Fireplace Installation in Southlake

Replacing a builder-grade firebox with something that works

936-666-0002

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4.7 · 60 Southlake reviews

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CSIA certified

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Installed to code

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1-year workmanship warranty

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Santa’s favorite chimney crew

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Cleared for reindeer landing

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No soot on Santa’s boots

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Cookies for Santa, carrots for the reindeer

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Stockings hung, flues swept

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Merry Christmas & happy hearth-days

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Jingle all the way up the chimney

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Warm fires, cozy nights

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Santa’s favorite chimney crew

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Cleared for reindeer landing

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No soot on Santa’s boots

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Cookies for Santa, carrots for the reindeer

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Stockings hung, flues swept

●

Merry Christmas & happy hearth-days

●

Jingle all the way up the chimney

●

Warm fires, cozy nights

●

Santa’s favorite chimney crew

●

Cleared for reindeer landing

●

No soot on Santa’s boots

●

Cookies for Santa, carrots for the reindeer

●

Stockings hung, flues swept

●

Merry Christmas & happy hearth-days

●

Jingle all the way up the chimney

●

Warm fires, cozy nights

●

Santa’s favorite chimney crew

●

Cleared for reindeer landing

●

No soot on Santa’s boots

●

Cookies for Santa, carrots for the reindeer

●

Stockings hung, flues swept

●

Merry Christmas & happy hearth-days

●

Jingle all the way up the chimney

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Warm fires, cozy nights

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FIREPLACE INSTALLATION IN SOUTHLAKE, TX

A large share of Southlake's fireplaces are the factory-built units that came with the house — perfectly adequate when installed, and now twenty-five or thirty years into a service life. Many are gas log sets in a metal firebox: decorative, inefficient, and increasingly hard to source parts for. Replacing one with a modern sealed insert is a common installation conversation here.

Brown Chimney installs complete packages, from electric inserts to pellet stoves, built around the Osburn Matrix 1900 wood insert and the Majestic Ruby gas insert — fully installed with liner and venting, with gas and electrical work coordinated through our licensed subcontractors and billed separately. Every package and its price is on our fireplace installation pricing page. Gas is the popular choice here for the obvious reason: instant fire for the dozen genuinely cold evenings a year, with no wood to store. Every installation starts with a Southlake inspection confirming the flue can host the appliance.

The Work

What an insert changes in a Southlake home.

An open builder-grade firebox is ambiance; a sealed insert is ambiance that works. For the handful of cold nights north Texas gets, an open masonry or prefab box pulls more warm air out of the house than it delivers. A sealed insert reverses it — controlled flame, real radiant heat, and with gas, fire at the push of a button.

Replacing a factory-built unit has one requirement worth knowing: the venting is a listed system, so the replacement has to be matched to it or the venting replaced alongside. That is established during the inspection, not discovered mid-install. Where the existing flue is a masonry chimney sized for wood, a correctly sized liner is part of the package rather than a surprise afterward. If the existing gas unit is faulty rather than finished, a repair is the cheaper conversation and we will say so.

Our Dallas crew covers the southern metroplex, and together we handle the Dallas–Fort Worth service area. See the local service list on the Southlake page. The full package detail is on our fireplace installation service page.

When to book

When does a fireplace installation make sense in Southlake?

An insert is an upgrade decision, not a repair — and in north Texas it is usually about ambiance and convenience for a short cool season.

Your wood fireplace sends most of its heat up the flue

You want fire without the hauling, ash, and cleanup

An old open fireplace fails inspection or drafts poorly

You're renovating and the hearth is the centerpiece

Heating bills climb while the fireplace sits unused

You're removing a masonry chimney but want to keep the fire

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Replacing a factory-built unit means matching or replacing the listed venting alongside it. That is established during the inspection, before anything is ordered.

The best installations are boring. Measured right, vented right, tested before we leave — and then it just works, every winter, for years.

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Tarrant County hail country

Hail dents flashing and chase covers without leaking that day — the failure shows up weeks later. We check after every major storm season.

Clay soil moves what sits on it

North Texas clay swells and shrinks with the seasons, and a heavy chimney on top of it moves too. We establish whether it has settled before rebuilding anything.

1-year workmanship warranty

The labor on our repairs and installations is covered for a full year — in writing, not in promises.

Price fixed before we start

Measured on site, quoted in writing, approved by you — then the work begins. Never the other way around.

Fireplace heat check

How efficient is your fireplace right now?

Tell us what is in the fireplace and how you use it. You will see where the heat goes while the fire burns and after it goes out, the simple fixes worth doing first, and what an insert would change. Nothing is submitted.

ShowingFire lit. Open wood fireplace.
ArrowsOrange: heat lost up the chimney. Peach: heat into the room. Blue: air drawn in. Thicker means more.

What is in the fireplace now?

How often do you light it?

When the fire is out, does the damper close?

If you upgrade, which fuel?

