplace when remodeling a kitchen or bath has become popular with homeowners in colder climates. The price of natural gas, propane and electricity that are routinely used as fuel for heating homes has skyrocketed in recent years.
Adding a fireplace to a kitchen may initially appear to provide only a design element for a country home or farmhouse effect. In reality, this can be a common sense addition to your home. For busy families with two wage earners, time spent at home on weekdays is limited. Mornings are a rush to get dressed for work or school, grab a cup of coffee and a quick breakfast and then everyone is out the door till evening.
If you’ve lived where winters are months of bitter cold, you’ll recall jumping out of bed to turn up the thermostat in years past. Now you set the automatic thermostat to come on early in the morning so your family will wake to a warm and comfortable home. You heat the entire house using a considerable amount of energy – only for the one hour mad rush in the morning.
Some lucky homeowners, especially in the Midwest, have discovered beautiful fireplaces behind walls when they remodel an old, outdated country kitchen. When the older homes were built that kitchen fireplace provided the only heat to the room. Fifty years later an owner added a modern kitchen (for the period) and the fireplace was viewed as old fashioned. The solution was to build a wall covering the fireplace.
When the hidden fireplace was discovered in a later renovation it often became the focal point of the new kitchen. Many of these featured arched openings and some retained pot hooks and other accessories piled into the firebox. Originally, homeowners who discovered these hidden treasures often insisted the original wood burning capability should be maintained. In time, even the “natural fire” holdouts have often replaced wood with its smoke and messy ashes with clean gas fireplace logs for quick heat and low maintenance.
A gas fireplace in the kitchen is practical. It can be turned on and will instantly begin producing heat in the room. Your family will have a cheerful fire and a warm room to meet for breakfast, prepare lunches and be out the door.
If you think a gas fireplace in a bathroom is a luxury beyond your means, perhaps you haven’t looked at the new options available. The ambience of flames is a given but the instant warmth a small gas fireplace produces in a bathroom is pure comfort on a cold morning or to relax after a stressful day at work.
There may be nothing that is as practically luxurious as including a gas fireplace in your bathroom design. If remodeling your bath isn’t in the foreseeable future, you can still add a gas fireplace. Contemporary ventless designs offer all the features in a readymade fireplace that can be easily mounted on a wall.
Including a gas fireplace in a kitchen or bath remodel may be the best home improvement you can undertake – and one you will truly enjoy for years.
Gas log fireplaces are a great solution for anyone who wants the authentic look and feel of a wood burning fireplace without all the hassle. Once you have decided that a gas fireplace is right for your home, it is time to decide what type will work best based on your current set up.
Gas log fireplaces come in two basic types, vented and vent-free. If you currently have a wood burning fireplace which you would like to transform into a gas log fireplace then a vented option is right for you. This means that you have an existing chimney that can be connected to the gas log fireplace. A vent-free gas log fireplace, however, can be used in an existing wood burning fireplace, or in a firebox with no chimney. This means a vent-free gas log fireplace can be installed in a home or apartment that does not currently have a fireplace.
Another big difference in vented or vent-free gas fireplaces is the heat output. Vented gas log fireplaces generally do not give off much heat, although a gas log heater could be installed to change this. Vented gas log fireplaces, however, have a more realistic wood burning look than their vent-less counterparts, but operate without the hassle of cleaning up ash and chopping wood. A vent-free gas log model operates with the damper closed, circulating warm air throughout the room. This makes it a more economical choice as it will cut down on heating bills. Vent-free models have to be used with the gas doors open, in order to circulate the air. All gas fireplaces and gas fireplace inserts can burn either natural gas or propane (LP).
Once you have decided what type of venting system is right for you it is time to pick out the gas logs. There are two main types, ceramic fiber gas logs and concrete refractory gas logs. Ceramic fiber logs are somewhat more realistic looking, although not as durable. They also offer a realistic glow after about 15 minutes of burning. Concrete gas logs are much more durable but will never create a realistic looking glow. Both types of gas logs come in a variety of styles, including oak, cedar and birch. When ordering gas logs you will need to know if you have a vented or vent-less fireplace, the size of your firebox and what type you would prefer. All gas logs and gas log sets can burn either natural gas or propane (LP).
