Fireplace installation in Las Cruces NM - a fireplace built for how you use it
Drafty old firebox, or a bare wall where you want a fire? We help you pick the right fireplace and put it in properly.
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What kind of fireplace should I put in my Las Cruces home?
Fireplace installation in Las Cruces, NM means putting in one of three things: a masonry fireplace built of brick or stone, a factory-made unit, or an insert set inside the firebox you already have. For most homes it adds the look and feel of a fire and some extra heat, not the main heat for the house.
Most people who call D&R Las Cruces Concrete & Masonry about a fireplace either have an old open one that burns a lot of wood and warms very little, or a wall where they'd like a fire and nothing there yet. The price moves mostly with the type you choose and with how much of the old firebox, chimney and wall has to be opened up or rebuilt. The schedule turns on the same things, plus any permit and inspection the job needs, and I can't tell you much about an old chimney until I've looked inside it. When I come out, you get a written estimate with your own figure on it.
How we handle fireplace installation
I start by finding out what you have now and what you want from it, wood or gas, real heat or mostly the look of a fire, because those answers decide everything after. Then we work out together whether a built masonry fireplace, a factory unit or an insert suits what's there. A masonry fireplace is built of brick or stone right in your house by a mason, while a factory unit is made in a plant and set in place, and since it's the lower-cost choice most new homes in the US get, it makes sense when you're working to a budget. Once you've picked, we set the footing and hearth, build or frame in the firebox, run the flue and flash it where it meets the roof, and only then finish the face you'll look at. The parts that end up behind the wall are the ones holding the rest up, so that's where I spend the most time.
Plenty of fireplace jobs reach past the firebox. When you want a factory unit or insert to look like it was built with the house, we can cover the surround in stone veneer, and the heavy core behind a built fireplace or an outdoor fire feature is the same work we do on concrete block walls.
Fireplace installation in Las Cruces, from permit to first fire
Getting from the fireplace you picked to the first fire usually runs through the city. In Las Cruces, inspections are requested through the city's online Citizen Portal, and the city won't take a request until a permit has been issued, so the permit has to come first. When your job needs one, we find out which office handles your address, take care of the application and set up the inspections. That matters because we work across the cities around Las Cruces on both sides of the state line, on fireplace jobs in places like Chaparral and Anthony, and the office isn't always the same one.
On jobs around here we see a lot of older open fireplaces built mostly for looks, and newer houses with a factory box framed into the living room wall. I find out which one you have before I suggest anything, because an old firebox only shows what's going on inside once it's opened.
- Call (575) 222-9031
- Mon–Fri: 6 AM–10 PM, Sat–Sun: 8 AM–10 PM
- Las Cruces, NM 88001
What happens when you call D&R Las Cruces Concrete & Masonry in Las Cruces?
Call or send a request
Call (575) 222-9031 or fill out the form and tell us a little about the fireplace you have or want. We'll set a time for me to come by.
I come look myself
I check the firebox, the chimney and the wall around them, figure out what's causing any trouble and talk through wood or gas with you. You get a written estimate with the work spelled out and a price you can hold up against anyone else's.
Permit first, then the work
If you go ahead, we sort out any permit the job needs before we start. Then our crew and I do the work, footing and flue before the finish.
Walk the finished fireplace together
When it's done, I walk through the fireplace with you, show you how it works and answer whatever's left. We clean up before we go.
Why Las Cruces homeowners call D&R Las Cruces Concrete & Masonry for a fireplace
Careful with older brick and adobe
We're best known for careful repair on older brick, stone and adobe, and a lot of fireplaces around Las Cruces are built from exactly that. If yours needs work before a new insert goes in, it's work we already do.
In business since 2013
I learned masonry from my father, carrying block on his jobs long before he let me lay a course, and I started this business in 2013. We still work the way he did, slow enough to get it right, and that's the pace a fireplace needs.
Licensed and fully insured
We're licensed and fully insured, and New Mexico requires a license of anyone who does or offers construction contracting. You can look ours up before you sign anything, and the questions below show how.
On a fireplace, what matters most is the work behind the face, so take your time choosing who builds it. When you're ready, ask us for an estimate.
Request an estimateGet a written estimate for your new fireplace
Send the form and we'll reply within one business day to set a time for me to come out. I'll look at what you have now, talk through wood or gas and the fireplace types, and leave you a free written estimate with no pressure and no obligation.
- Licensed and fully insured.
- Phone
- (575) 222-9031
- Location
- Las Cruces, NM 88001
- Hours
- Mon–Fri: 6 AM–10 PM, Sat–Sun: 8 AM–10 PM
Questions about fireplace installation in Las Cruces
How much does a fireplace cost in Las Cruces?
Fireplace and chimney installation in Las Cruces usually costs about $2,300 to $13,500 per project, which is what the work tends to run in the area, not a quote from us. An insert or factory unit going into what's already there usually sits toward the low end, and a built brick or stone fireplace with a new chimney toward the high end. Your own figure comes in the written estimate after I've seen the house.
Does an open fireplace heat my home?
Not much, because most traditional open fireplaces lose over 90 percent of the fire's heat up the chimney and pull a lot of the room's warm air out with it. An open fireplace makes sense when you want the look of a fire more than heat, and if you want real warmth, we'll talk about an insert or a closed unit instead.
Can I put an insert in my factory-built fireplace?
Yes, as long as the insert is designed and tested for that particular unit. A factory-built fireplace, which you'll also hear called zero-clearance because it's made to sit close to the framing, takes different inserts than a masonry one, so the first step is finding out which kind you have. Once it's in, an insert works a lot like a free-standing wood stove sitting inside the old firebox.
What's the best way to vent a gas stove in my fireplace?
Vent it to the outside, because EPA doesn't support unvented gas stoves over indoor air quality, and some places make installing one illegal. A gas stove can vent up an existing chimney, or straight out through the roof or the wall behind it. Which way works for your unit is something I'll sort out with you at the estimate visit.
How do I check a contractor's license in New Mexico?
Look the contractor up on the public license search at public.psiexams.com, which is where the state's Construction Industries Division sends homeowners to confirm a license is valid. The division also has an office in Las Cruces, open Monday to Friday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., if you'd rather ask in person.
How often should a fireplace insert be inspected?
Once a year, which is what EPA advises for any stove once it's installed. That yearly look is also a good time to ask how the flue liner in a masonry chimney was put in, since a liner set wrong is easier to fix early than late.
Other work that goes with a fireplace
Stone veneer installation
Thin natural or manufactured stone set over an existing wall, good for refacing a dated brick fireplace or covering the plain boxed-in chimney outside your house.
Concrete block walls
Solid concrete block makes a strong core for a backyard fire feature or a garden wall, and it holds up well when it's built on a proper footing.
Set up your fireplace estimate today
If you can tell us whether your fireplace is masonry or factory built and whether you want wood or gas, I can come out ready to talk about the right options.
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