Worth an insert

You light it often enough for an insert to matter

An open fireplace turns only a small share of the fire’s heat into room heat, and it pulls already-warm air up the chimney with the rest. An insert closes the opening with a sealed firebox and a glass door, so the fire heats the room instead of the chimney.

While it burnsMost of the heat goes up the flueThe fire pulls room air in to burn and sends most of its heat up the chimney with the smoke. You feel the radiant heat in front, while rooms farther away can get cooler as warm air is drawn toward the fireplace.
When it is outCheck the damperIf the damper does not seal, warm room air rises up the chimney day and night, all winter. On a cold day, feel for a draft at the opening.
With a wood insertSealed, vented through a linerA sealed firebox behind a glass door, with a controlled air supply, vents through a stainless liner to the top of the chimney.

Simple fixes first

Make the damper seal. Repair the throat damper, or add a cap damper that seals the top of the chimney, where the heat loss actually happens.
Fit glass doors. Doors fitted and sealed to the opening cut the draft when the fire is out.
Burn dry wood. Split, stacked and dried for at least six months, reading 20% moisture or less on a meter. Wet wood spends its heat boiling off water and makes more smoke.
Sweep and inspect yearly. Creosote is fuel. The yearly sweep removes it, and it is when most problems get caught early.

What a wood insert changes

Choose an EPA-certified model. EPA rates certified units as up to 50% more energy efficient than older ones, using about a third less wood for the same heat.
It burns without electricity (a blower, where fitted, needs an outlet), and it still needs dry wood and a yearly sweep.
An insert changes the system, which is when the flue gets a Level 2 inspection with a camera scan. Any repair the chimney needs is quoted separately.

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Want to browse units first?

Kaminos is our fireplace retail store, under the same ownership as Brown Chimney. See current models, pricing and options there. For installation, contact Brown Chimney; availability depends on your location.

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A guide, not a measurement. Heat output depends on the unit, the chimney and the home; every installation is sized to the manufacturer’s specifications after the chimney is checked.

What to expect

What happens during a fireplace installation?

From confirmed order to first fire, most Southlake installations complete within one to two days on site — inspection first, then liner or venting, unit, connections, and a full operational test.

Inspection & sizing

A chimney inspection confirms the flue, crown, and structure can host the appliance — and the firebox is measured for exact insert fit.

Package confirmation in writing

Unit, liner or venting, and timeline — the package confirmed in writing before anything is ordered, with any gas or electrical work quoted separately.

Liner & venting installation

Wood inserts get a stainless steel liner run the full flue height; gas units get dedicated venting matched to the appliance. This is where efficiency is won or lost.

Unit installation & connections

The insert is set, connected, and finished clean. On gas packages, licensed gas and electrical subcontractors work under our coordination — one crew responsible.

Operational test & first fire

Every function tested before we leave: ignition, damper or valve, blower, shutoffs. You get the full walkthrough, the documentation, and a fireplace that's ready tonight.

For transparency

What this visit doesn't cover.

Gas line and electrical work — coordinated through our licensed subcontractors and billed separately, shown to you in writing before work proceeds

Warranty on units you supply — we can install them, but they're installed at your risk and not covered by our workmanship warranty

Masonry or venting repairs the inspection uncovers (quoted separately before installation is scheduled)

FAQS

Common questions about fireplace installation in Southlake

How is fireplace installation priced in Southlake?

As complete packages, from electric inserts to pellet stoves, with the Osburn Matrix 1900 wood insert and the Majestic Ruby gas insert as our core packages. Each includes the appliance, installation, venting where applicable, and a 1-year workmanship warranty on the labor. Every package and its price is on our fireplace installation pricing page.

Can I replace the builder-grade fireplace that came with the house?

Usually yes, and it is a common install in Southlake. The requirement is matching the replacement to the existing listed venting, or replacing the venting alongside — established during the inspection rather than mid-job.

Gas or wood for a north Texas home?

Gas, for most people here. Instant fire, no wood to store, and clean push-button warmth for the dozen evenings a year it is genuinely cold. Wood delivers the full ritual if you want it — we walk both through with real numbers.

Do I need a permit in Southlake?

For installations involving new venting or gas line work, generally yes. Brown Chimney files the permit and coordinates the city inspection. Drop-in inserts using existing venting often do not require one; we confirm during the on-site assessment.

How long does installation take?

Most complete within one to two days on site. Gas packages add subcontractor coordination for gas line and electrical, which Brown Chimney schedules and manages for you. The timeline is confirmed in writing with your quote.

Related Services

Often paired with fireplace installation.

Gas

Gas Fireplace Service & Repair

Pilot assemblies, thermocouples, ignitors, and control modules — diagnosed in sequence and quoted before any part is ordered.

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Inspection

Chimney Inspection (Level 1 & 2)

Level 1 for the yearly check, Level 2 with a camera scan for a home sale or after a fire.

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A safer hearth — for 2026

One package. One crew. First fire this season.

Every Brown Chimney installation in Southlake is a complete package — unit, liner, venting, permits where required, and a full operational test before we leave, with the gas and electrical trades coordinated for you. Book online or call 936-666-0002.

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