Contractors need a city licence
The mechanical permit form asks for an ‘SLP mechanical license #’, and the city issues its own Mechanical Contractor License.
Local details
Wood stove installation in St. Louis Park, Minnesota
Hennepin County / western Twin Cities inner-ring suburbs. Heat your home, even when the power goes out: the permit, the local rules, and who installs here.
Free to request · No obligation to hireBefore you install in St. Louis Park.
Single-appliance permits have a flat fee
The 2026 fee schedule charges $100 plus a $1 surcharge for one fuel-burning appliance in a single-family home; confirm it covers your stove.
Local detailsFire pits need a $25 permit
Any wood-burning outdoor fire needs a one-time $25 permit after a fire-department site inspection; gas and propane fire pits are exempt.
Local detailsThe coldest month here, January, has a 1991–2020 normal of 15.3°F at the NEW HOPE, MN station. One station is a planning reference, not a reading for every address. NOAA station normals
Local businesses to contact directly
Wood stove installers in St. Louis Park.
Compare installation providers and nearby showrooms. Check service coverage and assessment fees directly, or request help finding an installer.
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2nd Generation Chimneys, Inc.
Chimney service & installation · 18730 Buchanan St. NE, East Bethel; has a Saint Louis Park page, and its wood stove page lists Saint Louis Park among the towns it servesIts wood stove page says it specialises in installing and servicing wood stoves for homeowners across the Minneapolis–Saint Paul area, and names Saint Louis Park in its town list. Its Saint Louis Park page covers fireplace and chimney services. East Bethel is north of the metro, so ask about scheduling and whether it holds the St. Louis Park mechanical licence.
View business & contact details2nd Generation Chimneys: Saint Louis ParkWebsite reviewed Sep 29, 2026 · Not contacted by FireplaceLab - II
All Seasons Fireplace
Sales & installation · Showroom at 6801 Wayzata Blvd, St. Louis ParkThe only provider here with a St. Louis Park showroom. Its inserts page describes wood-burning inserts meeting the 2020 standards, and says its licensed crew installs inserts and schedules the city inspection after a home visit. It also shows freestanding wood-burning stoves. Much of the site is about new construction, so ask whether it will retrofit a wood insert or stove in an existing house.
View business & contact detailsAll Seasons Fireplace homeWebsite reviewed Sep 29, 2026 · Not contacted by FireplaceLab - III
Chimney Doctors
Chimney service & installation · Hopkins office at 175 Jackson Ave N, Suite 162; lists St. Louis Park under that office and has a St. Louis Park pageIts wood-burning stove page says it installs, repairs and maintains wood stoves across the Twin Cities, freestanding models or insert retrofits. Its St. Louis Park page highlights chimney repair, relining and gas fireplace installs, so confirm the Hopkins crew will quote a wood unit, and ask about the city mechanical licence.
View business & contact detailsChimney Doctors: St. Louis ParkWebsite reviewed Sep 29, 2026 · Not contacted by FireplaceLab - IV
Custom Fireplace & Chimney Care
Sales & installation · Showroom at 9696 University Ave., Coon Rapids; its areas-served list ends with the remainder of the Twin Cities Metro Area suburbsIts installation page says that if you buy a wood-burning fireplace from it, it does the installation itself, running the new liner and installing the insert or fireplace to the manual. St. Louis Park is not named; the Twin Cities Metro Area wording covers it. Coon Rapids is in Anoka County, so ask whether it takes west-metro jobs.
View business & contact detailsCustom Fireplace & Chimney Care homeWebsite reviewed Sep 29, 2026 · Not contacted by FireplaceLab - V
Fireside Hearth & Home
Sales & installation · Showroom at 12780 Plaza Dr., Eden Prairie; that location page says it serves the Twin Cities metro areaIts Eden Prairie page says the showroom carries wood-burning stoves and inserts alongside gas and electric fireplaces, and that it provides professional installation, maintenance and repair. St. Louis Park is not named; the Twin Cities metro wording covers it. Ask which wood models are on display and whether its own crew installs them.
View business & contact detailsWebsite reviewed Sep 29, 2026 · Not contacted by FireplaceLab - VI
Jack Pixley Sweeps
Chimney service & installation · Based in Spring Lake Park; its service-area page says it serves Hennepin County among other metro countiesIts insert page describes installing gas, wood and electric inserts into existing masonry or factory-built fireplaces. St. Louis Park is not named and there is no city page; the Hennepin County claim covers it. It does not describe freestanding stove installs, so it suits an insert in an existing fireplace.
