Wood burners are priced per unit
Franklin’s fee ordinance No. 2025-2714 lists heating, incinerator units and wood-burning appliances at $60 per unit up to 150,000 BTU input.
Local details
Wood stove installation in Franklin, Wisconsin
Milwaukee County / Milwaukee metro. 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 Franklin.
No permit means triple fees
Starting building or HVAC work before getting the permit costs triple fees for a first offense and quadruple for later ones.
Local detailsSkipped inspections cost $115
The same ordinance sets a $115 charge for failing to call for required building or HVAC inspections, including occupancy.
Local detailsThe coldest month here, January, has a 1991–2020 normal of 21.0°F at the HALES CORNERS/WHITNALL PARK/BO, WI 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 Franklin.
Compare installation providers and nearby showrooms. Check service coverage and assessment fees directly, or request help finding an installer.
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American Heritage Fireplace
Sales & installation · Showroom at 4475 S. 13th St., Milwaukee; its Milwaukee page names Franklin among communities servedIts Milwaukee page lists Franklin among the communities it serves and describes a showroom with working wood fireplaces, stoves and inserts. Its wood fireplaces page says experienced technicians complete the installation of wood-burning fireplaces and inserts after reviewing venting and clearances. Ask whether it installs freestanding wood stoves too.
View business & contact detailsAmerican Heritage Fireplace: Milwaukee showroomWebsite reviewed Oct 17, 2026 · Not contacted by FireplaceLab - II
Burlington Fireplace & Solar
Sales & installation · 857 Milwaukee Ave. (Hwy 36), Burlington; has a Franklin fireplace and chimney pageIts Franklin page offers wood-burning fireplaces and wood, gas and pellet inserts and stoves, with more than 30 models on display and NFI-certified chimney technicians to install them. The showroom is in Burlington, west of Franklin. Ask whether its quote includes Franklin’s per-unit permit fee.
View business & contact detailsWebsite reviewed Oct 17, 2026 · Not contacted by FireplaceLab - III
Butler Chimneys LLC
Chimney service & installation · S15W33816 Wolf Road, Ste. D, Oconomowoc; home page names Milwaukee County, which contains FranklinIts home page names Milwaukee County among four counties served and lists wood inserts and stoves. Its inserts page says it has installed wood and gas inserts since 2009, mostly in a single day, and that new stainless liners fitted with an insert carry a lifetime warranty. Confirm it will travel to Franklin.
View business & contact detailsButler Chimneys home pageWebsite reviewed Oct 17, 2026 · Not contacted by FireplaceLab - IV
Country Stove & Fireplace
Sales & installation · W232 N6008 Waukesha Ave., Sussex; says it serves Milwaukee, Ozaukee, Waukesha and Washington countiesIts home page names Milwaukee County, lists wood stoves and inserts for wood setups, and describes planning and installation services since 1985. It doesn’t say in words that it installs wood stoves, and Sussex is across the metro from Franklin, so ask whether its crew covers your address.
View business & contact detailsWebsite reviewed Oct 17, 2026 · Not contacted by FireplaceLab - V
Smoke Stacks, Inc.
Chimney service & installation · Greater Milwaukee (no street address shown); has a Franklin chimney services pageIts Franklin page lists fireplace repair, chimney sweeping, crown work, tuckpointing, restoration and liner installation in Franklin. Its wood stoves page says it installs, maintains and repairs wood stoves across its southeast Wisconsin service area and that many it installs are EPA-certified. Ask whether the liner is quoted separately.
View business & contact detailsSmoke Stacks: Franklin chimney servicesWebsite reviewed Oct 17, 2026 · Not contacted by FireplaceLab - VI
The Alaskan Fireplace Company
Sales & installation · 9820 Durand Ave., Sturtevant; its service list names FranklinIts home page names Franklin in its southeast Wisconsin service list and says its installers handle inspections, masonry and electrical work, with help for do-it-yourself customers. Its product pages list wood stoves and wood inserts. The showroom is in Sturtevant, south of Franklin. Ask who files the Franklin permit.
