Become a Fireplace Ninja.

I come to your home and look at the actual fireplace. We measure the opening, the surround, and the venting, talk through what you want the room to do, and go over your real options — what can change, what can’t, and what each path involves. Afterward you get a written Fireplace Project Brief you can hand to a contractor, a dealer, or an architect.

No. I don’t install, and I don’t sell product. At the Project Coordination level I order the appliance, select and schedule the installer, coordinate your other trades, and stay with the project through inspection and startup — but the installation itself is done by a licensed installer.

No. Stop at any of them. What you’ve already paid counts toward the next step, so the consultation is $200, the design is $300 after that, and coordination starts at $2,500 once the design is done. Most people stop at the design.

Each one is priced as an add-on rather than a second project. The consultation is $200 for the first fireplace and $50 for each additional one in the same home, and the design is $250 per additional fireplace. Project coordination for a multi-fireplace job is quoted once the design is finished.

Yes — that’s what it’s for. It’s a written document listing dimensions, clearances, venting requirements, and your options, so you can compare bids and have everyone working from the same information instead of from a conversation someone half-remembers.

A showroom sells what’s on its floor. I don’t carry inventory and I don’t have a line to move, so I specify from the whole market — gas, wood, pellet, electric, insert, or full replacement — and recommend the one that actually fits your opening, your venting, your altitude, and your budget.

Often, yes — usually with a gas insert that vents through the existing chimney. Whether it works in your case depends on the condition of the chimney, the dimensions of the firebox, the venting path, and the clearances around the opening. That’s exactly the kind of question the consultation answers, with measurements rather than a guess.

Both. On new construction and remodels I can work directly with your architect or builder so the fireplace is specified early — framing, clearances, venting, and finish all settled before the walls go up, rather than discovered after.

In-home consultations across the Colorado Front Range and the mountain communities — Denver, Evergreen, Morrison, Golden, Conifer, Littleton, Lakewood, and Boulder among them. Outside that area, get in touch and we’ll work out what’s possible.

Pick a time from the calendar on this page, or send the form and I’ll reply within one business day.

It can. Gas appliances are listed for a range of elevations, and many need different orifices or an altitude kit above a certain height — and some aren’t listed for Colorado mountain elevations at all. Draft behaves differently up here too. It’s a routine part of specifying a fireplace in this state, and it’s one of the things that gets missed when a product is picked from a catalog.