View business & contact detailsJack Pixley Sweeps service areasWebsite reviewed Sep 29, 2026 · Not contacted by FireplaceLab - VII
Lakeville Fireplaces
Sales & installation · Lakeville, MN; says it serves the Twin Cities area and the metro within a 50-mile radiusIts products page lists wood stoves and wood inserts, and its home page says products are installed to manufacturer specifications and Minnesota codes. St. Louis Park is not named; the Twin Cities area wording covers it. Its named towns are south-metro, so confirm it will quote a wood unit in St. Louis Park.
View business & contact detailsLakeville Fireplaces homeWebsite reviewed Sep 29, 2026 · Not contacted by FireplaceLab - VIII
London Chimney Services
Chimney service & installation · 6500 Glenwood Ave., Golden Valley; has a St. Louis Park page and lists St Louis Park under Hennepin CountyIts St. Louis Park page says its team offers gas and wood fireplace inserts and manages the whole installation. Most of the page covers chimney repair and rebuilding in brick, mortar and cultured stone. It does not mention freestanding stoves.
View business & contact detailsWebsite reviewed Sep 29, 2026 · Not contacted by FireplaceLab - IX
Twin City Fireplace
Sales & installation · Showrooms in Edina (6521 Cecilia Circle) and Woodbury; has a St. Louis Park page, and its wood stove page names St Louis ParkIts wood stove page describes sales, installation and repair of wood-burning stoves across the Twin Cities and names St Louis Park. Its St. Louis Park page calls it a resource for fireplaces, stoves and inserts, with sweeping, cap and stainless-steel liner work, and points to its showroom near St. Louis Park. Ask to see wood models running.
View business & contact detailsTwin City Fireplace: St. Louis ParkWebsite reviewed Sep 29, 2026 · Not contacted by FireplaceLab - X
Waconia Comfort
Sales & installation · Waconia; its wood fireplace and stove page names Carver and Hennepin CountyIts wood page says it completes wood stove insert installations for homes across Hennepin and Carver counties, running a liner up the existing chimney, and offers wood fireplace and stove repair and replacement. St. Louis Park is not named. It is also a heating, cooling and plumbing company based in Carver County, so ask whether it takes St. Louis Park stove jobs.
View business & contact detailsWaconia Comfort service areasWebsite reviewed Sep 29, 2026 · Not contacted by FireplaceLab - XI
Woodland Stoves & Fireplaces
Sales & installation · Showroom at 2901 E Franklin Ave, Minneapolis; calls itself a hearth dealer for the Twin Cities metro area and western WisconsinIts home page says it sells, installs and services fireplaces, stoves and inserts in wood, gas and electric, and specialises in unusual installations, with over 35 working models in its showroom. St. Louis Park is not named; the Twin Cities metro wording covers it. Ask about travel from south Minneapolis.
View business & contact detailsWebsite reviewed Sep 29, 2026 · Not contacted by FireplaceLab
Unpaid listings, shown alphabetically. Website research is not contractor vetting or confirmation of a partnership. Confirm qualifications and insurance before hiring.
Details your installer can help confirm
Wood stove permits in St. Louis Park.
St. Louis Park Building and Energy issues mechanical permits.
Inside St. Louis Park, permits come from the city’s Building and Energy Department at City Hall, 5005 Minnetonka Blvd., not Hennepin County. Apply online through ePermits, or by email, mail or in person. The city’s mechanical permit application lists ‘Stove’, ‘Chimney/flue’ and ‘Factory fireplace’ as items, asks whether the applicant is the owner and occupant or a contractor, and asks contractors for a St. Louis Park mechanical license number. Permits expire one year after issue. Call 952.924.2588 or email inspections@stlouisparkmn.gov to confirm which items and inspections your stove or insert needs.
City of St. Louis Park: PermitsClose neighbours make smoke a local issue.
St. Louis Park’s fire department notes that smoke and its smell often carry into neighbouring homes, even on calm days, and that young children, older people and people with asthma, lung or heart disease are especially vulnerable to wood smoke. That guidance is written for backyard fires, but it applies to a chimney too. Burn only dry, seasoned wood in an EPA-certified stove, and think about where the chimney top sits relative to nearby windows.
City of St. Louis Park: Recreational Fire PermitsCheck which 2026 fee applies.
St. Louis Park’s 2026 fee schedule sets mechanical permits at $85 plus 1.75% of job valuation, with a state surcharge and, when applicable, a plan review charge of 35% of the fee. Exceptions include a flat $100 plus $1 surcharge for installing a single fuel-burning appliance, including fuel piping, in a single-family dwelling. Ask the Building and Energy Department whether your stove, liner and chimney fall under the flat fee or the valuation rate.
