Masonry and factory-built fireplace repair in Christmas
Masonry fireplace repair done to the Florida Building Code, with heat-rated mortar where the fire sits.
- