Long Island Stone Woodburning fireplace installers

[Dobiegirl]

Can anyone please give me recommendations for a quality indoor stone woodburning fireplace installer on Long Island? Thanks

 

[vinny11950]

Don't know if they do what you want done, and I can't talk about their workmanship, but I did go to them and buy pellet pipe when I redid my install. While there, I looked around the store and talked to the owner. I liked the shop and the owner really seemed to know what he was talking about and seemed enthusiastic about the work.

https://beachstoveandfireplace.com/

Of all the installers I have dealt with on Long Island, these guys seemed to have the least BS.

Whatever you decide to do, ask for help here, and run by the ideas through the forum. The members here will be able to tell you if the installer is proposing to do it right or not.

 

[begreen]

Paging @Dix for LI shop

 

[Dix]

I've heard good things about this company in Moriches

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[Dobiegirl]

Don't know if they do what you want done, and I can't talk about their workmanship, but I did go to them and buy pellet pipe when I redid my install. While there, I looked around the store and talked to the owner. I liked the shop and the owner really seemed to know what he was talking about and seemed enthusiastic about the work.

https://beachstoveandfireplace.com/

Of all the installers I have dealt with on Long Island, these guys seemed to have the least BS.

Whatever you decide to do, ask for help here, and run by the ideas through the forum. The members here will be able to tell you if the installer is proposing to do it right or not.

Thanks so much! I'll keep that in mind.

 

[kennyp2339]

Of all the installers I have dealt with on Long Island, these guys seemed to have the least BS.

enough said there... I love this comment, some contractors give such a dog and pony show, by the time they stop talking the actual work could have been finished.

 

[Dobiegirl]

Thanks everyone, a friend recommended Long Island Fireplace on Seaford also. All of these stores subcontract, wish the actual masons who do the work would advertise,

 

[jetsam]

enough said there... I love this comment, some contractors give such a dog and pony show, by the time they stop talking the actual work could have been finished.

The work could have been finished by a contractor who had a crew who knew how to do the work, which is a group that the dog-and-pony guy may not belong to.

Do some homework. Know something about the job and industry practices before you interview a contractor, and you can ask a few specific questions to see if he actually knows about the work, or if he's planning on googling it on the way back from picking up the day laborers. There is a huge difference between someone who has a crew that does X all day for most of the year, and someone who is figuring it out as they go and has no permanent crew. Chuck-In-A-Truck is not famous for being forthcoming about which group he belongs to, either.

 

[vinny11950]

Thanks everyone, a friend recommended Long Island Fireplace on Seaford also. All of these stores subcontract, wish the actual masons who do the work would advertise,

Whoever you go with, insist that they pull permits. This should be non-negotiable. It protects you and keeps them to the local standards of the inspector and codes.

 

[bholler]

Honestly i would cut out the middle man and just find a good mason. But when you do talk to them adout it. Many masons build fireplaces but few masons really know how to properly design one.

Another option would be a high efficency zero clearance unit that could then be faced out in stone. The cost will be similar to a full masonry fireplace or a little less but you will then have an actual heater not just something for aesthetics and ambiance.

 

[begreen]

Thanks everyone, a friend recommended Long Island Fireplace on Seaford also. All of these stores subcontract, wish the actual masons who do the work would advertise,

I second the suggestion to install a good looking Zero Clearance fireplace and then have it dressed with a stone facade. It will perform much better, use less wood and still look great. Here are a couple examples:



A google search for - mason smithtown ny - brings up many hits. Get references and check up on them.
http://www.homeadvisor.com/c.Brick-Stone.Smithtown.NY.-12008.html
https://www.yelp.com/search?cflt=masonry_concrete&find_loc=Smithtown,+NY
http://ny.allpages.com/smithtown/construction/builders-contractors-2-of-2/masonry-stone-contractors/

 

[Dobiegirl]

The work could have been finished by a contractor who had a crew who knew how to do the work, which is a group that the dog-and-pony guy may not belong to.

Do some homework. Know something about the job and industry practices before you interview a contractor, and you can ask a few specific questions to see if he actually knows about the work, or if he's planning on googling it on the way back from picking up the day laborers. There is a huge difference between someone who has a crew that does X all day for most of the year, and someone who is figuring it out as they go and has no permanent crew. Chuck-In-A-Truck is not famous for being forthcoming about which group he belongs to, either.

I second the suggestion to install a good looking Zero Clearance fireplace and then have it dressed with a stone facade. It will perform much better, use less wood and still look great. Here are a couple examples:

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A google search for - mason smithtown ny - brings up many hits. Get references and check up on them.
http://www.homeadvisor.com/c.Brick-Stone.Smithtown.NY.-12008.html
https://www.yelp.com/search?cflt=masonry_concrete&find_loc=Smithtown,+NY
http://ny.allpages.com/smithtown/construction/builders-contractors-2-of-2/masonry-stone-contractors/

 

[Dobiegirl]

Thanks!

 

[Dobiegirl]

I second the suggestion to install a good looking Zero Clearance fireplace and then have it dressed with a stone facade. It will perform much better, use less wood and still look great. Here are a couple examples:

View attachment 198228 View attachment 198229

A google search for - mason smithtown ny - brings up many hits. Get references and check up on them.
http://www.homeadvisor.com/c.Brick-Stone.Smithtown.NY.-12008.html
https://www.yelp.com/search?cflt=masonry_concrete&find_loc=Smithtown,+NY
http://ny.allpages.com/smithtown/construction/builders-contractors-2-of-2/masonry-stone-contractors/

 

[Dobiegirl]

Thanks for the help!

 

[Dobiegirl]

I've heard good things about this company in Moriches

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I just spoke with Bill, SUPER nice guy, setting up a meet, seems very knowledgeable.

 

[begreen]

I just spoke with Bill, SUPER nice guy, setting up a meet, seems very knowledgeable.

He sounds like a good start. I would get multiple quotes. You will learn more about the options that way and have a better feel for pricing.

 

[vinny11950]

Sounds like a good start. Call your insurance company first and tell them what you want to do. See how that affects your home insurance policy and what they want in the contractor/permit process.