How Much Does Fireplace Installation Cost?

Adding a fireplace to your home can boost its value and offer cozy warmth on cold days. Fireplace installation costs range from $870 to $3,800, with most homeowners paying about $2,335.

• Typical Range: $870 to $3,800
• National Average: $2,335

When snowflakes are falling and jack frost is howling at your doors, nothing provides a cozy atmosphere quite like a fireplace. Throughout history, fireplaces were meeting places in a home, and for a good reason: They heat the area whereas other rooms remained unpleasantly cold. Today’s HVAC systems have changed that, but a lot of homeowners want the intimacy and warmth that comes from sitting near a fireplace.

Fireplace installation costs differ largely based on the type and size of the unit and if any venting equipment is presently in place. Overall, a lot of homeowners are going to pay around $2,335 for fireplace installation within a wider range of around $870 to $3,800.

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Elements in Calculating Fireplace Installation Costs

The reasoning for choosing one kind of fireplace over another include personal tastes, styling, budget, and home configuration. Whereas a lot of homeowners are going to spend a US average of around $2,335, many deviations are possible, and those are going to impact the final cost.

Labor

The going costs of labor figures mostly in the price a homeowner is going to pay for fireplace installation. Installations for some kinds of fireplace is going to cost more since more labor is needed. For instance, the labor costs for the installation of an electric fireplace insert is around $225, whereas the labor cost for installing a wood-burning one runs closer to $2,180. The more work that is required, the greater the labor costs.

Fireplace Type, Material, and Style

Possibly the most considerable cost variable is subject to the kind of fireplace chosen. When considering the installation of a fireplace, remember that a wood-burning stove installation (not only an insert) is around $3,200 to $4,200 since specialized ventilation is needed, in addition to the installation of non-combustible wall coverings to safeguard nearby walls. Nevertheless, simply modifying a gas fireplace to adapt to a wood type burning stove can run under $300 provided that sufficient venting is in place.

Ventilation

Ventilation is required for using wood-burning stoves or fireplaces, and it is also required to meet local building codes. Lacking proper ventilation, smoke and noxious fumes can seep into the home and put residents in danger. The costs of installing ventilation are subject to if there is any current ventilation and if it needs to be ungraded.

Wiring

Homeowners should expect to need electrical wiring when running an electric fireplace. Nevertheless, they might not understand that wiring is also needed for a lot of gas and wood fireplaces and every pellet stove. Today’s fireplaces, stoves, and inserts have fans that blow hot air into the room instead of allowing it to escape through a chimney for increased energy efficiency. Pellet stoves require electricity for their fans and the pellet hopper that supplies the pellets to the burn chamber. Wiring installations add around $140 to $200 to the installation costs.

How to Save Money on a Fireplace Installation

Although fireplace installation is best to leave it to the professionals, homeowners can save some money when they carry out certain factors of the project themselves and consider ideal fireplace placement.

• Suggest doing the prep work. This might include the removal of an old fireplace insert and prepping the area prior to the installer arriving.
• Choose an insert over a whole fireplace installation. Inserts make use of the current firebox, hearth, and chimney, in which saves a lot over getting a fireplace installed from nothing.
• Do the cleanup on your own. It’s not the most glamourous part of the project, but it must be done, and when a homeowner does it, it is going to save on labor expenses.

Questions to Ask Concerning Fireplace Installation

Having a fireplace installed can be an expensive endeavor, particularly when it’s a new, customized fireplace, so it’s wise to ask the contractor some questions prior to signing your contract.

• Are you certified by the NFI (National Fireplace Institute)?
• Do you have insurance?
• What are the local building codes on fireplace installations?
• Are you experience installing this type of fireplace?
• What kind of chimney liner do you suggest?
• How much is the project going to cost?
• What unexpected costs could arise?