Fireplace installation in Mesquite TX - a fireplace built for how you'll use it
A cold, unused firebox or a bare wall that needs a fire? We'll help you choose the right fireplace and build it to fit.
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What's involved in adding a fireplace or an insert in Mesquite?
Fireplace installation in Mesquite means adding a new fireplace to your house, either built of brick or stone on site or set as a factory-built unit, or fitting an insert into the firebox of the fireplace you already have. It gives the room a focal point and some extra warmth, and the job often comes with a new hearth, a mantel and brick or stone around it.
Most fireplace calls start with a bare wall where you've always pictured a fire, or an old open fireplace that looks fine and doesn't do much. The price mostly turns on whether we build new or fit an insert, whether you want gas or wood, and how much brick, stone or stone veneer goes around it, while the schedule turns on the city permit, its inspections and when your unit arrives. When I come out, the estimate gives you your own figure for each choice, and when the job needs a permit, we take care of the application.
How do you know it's time for a new fireplace or an insert?
Room gets colder with a fire
You light a fire, the flames look great, and the rest of the room still feels cool or even drafty. That usually means the open fireplace is pulling warm room air up the chimney with the smoke, and every winter you wait is another season of fires that cost you heat instead of adding it.
Smoke drifting into the room
If smoke rolls out of the firebox or you find soot on the mantel, the fire isn't drawing right, and that can come from the firebox, the flue or how the two fit together. Keep using it that way and you're breathing what should go outside, so it's worth a look before your next fire.
Cracked or loose firebox brick
Cracks, open joints or brick that shifts at the back of the firebox mean years of heat have been working on that masonry. It's often the moment to decide between rebuilding it and fitting an insert, and the longer it goes, the more there is to fix.
Work that often goes with a fireplace
Stone veneer installation
If you want the whole fireplace wall to read as stone from floor to ceiling, thin veneer gets you there without rebuilding the wall behind it.
Concrete block walls
When the plan calls for a full masonry fireplace or an outdoor fire wall, a block core gives the brick or stone something solid to sit on.
How we handle fireplace installation
The first thing I ask is what you want the fireplace to do, because most of them add more look and a little warmth than real heat for the house, and that answer steers everything after it. Then we weigh a new build against an insert for the firebox you already have, and if you choose gas, we plan around a vented unit from the start instead of working venting in later. Once you've picked, our crew covers the floors and sets up a clean work area the way you'd prep a kitchen before service, builds or sets the unit, lays the hearth and surround, and cleans up as we go.
The face of the fireplace is what you'll look at every day, so we often finish the wall around it with stone veneer, which gives you a stone look on a wall that couldn't carry full stone. For a new masonry fireplace, or a fire feature out on the patio, we usually start with concrete block walls as the core and then face the block in brick or stone.
Insert for your current fireplace
An insert sits inside the firebox you already have and works much like a wood stove, which suits you if the fireplace is sound and you want more out of it. We check first whether yours is masonry or factory-built, because a factory-built one needs an insert designed and tested for that exact unit.
New factory-built fireplace
A low mass, factory-built unit is the lower-cost choice and the kind most new US homes use, so it often suits a tighter budget or a room that has no fireplace yet. We finish the face in brick, stone or veneer so it looks like part of the house and not a box on the wall.
Brick or stone masonry fireplace
A masonry fireplace is built right there in your house by a mason, brick by brick or stone by stone, which suits you if you want a true masonry hearth that belongs to the room. It's the bigger job and the bigger price, and it's the kind of work I enjoy most.
Get a free on-site estimate for your fireplace
Send the form and we'll get back to you within one business day to set a time, and I'll come out for a free, no-obligation look. Calling (972) 402-6919 works too.
Call (972) 402-6919Why Mesquite homeowners call Stonework Mesquite Concrete and Masonry for fireplaces
The owner plans your fireplace
I come out myself to look at the room, answer your questions and put the estimate together. You hear the plan from the person who'll be checking on it, and you can ask me anything along the way.
