Fireplace installation in Palm Beach Gardens FL - the right fire for your house
Got an old fireplace you never light, or a bare wall that wants one? We help you pick the right type and put it in properly.
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How do you know it's time to look at a fireplace?
An old firebox nobody lights
If your fireplace has been decoration for years, with a damper that won't budge or a firebox full of dust, it usually means nobody's looked up that chimney in a long time. Buy a unit before someone does, and you can end up with one that doesn't fit the house you actually have.
Cracked brick or loose mortar
Hairline cracks in the firebox or mortar crumbling out of the joints usually come from years of heat and age working on the masonry. Left alone, it keeps opening up, and it's a lot easier to fix before a new unit goes in than after.
A bare wall that wants a fire
Some houses never had a fireplace, and there's a living room wall that's always looked like it was waiting for one. That's a bigger job with more choices, so settle it before you repaint or rearrange, or you'll end up doing that work twice.
What's involved in putting in a fireplace?
Fireplace installation in Palm Beach Gardens, FL means putting in a new fireplace or an insert, which is a unit that sits inside the fireplace you already have. Depending on the fuel, it vents through a working chimney, vents straight outside or runs vent-free. At CJ Palm Beach Gardens Concrete & Masonry, we do this work in Palm Beach Gardens and a lot of the cities around it in Palm Beach County and up into Martin County.
Most people who call me have one of two things, an old fireplace they never light or a wall that's always seemed to be missing one. The price and the schedule both turn on the same few choices. The fuel you want, vented or ventless, whether your chimney is sound enough to use, and how much new framing, venting and surround work it takes all move the number and the days, and the written estimate after my visit puts your own price on it. When a job needs a permit, we pull it with the city or county office that covers your address and set up the inspections.
Details to note before an estimate
- The fuel you'd like to use
- Whether you have a working chimney
- House or condo
- The room and wall you have in mind
- Cracks or soot in the old firebox
- The surround look you're picturing
How we handle fireplace installation
I start with the chimney you've already got and the fuel you want, and then we weigh vented against ventless before anything gets ordered. I spent years behind a building supply counter before I ever picked up a trowel, and I watched plenty of folks buy a unit first and puzzle over the vent later, so we do it the other way around. One maker's install manual makes a similar point. It suggests looking at where the unit sits and how the vent runs so you're not reframing wall studs, ceiling joists and roof rafters, and it notes that moving the unit can be easier than changing the house. Once the plan's set, our crew sets the unit, builds out the hearth and surround and cleans up. Any gas work goes to a properly licensed gas installer, because that's not a job for a mason.
Most of the look comes from the masonry around the fire. A lot of people want a stone face on that wall, and that's our stone veneer installation work, fitted so it sits clean against the unit. When there's no fireplace at all, the unit sometimes needs a solid wall built to hold it, and that's where our concrete block walls come in.
Work that often goes with a new fireplace
Stone veneer installation
If the wall behind your new fireplace looks plain or dated, a stone face gives it a finished look without the weight of full stone.
Concrete block walls
When a fireplace goes where no existing wall is strong enough to carry it, a block wall gives it something solid to sit against.
What happens after you call about a fireplace?
Call or send a message
Call (561) 268-0530 or use the form, and we'll get back to you to set up a time. We pick up seven days a week, from early morning into the late evening.
Look over the house together
I come out myself, look at your chimney, firebox or bare wall with you, and we talk through fuel and venting right there. Then I send a written estimate for the job we talked about, so you've got the price on paper to think over.
Handle permits and do the work
If the job needs a permit, we take care of that first. Then our lead mason, the crew and I do the work, and the licensed gas installer handles any gas hookup.
Clean up and walk through
We clean up and walk the finished fireplace with you so you know how it runs. If you've got an insert, a hearth trade group suggests a yearly chimney inspection by a sweep certified by the Chimney Safety Institute of America, so it's worth putting on the calendar.
What people ask about fireplace installation
How much does it cost to install a gas fireplace in Palm Beach Gardens?
Across the US, installing a gas fireplace usually costs about $2,300 to $10,000 per job, going by a 2026 national cost guide. Where your job lands depends on whether you're dropping an insert into a fireplace that's ready for it or starting from a bare wall with new framing, venting and a surround. That range is the market's, not our price, and your own number comes in the written estimate after I've seen the house.
Can my existing fireplace take an insert?
Usually, yes, if it's a masonry or factory-built fireplace with a working chimney. Most insert jobs also need a chimney liner, a sleeve that runs up inside the chimney, so the chimney gets checked before anything else. If it's in rough shape, chimney repair comes first.
How long does a fireplace installation take?
Most gas fireplace projects take one to three days, by national 2026 figures. An insert going into a sound fireplace is at the short end, and new framing, venting and surround work stretch it out. I'll tell you what your job looks like once I've seen it.
Is a ventless gas fireplace a good choice?
It saves money up front, but for most houses I'd lean toward a vented unit. Ventless units are the cheaper ones to install, and they release their combustion products, water vapor included, into the room. Direct-vent units pull their air from outside through the vent and cost more to put in. Owners who regret going ventless mostly mention the smell and fogged-up windows, and one cost guide calls a carbon monoxide detector in that room not optional, so it's your call, but go in knowing that.
How do I add a fireplace to my condo in Palm Beach Gardens?
The quickest way is usually an electric fireplace, which a hearth trade group notes you can buy at the store, carry home and have installed in minutes. It gives you the warm, radiant heat of a fire without running gas or a vent. If you want a stone or brick surround built around it, that part's ours.
Who handles the permit and gas license for a fireplace in Palm Beach Gardens?
The city's Building Department handles building and permitting in Palm Beach Gardens, and as I mentioned above, when a job needs a permit we're the ones who pull it. The Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services licenses the businesses and people who install LP gas systems and appliances, LP being short for liquefied petroleum, so that's the license that covers LP gas fireplace work. We're licensed and insured. If you're comparing contractors, keep in mind that a Florida certified license works anywhere in the state, while a registered one only covers the cities or counties where that contractor holds a certificate of competency, so it's fair to ask whether theirs covers Palm Beach Gardens.
Get a written fireplace estimate for your house
We respond within 1 business day to set a time that suits you. I come out, look over your chimney or wall with you and send a free written estimate, and there's no obligation.
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Call (561) 268-0530 or send the form with your fuel choice, whether you've got a working chimney and whether it's a house or a condo, and I'll show up ready to talk real options.