Chimney and Fireplace Service in Catalina, FL

Gas logs can turn a wood-burning fireplace in Catalina, an Orlando neighborhood in Orange County, into one you light with a switch. Before choosing a set, it helps to know that gas logs come in two very different kinds, and the fireplace you have decides which one can go in. Vented gas logs burn with a tall, natural-looking flame and send their exhaust up the chimney the same way a wood fire does.

So the damper stays open for as long as the logs burn, and the log set makers ask for it to be blocked so it can never shut all the way. Vent-free logs are designed to burn with the damper closed, and their makers place rules on room size, on the fireplaces they can be installed in and on how long they are run.

Your firebox, your chimney and the way you want to use the room all point toward one kind or the other. The existing fireplace needs to be in good condition either way. Vented logs still depend on a clean, sound flue, and a firebox with loose brick or a damaged floor should be repaired before a burner pan goes in.

Our technicians inspect the firebox, the damper, the flue and the cap, and check whether a gas supply already reaches the fireplace or would need to be run by the appropriate trade. Log placement is not decoration. Each set comes with a diagram, and logs arranged differently can catch the flame and produce soot. We install to the maker's instructions and show you how to operate the set before we leave.

Orlando Chimney Service is a local, family-owned company. In Catalina the inspection and the written estimate are free, with the log set, installation and any fireplace repair priced line by line. Save 10% by booking within 72 hours after the free inspection, and the installation is warranted for workmanship.