Fireplaces and Fire Pits
We build outdoor fireplaces, fire pits and pizza ovens in block, brick and stone. Wood or gas. Free written estimates.
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We do fireplace remodeling for Las Vegas homes, from a new stone face to a rebuilt firebox. Refacing covers the wall in stone veneer or brick, floor to ceiling or just the surround. We tear out old hearths and surrounds and build new ones. We rebuild worn fireboxes in firebrick and build new masonry fireplaces to the plan. Ram Masonry has worked across the valley since 2014, and we cover masonry and stone work in Summerlin too. We carry Nevada C-18 masonry license number 0080771, bonded and insured, with workers' compensation coverage.
Most calls start with a fireplace that looks dated. The surround is builder-grade tile or plain brick, and the hearth is chipped or cracked. Some people want gas where the wood fire used to be. Others have firebrick that has cracked and come loose. We start by learning what is there: masonry or a factory-built unit, wood or gas. That answer sets which rules apply and which other trades join the job. Text photos to (702) 769-4416, and we follow up with a free written estimate.
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A fireplace remodel can be a new face or a full new build. Refacing puts stone veneer or brick over the old face. A tear-out takes the surround and hearth down so both can be rebuilt. We build raised and flush hearths and hearth extensions. We also build masonry surrounds around listed gas or wood units, set to that unit's clearances. Firebox rebuilds and new masonry builds are part of the work too.
Many older valley homes still have the builder-grade surround they came with. Wood-burning or gas, we work on both and build both new. Calls come from homeowners, builders and property managers. On a new build, a licensed plumbing contractor runs any gas, and the unit comes from the dealer. Outdoor fireplaces, fire pits and pizza ovens are a separate service, covered under backyard fire features in block and stone.
Yes, and the face material shapes the job. Stone veneer comes as natural stone or manufactured stone, and both set in mortar. Thin brick is a slice of brick that sets the same way. Full brick is heavier and needs a solid base to sit on. Nevada's C-18 masonry license covers brick, natural stone and manufactured stone. Our page on natural and manufactured stone veneer work covers the stone itself.
Over drywall, we fasten metal lath and trowel on a scratch coat before the face goes on. The face sits on the hearth or stops at it with a clean joint. Stone can be grouted or dry stacked tight. Under the code Clark County adopted, wood trim and mantels stay at least 6 inches from a masonry fireplace opening. A finish carpenter sets any wood mantel after the masonry is done.
A tear-out starts with floor covers and plastic walls to hold the dust. We take the old surround and hearth down to the structure behind them. The old material leaves with us as part of the job. Masonry hearths need noncombustible support, with no wood left against their underside. A new masonry fireplace sits on a footing at least 12 inches thick. We pour concrete footings to the plan for it.
A flush hearth sits level with the floor, and a raised hearth sits up off it. On a masonry fireplace, the hearth extension runs at least 16 inches out front and 8 inches past each side. Once the opening reaches 6 square feet, those grow to 20 and 12 inches. The hearth is at least 4 inches thick and the extension at least 2 inches. When the firebox opening sits at least 8 inches above the extension, the code allows a thinner extension.
A firebox rebuild is for masonry wood-burning fireplaces. Cracked or spalled firebrick means the lining is worn. We cut out the worn lining and lay new firebrick. Code calls for firebrick at least 2 inches thick, laid in medium-duty refractory mortar. Joints between firebricks stay at 1/4 inch or less. The same code sets a masonry firebox at least 20 inches deep. A chimney company inspects the flue before we start and after we finish.
Prefab units work differently. A factory-built unit is listed and labeled, and it is installed to the terms of its listing. The surround and hearth extension follow that unit's own listing, so we read its manual before we set any stone. The dealer replaces a worn prefab firebox with a new listed unit. Once the new unit is in, we build the stone or brick surround.
Nevada licenses gas piping as C-1g under plumbing, so a licensed plumbing contractor runs it. In the City of Las Vegas, gas piping between the meter and any appliance needs a mechanical permit. Clark County requires a permit to construct, alter or repair a structure, so a new masonry fireplace needs one. Painting and similar finish work are exempt in the county and the city. Neither list names fireplaces, so we confirm a reface with the permit desk for your parcel.
Henderson, North Las Vegas and Boulder City run their own permit desks. Changes that show outside the house can need HOA approval too. The written estimate lists the face material, its square footage and the hearth work. It includes demo and haul-off of the old surround, and it names who handles gas and flue. To start, send us photos of your fireplace.
Free, no-obligation estimates across Las Vegas and the whole valley.
(702) 769-4416From the first look at the site to the final walk-through, here is exactly how it goes.
Call or send the form, and photos by text get a fast first read. For a firm number we come out, measure the run, and check what sits under the job: grade, access, caliche, old work.
You get a written price and timeline before any work starts. If a permit or engineering applies, the estimate says so. Repair and rebuild get quoted as separate numbers when both are on the table.
Footings dug to bearing and inspected, rebar and grout in the cells, base compacted before concrete, mortar kept from drying too fast in the heat. The parts you never see get built like the parts you do.
We walk the finished work with you: walls plumb, joints full, slabs draining the right way, site cleaned up. Done means you have looked at every part of it and said so.
Common questions about fireplace remodeling across Las Vegas and the whole valley. Don't see yours? Give us a call and ask.
We build outdoor fireplaces, fire pits and pizza ovens in block, brick and stone. Wood or gas. Free written estimates.
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We install stone veneer on homes and businesses across Las Vegas. Full exteriors, accent walls, archways, and columns. Natural and manufactured stone, set over lath and mortar. Licensed masonry contractor, free estimates.
Learn More We build and repair brick for homes and businesses in Las Vegas. Brick walls, columns, veneer, fireplaces, mailboxes, and planters. Licensed C-18 masonry contractor since 2014. Free estimates across Clark County.
Learn MoreBlock, brick, stone and concrete are the whole business, not a sideline. Footings dug to bearing, cells grouted around steel, joints struck full. That is why the walls we build stay straight.
Vegas heat and monsoon wind punish shortcuts. Early summer pours, mortar kept from drying too fast, drainage behind every retaining wall, footings cut through caliche instead of stopping on it.
We look at the job, measure it, and put the price and timeline in writing before work starts. Photos by text get a fast first read. The estimate costs nothing either way.
Nevada C-18 masonry license #0080771, bond and insurance on file. The license is what lets us pull your wall permit, and it covers commercial work at the same standard as residential.
A wall that worries you, a driveway past its best, or a backyard ready to become the good part of the house? Call or send the form and we will look at the site with you and hand you a straight written quote.
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