Chimney inspections and repairs for Belmere homes

Glass doors can give a fireplace a finished look, and they also raise a question about what the unit was tested with. On a factory-built fireplace in Belmere, an Orange County community, the doors have to be ones the fireplace's listing allows. A factory-built fireplace is a metal firebox and chimney tested together as one system.

The Florida Building Code holds the installation to the terms of that listing, and it bars gasketed doors on a factory-built fireplace unless that fireplace system was tested, listed and labeled with such doors. Listed fireplace accessories in general go in according to their own listing and the manufacturer's instructions. A door that fits the opening is not automatically a door the fireplace was tested with.

The label on the unit and the owner's manual usually give the maker and model, and many makers publish the accessories approved for each model. That is where the answer comes from, not the size of the opening. A masonry fireplace built on site leaves more room for choice, but its doors still have to suit the opening and the heat of the fire.

If doors are already fitted, we check whether they are an approved type for the fireplace, whether the frame sits properly and whether the glass is sound, and we tell you plainly if something should come off before the next fire. Before any doors are chosen, our technicians find the label, confirm the model and check what the maker allows.

The inspection is free in Belmere, the estimate is written with upfront pricing and work booked with our locally owned team within 72 hours after it comes with 10% off. Every job is backed by our 100% satisfaction guarantee.