Licensed for Mesquite building permits
The city won't let anyone obtain a building permit until they hold a professional license with it, and we're licensed and fully insured. That lets us file the permit for you, and you're not carrying the risk of an uninsured crew working in your living room.
In business since 2013
We're best known for careful mortar and brick repair, so the firebox, hearth and surround get picked to suit the brick and stone already in your house. When the new work matches the old, the room looks like the fireplace was always there.
A kitchen-clean job site
I spent my first working years in restaurant kitchens, so we cover floors, keep a clean path in and out and wipe down as we go. A fireplace job happens in your living room and you shouldn't have to live in dust while it does, and the work is backed by our satisfaction guarantee.
What matters most is a fireplace that suits your room and the way you'll use it, so tell us about your fireplace and I'll come out and look at it with you.
What happens after you call us about a fireplace in Mesquite?
Call or send us a message
Tell us whether you're starting from a bare wall or an existing fireplace, and we'll set a time for me to come by. We answer the phone seven days a week, so evenings and weekends are fine.
I look at the room
I look at the firebox, chimney and wall with you, point out what I see and lay out your choices in plain words, from new build or insert to gas or wood and the finish, with a price for each. You'll know what every option costs before you decide anything.
We handle permits and inspections
When the job needs a permit, we file the application with the city and line up the inspections it requires for all permitted work. We plan the work days around those inspections so nothing gets covered up before it's checked.
We build, then walk it together
Our crew of trained masons does the work while I check in on site, and we clean as we go. When it's done, I walk the finished fireplace with you and show you what to keep an eye on.
Common questions
How do I choose between a fireplace insert and a new fireplace in Mesquite?
If you already have a sound fireplace, an insert is usually the simpler way to get more from it, and a new build makes sense when there's no fireplace or the old one isn't worth saving. For an insert in a masonry chimney, ask any installer how they'll make sure the flue liner, the chimney's inner lining, goes in right, and I'll walk you through how we do it. If you want wood, your state or local air quality agency can tell you which wood-burning units may be installed where you live.
How much does a gas fireplace installation cost?
Across the US, installing a gas fireplace usually costs about $3,500 to $16,500 per job, a range that covers everything from an insert in existing masonry to a new zero-clearance unit with a mantel. That's a national planning number, not our price, and where your job lands depends on the type of unit, the venting and how much brick or stone goes around it. The estimate gives you your own figure for each option.
Who can pull a permit for a fireplace in Mesquite?
In Mesquite, permits go to licensed contractors or to homeowners who own, live in and homestead the house through the Dallas Central Appraisal District. You apply through the city's Citizen Self Service site, and the Building Inspection Division at 972-216-6212 answers questions on which permits a job needs. When your job needs one, we take care of the application and the inspections, and if it's unclear, we check with them before work starts.
Are ventless gas fireplaces safe?
The EPA won't support gas stoves built without outside venting because of what they do to indoor air, and installing them is illegal in some areas. Fire and rescue guidance from Fairfax County, Virginia, says a ventless fireplace puts its emissions into the room, with carbon monoxide and oxygen depletion as the main worries. For what applies to your house in Mesquite, call the city's inspection office at the number above.
Will a new fireplace heat my whole house?
Usually not as the main heat, since most traditional open fireplaces lose over 90 percent of the fire's heat up the chimney and pull a lot of the room's warm air out with it. If warmth matters to you, plan the fireplace as secondary heat and tell me up front, because that changes which option I'd point you toward.
How do I keep my fireplace safe after it's installed?
Have it inspected and serviced every year by a trained technician, which is what federal consumer safety advice says for home heating, chimneys and vents included. The same advice calls for battery or battery-backup carbon monoxide alarms on every level and outside sleeping areas, and interconnected alarms work best. I'll also point out what to watch for between those checkups.
Send a photo of your fireplace today
A photo and whether yours is masonry or factory-built let me show up already thinking about which insert or build fits, so call (972) 402-6919 or use the form.