St. Louis Park 2026 permit fee schedule (PDF)Ask for the city mechanical licence.
St. Louis Park’s Licenses page lists a Mechanical Contractor License and competency card among the contractor licences the city issues, and the 2026 mechanical permit application has a field for the contractor’s ‘SLP mechanical license #’. A homeowner who owns and occupies the house can apply as the applicant instead. When you compare quotes, ask each installer whether it holds the St. Louis Park licence and will pull the permit itself.
St. Louis Park mechanical permit application (2026, PDF)Backyard fires need a lifetime permit.
Any wood-burning recreational fire in St. Louis Park, including fire pits, needs a permit: a one-time $25 fee after a fire-department site inspection, with renters needing the owner’s signed permission. Fires must be 25 feet from structures and 10 feet from the property line, burn only clean, dry firewood, and are allowed 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. Sunday to Thursday and until midnight Friday and Saturday. They are banned in winds over 10 mph or under state burning restrictions.
City of St. Louis Park: Recreational Fire PermitsThis is a planning guide, not a permit determination. The local authority and your installer must confirm current requirements for your property and appliance. We have not verified project-specific approvals or fees.
Choose the right project
Wood stoves and fireplace inserts in St. Louis Park.
INew stove or replacement
Install a wood-burning stove.
An enclosed stove with a chimney system designed for your home. An installer assesses placement, venting, and the space you want to heat.
About wood stoves
IIExisting fireplace
Explore a fireplace insert.
Use a suitable existing fireplace as the starting point. Have the opening, chimney, and liner assessed for the proposed insert.
About insertsCan you install a wood stove without a chimney?
A new wood stove can sometimes be installed with a new chimney system. Ask a St. Louis Park-area provider to assess a suitable route and quote the complete job. Installation without an existing chimney
Want heat during a power outage?
Many cordwood stoves provide heat without electricity. Ask about your exact model, any powered blower, and the rooms it can heat. Read the power-outage heating guide
Room photographs illustrate project starting points; they are not installations completed through FireplaceLab.
Wood stove installation costs in St. Louis Park.
U.S. planning ranges to prepare for a St. Louis Park quote. They are national estimates, not measured St. Louis Park averages or offers from listed businesses.
Freestanding wood stove$2,500–$7,500
Wood-burning insert$3,000–$8,000+
New installation, no chimney$5,500–$9,000+
Unit and typical installation ranges from HomeGuide’s national cost guide, reviewed Sep 28, 2026. These are alternative project scenarios, not amounts to add together. Repairs, access, venting, permits, and premium models can move costs higher.
What to ask a St. Louis Park installer.
- Do you hold a St. Louis Park mechanical contractor license, and will you list the stove and chimney/flue on the city’s mechanical permit?
- Does my job qualify for the city’s $101 single-appliance fee, or will it be charged at $85 plus 1.75% of valuation?
- Where will the chimney top sit relative to my neighbours’ windows, and is my existing masonry flue suitable for a lined wood insert?
Compare quotes on the same scope.
Request separate details for the appliance, chimney or liner, hearth work, labor, removal, permits, inspections, and exclusions. Confirm any paid assessment before booking.
Will you save on heating?
There is no reliable single savings figure for every St. Louis Park home. Compare your current heating cost with delivered dry wood, appliance efficiency, how much heat you will replace, maintenance, and the upfront installation. Backup comfort and financial payback are separate decisions. Compare all heating options
St. Louis Park wood stove installation FAQs.
Who issues a wood stove permit in St. Louis Park?
The city’s Building and Energy Department at 5005 Minnetonka Blvd. issues mechanical permits, not Hennepin County. Its mechanical permit application lists stoves and chimney or flue work as items. Apply through ePermits, or by email to inspections@stlouisparkmn.gov, by mail or in person, and call 952.924.2588 with questions.
Can I pull the permit myself in St. Louis Park?
The mechanical permit application lets the applicant be the owner and occupant or a contractor. Contractors are asked for a St. Louis Park mechanical license number, and the city issues its own Mechanical Contractor License. If you rent out the house or hire help, use a contractor with that licence.
I live in a condo or rent. Can I add a wood stove?
Start with your landlord or association. The permit application asks whether you are the owner and occupant or a contractor, and a stove needs a code-compliant chimney that usually affects shared walls or the roof. For outdoor fires, the city requires renters to include the owner’s signed permission with a recreational fire permit, which gives a sense of how it treats rentals.
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