Your chimney damper replacement team in Aloma
Keep smoke out of the room and cooled air in the house. Free damper inspection, and 10% off work booked within 72 hours after it.
- Licensed & insured
- Locally run
- Family owned and operated
- Same-day service available
Your damper estimate, line by line
- Handle, rod and linkage check
- Full open-to-closed travel test
- Debris cleared from the plate and smoke shelf
- Operating guidance at handover
The damper work behind a fireplace that works
A damper stuck open
A damper that will not close lets cooled air escape up the chimney day and night, and lets outside air, insects and noise come down. It can go unnoticed for months because the fireplace still works.
The usual causes are a warped plate, a broken control, debris on the seat or a pivot that has seized in the open position. Our technicians find which one it is and fix it, so the damper closes evenly again between fires.
A stuck-open damper also lets debris fall into the firebox and leaves the flue open to animals if the cap is damaged. Closing the damper is only part of the fix, so we check the cap too and keep the flue protected.
Rust holes through the damper plate
A damper plate with holes rusted through it cannot seal, no matter how well the handle works. You may see daylight through it from below, or rust flakes collecting on the firebox floor.
Rust that deep usually means water has been reaching the damper for a long time. Our crew replaces the damper and checks the top of the chimney for the source of the water, so the new one does not go the same way.
Holes in the plate also let heat and embers pass when the damper is closed over hot ashes, one more reason to wait until the fire is out and cold. A new damper restores a solid plate, and a cap keeps it that way.
When the flue needs sweeping before damper work
Heavy soot and deposits in the throat make damper work harder and can hide cracks in the frame. If the flue is dirty enough that we cannot see the damper properly, sweeping it first is the sensible order.
A chimney sweep is listed as its own line on the estimate, never folded into the damper price. If the flue is clean enough to work on, we skip it and tell you so.
Sweeping first also lets us see the throat and smoke shelf clearly. Cracks or damage hidden under soot show up once the flue is clean, which makes the damper estimate more accurate.
Smoke problems a damper does not cause
Not every smoky fireplace has a damper fault. A blocked flue, a chimney that is too short for the roofline or a house that is tightly closed up can all pull smoke into the room.
Our technicians check the damper first and then look further when the damper is working. The estimate tells you what we found, including when the fix is somewhere other than the damper.
Draft trouble can also come from exhaust fans or other appliances that pull air out of the house. If the fireplace smokes only when certain fans are running, let us know, since those clues point to the real cause.
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Before you book damper work in Aloma
Do you work on dampers in factory-built fireplaces?
Yes. Dampers in factory-built fireplaces are part of the listed unit, so we look up the model and use the parts its maker specifies. Knowing the brand, or finding the model plate, speeds that up.
Do you offer a discount on damper repair?
Damper repair and replacement booked within 72 hours after your free inspection are both 10% off. Mention the offer when you call and we note it on your estimate.
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- Free inspection
- No hidden fees
- Family owned and operated
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