Wood Stove insert for pre-fab Majestic fireplace?

[isabelfine]

Hi there! We have a Majestic pre-fab fireplace which is terribly inefficient and gives my husband asthma. I need to figure out if we can install a clean burning insert into this firebox (I know we need to add a liner and extend the hearth), or if we need to take the whole thing out to install any kind of wood stove? I also need recommendations for someone to work with for figuring this out and implementing it. Thanks in advance!

 

[RSNovi]

I did it in my last house. On here you will get a number of people stating that it isn't allowed by code and rightfully so. I ended up getting verbal approval from both the pre-fab and new insert.

The final product looked great, but I had to put such a small stove in that I was never really happy with the heat production.

My recommendation, if an option, is to rip it out and do a woodstove or a real zero clearance fireplace.

 

[isabelfine]

Ah, thanks. I know this is a forum for wood, but what do y'all think about the options if we were to go with gas, either as an insert or free standing?

 

[bholler]

Hi there! We have a Majestic pre-fab fireplace which is terribly inefficient and gives my husband asthma. I need to figure out if we can install a clean burning insert into this firebox (I know we need to add a liner and extend the hearth), or if we need to take the whole thing out to install any kind of wood stove? I also need recommendations for someone to work with for figuring this out and implementing it. Thanks in advance!

The only way to know if an insert is allowed in your fireplace is to locate the manual for it and see what it says. Do you have a model number?

I will say to my knowledge there aren't any majestic fireplaces that allow inserts