New Tecumseth conditions that change how fireplace insert installation is done
Homeowners in New Tecumseth tend to call us at one of two moments: the week before guests arrive, or the week after something started smelling wrong.
Many New Tecumseth properties were re-roofed at least once without the flashing being re-detailed, leaving a cosmetic seal doing structural work.
Infill and renovation work in New Tecumseth frequently reroutes venting without re-sizing it, and undersized or over-long runs are the single most common cause of poor draft we see.
Across Colgan, Nicolston, Alliston, Beeton and Tottenham, the housing stock changes street by street, and the correct method changes with it. A century home with a soft-brick stack does not get the same treatment as a 2010 build with a factory-built vent — using one method on both is how systems get damaged.
the practical takeaway is that a fireplace insert installation visit should start with an assessment, not a tool. Any crew that begins work before telling you what they found is guessing on your behalf.