Fireplace installation in Perris CA - chosen for the heat you really want
If your fireplace sends the heat up the chimney, we'll help you pick an insert, gas unit or new build that suits the room.
- Fully licensed and insured.
- Free on-site estimates.
- We reply within 1 business day.
What does it take to put a fireplace in a Perris home?
Fireplace installation in Perris means building a brick or stone fireplace in place or setting in a factory-made unit or insert, so you end up with a fireplace that fits your house and gives the kind of heat you're after.
Most people who call us either have a fireplace that looks nice but leaves the room cold, or a room that's missing one. The price moves with the kind of fireplace you have now, whether a vent is already in place and how much brick or stone goes around it, while the schedule mostly turns on any permit and its inspections. When a job needs a permit, we pull it and line up the inspections, and after I've seen your house I'll write up an estimate with the figure for your job.
How do you know it's time for a new fireplace or an insert?
The room stays cold
You light a fire and the room feels no warmer, sometimes colder by the windows, because an open fireplace sends most of its heat and some of your warm air up the chimney. Nothing gets damaged if you wait, but every winter you're heating air that goes straight outside.
Gas logs that only glow
The flames look fine but the furnace still has to run, which usually means the logs were made to be looked at rather than to heat. This one can wait as long as you like, though an insert or a direct-vent unit is the fix when you want real warmth.
Cracks inside the firebox
Cracked firebox brick or mortar dropping out of the joints means the masonry needs fixing before anything new goes in, and that's chimney repair work first. Small cracks can usually wait a season, but they open up a little with every fire and the repair grows with them.
How we handle fireplace installation
First I find out what kind of fireplace you have now, whether it's masonry built in place, a metal firebox or a factory-built unit, because that decides whether an insert will fit or you need something new. I'll also tell you straight how little heat an open fire gives, so you choose what suits the room and not just the look. Then we check how it vents, build the brick or stone firebox and chimney or set in the factory-built unit or insert, finish the face and hearth, and clean up before we leave.
A fireplace usually comes with masonry around it. A lot of homeowners face the chimney breast and surround with stone veneer installation, which gives the look of full stone without the weight, and when a new fireplace or an outdoor one needs a solid base or a chase to sit in, we build it the same way we build concrete block walls.
An insert in the fireplace you have
This suits most homes that already have a masonry or metal fireplace and want more heat out of it, because the insert sits inside the old firebox and uses the opening that's already there. It's usually the simpler job when the existing chimney or vent can be put to use.
A new fireplace, built or factory-made
This suits a room with no fireplace, or an old one that can't take an insert, and you can go with brick or stone built in place or a factory-built unit, which usually costs less. If heat matters more to you than a wood fire, a direct-vent gas unit is the one I'd steer you toward.
A free fireplace estimate, done at your house
We'll get back to you within one business day to set a time, then I'll come out, look at your fireplace and write up a free estimate. There's no obligation to go ahead.
- Based in
- Perris, CA 92571
- Hours
- Mon–Fri: 8 AM–10 PM, Sat–Sun: 7 AM–9 PM
What happens after you call us about a fireplace?
Here's how a fireplace job goes from your first call to the finished hearth, and what you'll have in hand before you decide anything.
Call or send us a note
Call (951) 418-3037 or use the form, and we'll call you back to set a time for me to come out. If you know whether your fireplace is masonry, metal or factory-built, and whether it already has a vent, tell us then.
I look over your fireplace
I come out myself, look at the firebox, the chimney and the room, and answer whatever you want to ask. You get a written estimate that names the option I'd go with for your house and what it costs, so you know the number before you commit.
We do the work and walk it
If you go ahead, we pull any permit the job needs and line up the plan review and inspections where they apply, and I'm on the job with our crew. At the end we walk the finished fireplace with you.
Why Perris homeowners call Superior Perris Concrete and Masonry for a fireplace
I do the estimate myself
I come out to look at your fireplace and write the estimate, and I'm on the job with our crew while the work gets done. You deal with the same person from the first visit to the final walk-through, so nothing you asked about gets lost.
In business since 2017
We've been in business since 2017, and I learned the trade long before that as a helper mixing mortar and hauling block. That's why I can tell you which fireplace suits your house and which one only looks good in a showroom.
Fully licensed and insured
We're fully licensed and insured, and that covers our crew on every job in Perris and the cities around it. A fireplace means fire and venting inside your house, so you want the people building it covered.
On a fireplace, the thing to get right is the type before anything gets built. Send us a note or call (951) 418-3037, and I'll come out and take a look.
Fireplace permits and masonry work around Perris
The Riverside County Department of Building and Safety issues building permits and also handles plan review and building inspections, so a permitted fireplace job may go through review and inspection there. Some addresses go through a city office instead, so we check which one covers yours, and when your job needs a permit we pull it and set up the inspections. If you'd rather pull it yourself as the owner, I'll go over what the office asks for.
Plenty of the newer houses we see around Perris came with factory-built fireplaces rather than brick ones, which narrows the insert choices, and we see the same mix on jobs in Menifee and Murrieta.
Questions about fireplace installation in Perris
How much does it cost to install a gas fireplace insert in Perris?
Across the US, installing a gas fireplace insert with materials and professional labor usually costs about $2,300 to $8,000 per job. That's a national figure, not our price, and where a Perris job lands depends mostly on whether a vent is already in place, since adding a new vent setup is the costly part. I'll give you the figure for your house after I've looked at it.
Can a fireplace insert go in my existing fireplace?
Usually, yes, because an insert is made to fit inside the firebox of an existing masonry or metal fireplace. A factory-built fireplace, the zero-clearance kind, is the exception, since it has to take an insert designed and tested for that exact unit.
Is a direct-vent gas fireplace a good choice for my house?
For most people weighing heat and safety, yes. A direct-vent unit sends its exhaust outside through a side wall or the roof and draws in outside air, so it's more efficient than a model that uses a chimney and carries fewer risks than a ventless one. Unvented gas stoves raise indoor air quality concerns and some places don't allow them at all, so ask whether any unit you're looking at vents outside.
What is the best way to get real heat from a fireplace?
Plan for more than a traditional open fireplace, because most of them lose over 90 percent of the fire's heat up the chimney and take much of the room's warm air with it. An insert or a direct-vent gas unit is the usual answer when warmth is the point, and an open fire is fine if you mostly want the look.
How do I get my chimney checked before adding a fireplace insert?
Ask for a Level 2 chimney inspection, which chimney inspection guidance recommends when you add a new appliance or switch to one of a different fuel, efficiency or type. The inspector goes up on the roof and checks the system in any attic, basement or crawl space they can reach, so clearing a path to those spots before the visit helps.
Who issues fireplace permits and inspections in Perris?
The county's Department of Building and Safety issues permits and runs plan review and inspections, though some addresses go through a city office instead. We check which one applies to your house, as covered in the permit section above, and handle it when the job needs a permit.
Related masonry work around your fireplace
Stone veneer installation
When the brick or drywall around your fireplace looks dated, thin stone set over the face gives the room a new hearth wall without a full tear-out.
Concrete block walls
Block is what we use for sturdy bases, chases and garden walls, so it's worth a look if your fireplace project spreads outside or needs a new structure.
Service areas for fireplace work near Perris
Superior Perris Concrete and Masonry is based in Perris, CA, and we work in the cities around it across this part of Riverside County. These 12 cities have their own pages, from Moreno Valley to Lake Elsinore, and they aren't the only places we go.
Have us look at your fireplace
Call (951) 418-3037 or send the form before the cold weather settles in, since any permit review has to come before we start the work.