View business & contact detailsThe Alaskan Fireplace Company: stoves and insertsWebsite reviewed Oct 17, 2026 · Not contacted by FireplaceLab - VII
The Fire Place Ltd
Sales & installation · 11700 W. Silver Spring Rd., Milwaukee; its areas-served list includes FranklinIts areas-served list names Franklin among southeastern Wisconsin communities. Its services page lists wood or gas stove and insert installation on products bought from it, chimney installation and chimney sweeping and inspections. Installation applies to its own products, so plan to buy the stove there if you want its crew.
View business & contact detailsThe Fire Place Ltd: Areas We ServeWebsite reviewed Oct 17, 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 Franklin.
Apply to Franklin Inspection Services.
Inside the City of Franklin, permits come from Inspection Services at City Hall, 9229 W. Loomis Road (414-425-0084, weekdays 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.). Its HVAC page says a permit is required for new HVAC and ductwork and for replacement HVAC equipment, and the city’s fee ordinance prices wood-burning appliances under its heating line. Licensed contractors can apply through the online program; other applications go to the counter, ideally by 4 p.m., or by mail. Ask whether a new chimney or roof penetration also needs a building permit.
City of Franklin: HVAC permitsBackyard fires: small, dry wood, 25 feet back.
Franklin Code s. 133-14 limits recreational fires to three feet across and two feet high, burning only dry firewood. Portable fire pits can’t sit on a combustible surface, a balcony or under an overhang, or within 25 feet of a structure unless contained in an approved manner. A competent person at least 16 must attend, and smoke can’t become a nuisance. These rules cover outdoor fires, not indoor stoves.
Franklin Code ch. 133, Fire Prevention (eCode360)Read the fee ordinance before work starts.
Franklin’s Ordinance No. 2025-2714, adopted December 2, 2025, prices heating, incinerator units and wood-burning appliances at $60 per unit up to 150,000 BTU input, plus $21 for each additional 50,000 BTU. Starting building or HVAC work without a permit brings triple fees for a first offense and quadruple fees after that, and skipping required inspections costs $115.
Franklin Ordinance 2025-2714 permit fee schedule (PDF)Yard-waste burning has two short seasons.
Franklin issues open burning permits to residential owners only, renewed each year through the City Clerk. Burning of leaves, brush and garden refuse is allowed April 1 to June 15 and October 15 to November 30, from 7 a.m. to half an hour after sunset, in piles no larger than 4 by 3 feet and only when wind is 9 mph or less. Building materials are banned.
City of Franklin: Open BurningThis 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 Franklin.
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 Franklin-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 Franklin.
U.S. planning ranges to prepare for a Franklin quote. They are national estimates, not measured Franklin 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 Franklin installer.
- Will you pull Franklin’s HVAC permit before starting, so the triple-fee rule doesn’t apply?
- Is Franklin’s per-unit wood-burning appliance fee included in your price?
- Will you call Franklin Inspection Services for every required inspection, including the final?
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 Franklin 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
Franklin wood stove installation FAQs.
Do I need a permit for a wood stove in Franklin?
Plan on one. Franklin requires an HVAC permit for new HVAC and replacement equipment, and its fee ordinance prices wood-burning appliances per unit under its heating line. Call Inspection Services at 414-425-0084 to confirm the permit type before work starts; starting without one brings triple fees.
Can I burn yard waste in the same season I start using a stove?
Only with a permit and only in season. Franklin allows residential open burning of leaves, brush and garden refuse from October 15 to November 30 and April 1 to June 15, with a yearly permit from the City Clerk. Never burn yard waste or trash in the stove; follow its manual.
Is this guide for Franklin, Wisconsin, near Milwaukee?
Yes. It covers the City of Franklin in Milwaukee County, with City Hall at 9229 W. Loomis Road. Franklin, Tennessee, and other Wisconsin towns named Franklin have different rules. When you call a provider, give your street address and confirm it serves the Milwaukee County city.
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