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Fireplace Conversion

Fireplace Conversion in the Seattle Area, WA.

You already have the hard part: a firebox and a flue. Converting a wood fireplace to gas uses both, and turns something you light twice a year into something you use.

The Opening Is Already There

Converting Is Cheaper Than Installing, Because the Masonry Exists.

An open masonry wood fireplace is a lovely thing that most people stop using. It takes twenty minutes to get going, it has to be cleaned out afterwards, and while it is not lit the open flue is a hole in the house that costs you heat all winter. Converting it to gas is popular here for exactly that reason: it keeps the fireplace and removes everything about it that made it a chore.

The usual answer is a gas insert. It is built to sit inside the existing firebox, a flexible liner runs up the existing flue to vent it, a gas line comes to the unit, and the old damper is fixed open or removed because the liner now does that job. What you get is a sealed, efficient appliance behind glass, in the same opening, with a trim kit that closes the gap to the existing masonry. Where the firebox is too small or the wrong shape, a set of gas logs in the open firebox is the other route – simpler and far less efficient, and we will say which one your fireplace suits.

Converting does mean the fireplace stops being a wood fireplace, and that is worth saying plainly rather than discovering later. It also means the existing flue and firebox get looked at properly first, because a conversion is the wrong moment to find out the smoke chamber is in poor condition. If the masonry needs work, it needs it either way; the conversion is just when it surfaces.

How We Work

How We Convert a Fireplace

Inspect the masonry, size the insert to the opening, line the flue, run the gas.

Full system inspection

We measure the existing firebox and check the condition of the flue and smoke chamber, because the opening you have decides which units will physically fit and vent.

01

Define the Scope

You get the unit and its trim specified against your actual opening, the liner and gas run set out, and any masonry repair the inspection found priced separately rather than folded in.

02

Execute the Repair

A liner run up the existing flue, the gas line brought to the unit, the insert set and connected, the damper resolved, and the trim fitted to the existing masonry.

03

Verify & Document

We operate the unit, confirm the venting draws and terminates correctly, and hand over photographs of the liner and connections before the trim went on.

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Why Chimneyz

We Check the Chimney First

A conversion gets installed inside masonry that somebody should have looked at. Because chimneys are our main work, that inspection happens before the unit is ordered rather than when the liner will not go down – and if the crown, the flashing or the smoke chamber needs attention, we can tell you what it costs instead of handing you a list.

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FAQ

Fireplace Conversion FAQ

Converting keeps the fireplace and loses the firewood. Here is what it actually involves.

Can I change my wood-burning fireplace to gas?

In most cases yes, and it is one of the most common things we are asked for. A gas insert goes into the existing firebox and a liner runs up the existing flue, so the masonry does not change.

Will I still be able to burn wood afterwards?

No. Once an insert is in and the flue is lined for gas, the fireplace is a gas fireplace. That is the trade, and it is worth being sure about before the work starts.

What is the difference between an insert and gas logs?

An insert is a sealed appliance behind glass and is genuinely efficient. Gas logs sit in the open firebox and are mostly about the look, with much of the heat going up the flue.

Does the chimney need work before a conversion?

Sometimes, and we check before the unit is ordered. A damaged smoke chamber or a crown letting water into the stack needs attention whether or not you convert – the conversion is simply when it comes to light.

What happens to the damper?

It is fixed open or removed. Once a liner is running up the flue, the liner is doing the venting and a closing damper has nothing useful left to do.