Wood Stove Installation in Colorado
Need wood stove installation? Donovan Chimney & Fireplace serves Denver, Fort Collins & Colorado Springs with 25+ years of experience. Family-owned since 1998 · Licensed & insured · Open 24/7.
About This Service
A modern EPA-certified wood stove is the workhorse of Colorado home heating — radiant warmth that keeps working when the power doesn't, from fuel you can stack yourself. Installation is where safety lives: clearances, hearth protection, and a properly designed chimney system are what make a stove an asset instead of a hazard.
We handle complete installations — stove placement and clearance engineering, hearth pads, wall protection where needed, and either a new insulated chimney system or a stainless liner into an existing masonry flue. Permits and code compliance included, because woodstove code exists for very good reasons.
Signs You Need Wood Stove Installation
- You want serious heat that survives outages
- An open fireplace or old stove isn't pulling its weight
- A shop, cabin, or addition needs standalone heat
- Your insurance flagged an old non-certified stove
Installation Done Right
Site evaluation: clearances, hearth, venting route, and combustion air.
Venting system designed and sized to the stove and the structure.
Installation to manufacturer spec and local code, permits handled.
Burn-in and orientation: you learn the stove with the installer standing there.
Why It Matters for Safety
Solid-fuel stoves concentrate serious heat in a small footprint; clearances, hearth protection, and venting exist because house fires taught the industry each rule. A stove installed to spec is wonderfully safe — and every shortcut subtracts from that directly.
Maintenance Tips From Our Technicians
- Empty ash before it reaches the air inlets; airflow is everything in a modern stove.
- Check door and glass gaskets annually — the dollar-bill tug test works.
- Burn only seasoned cordwood; treated or wet wood damages stoves and flues alike.
- Sweep stove flues annually minimum; heavy-use mountain homes often need mid-season checks.
Why Homeowners Choose Donovan Chimney & Fireplace
Since 1998, Donovan Chimney & Fireplace has served the Front Range with one operating principle: show the customer the evidence, price the work in writing, and do it right the first time. Our technicians are trained, insured, and background-checked — and because we're open 24/7, the urgent version of this problem always has someone answering.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Can a wood stove vent into my existing fireplace chimney?
Often yes — via a full stainless liner sized to the stove, not just a stub into the open flue. 'Slammer' installs without a liner draft poorly, creosote heavily, and fail inspection; we don't do them.
What do the EPA certifications mean for me?
Certified stoves burn far cleaner and squeeze much more heat from each log — modern units use a fraction of the wood old smoke dragons did. In Colorado's air-quality-conscious counties, certification can also be a legal requirement for new installs.
Are you licensed and insured?
Fully. Donovan Chimney & Fireplace carries the licensing and insurance this work requires, and certificates are available on request — something we recommend asking of any company that climbs on your roof.
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We serve Denver, Fort Collins, Colorado Springs, and every community around them — see the full service area list.
Emergencies don't keep business hours and neither do we: our phone answers 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.