Fireplace installation in Compton CA - a gas fireplace with its own vent to the outside
An old fireplace you never light, or no chimney at all? We put in a gas fireplace that suits your house and gets used.
Should I put a gas insert in my chimney or get a new fireplace?
Fireplace installation in Compton is either a gas insert fitted into the chimney you already have or a new direct-vent gas unit that vents out through a pipe in the wall or roof, so you can have a fire whether your house has a chimney or not.
Most people who call us have a brick fireplace they stopped using years ago, or a living room with no chimney and a wall where they'd like one. An insert in a sound fireplace is usually the cheaper and quicker job, while a new direct-vent unit costs more and takes longer because it needs framing, a vent run and a surround, which is where stone veneer installation often comes in. The shape your chimney is in and the finish you pick move the rest, and you get your own number in the written estimate once I've seen the house.
Why homeowners hire us for fireplace installation
You get the owner at your house, our own masons on the job, and a straight answer on which kind of fireplace makes sense for you. Satisfaction guaranteed.
I come out myself
I look at your fireplace or the wall you have in mind and write the estimate myself.
Our own masons do it
Our own crew of masons does the install, and I'm on site checking the work as it goes.
In business since 2017
I learned masonry on working crews before starting this business in 2017, so old fireboxes and flues are familiar ground.
Licensed and fully insured
We carry that on every job, from a small insert in an old firebox to a new unit framed into a wall.
A straight no when it's no
If an insert won't work in your chimney or you don't need the bigger job, I'll tell you at the estimate.
Gas fireplace installation options we offer
We help you choose by looking at whether you have a chimney, what shape it's in and where you want the fire. We want the chimney checked before an insert goes in.
Talk to us about your fireplace
Call (562) 232-8311 or send the form, and tell us whether your house has a chimney and where you'd like the fire.
How R&S Compton Concrete and Masonry handles a fireplace install
I start by finding out what you have. If there's a chimney, I look at the firebox and the flue, and if it's going to take an insert, we get it inspected first. If there's no chimney, I look at where the vent can run out through the wall or roof and what's on the other side.
Once you pick, our crew sets the unit, runs the vent and builds the surround, and since we also build concrete block walls, brick and stone, the masonry around the fire is our own work too. We keep your floors covered and clean up each day, because this job happens inside your house.
Fireplace questions we hear
How much does fireplace installation cost around Compton?
Fireplace and chimney installation in Los Angeles usually costs about $3,000 to $17,000 per project, and that's the going rate across the area, not our price. Where yours lands depends on insert or new unit, the shape of the chimney and the surround you choose, and your own figure comes from the estimate visit.
Do I need a chimney to put in a gas fireplace?
No, a direct-vent gas fireplace doesn't need a masonry chimney, since it vents out through a pipe in the wall or roof. One vent maker's instructions say each direct-vent appliance gets its own separate vent straight to the outside, so a new unit doesn't share a chimney with another wood or gas appliance. That same maker names poor clearance between the vent and nearby wood or framing as a major cause of vent fires, so it's a fair question to ask any installer, us included.
How long does gas fireplace installation take?
Cost guides put most fireplace projects at one to three days, with an insert in a sound existing fireplace at the short end. Any permit and, for an insert, the chimney inspection get scheduled ahead of install day, so plan the calendar around those too.
What is the best way to check a chimney before a gas insert?
Chimney trade guidance calls for a Level 2 inspection, a deeper safety check, when you add a new appliance, switch fuel or reline the chimney, and an insert does all of that. It includes going up on the roof and checking the system in any attics, basements or crawl spaces it can reach, so clear a path to those before the inspector comes.
How often should a gas fireplace be inspected?
One fireplace maker says a professional should inspect the appliance before you first use it and at least once a year after that. The same maker says installation and repair should be done by a qualified service person, so the yearly check isn't a homeowner job.
Do I need a carbon monoxide detector with a gas fireplace?
You should have one, because one gas fireplace maker strongly recommends a carbon monoxide detector wherever gas-fired appliances are in use. If there isn't one near the room getting the new fireplace, it's worth adding before the first fire.
What happens when you call about a fireplace in Compton?
We plan the job around what your house already has, a chimney or a bare wall, and around when you need the room back.
Call or write
Call (562) 232-8311 or send the form, and we get back to you to set a time for me to come out.
I look at the house
I come out myself, look at the fireplace or the wall, and work out what the chimney and the vent route will need.
Your estimate and permit
I write your estimate. When you say go, we handle any permit, and home remodels can get plan check at the city's counter Monday, Wednesday and Thursday mornings.
Install and walkthrough
Our own masons do the install with me checking it as it goes, and we walk the finished fireplace with you together.
Fireplace installation in Compton and nearby cities
Compton's Building & Safety Department issues permits for alterations to existing homes, and if your fireplace needs one, we pull it and handle the inspections. We also work in Lynwood, Paramount and the other cities below.
Ask for your Compton fireplace estimate
We're open until 11 PM weekdays and 9 PM weekends, so call (562) 232-8311 after work or use the form for a free estimate.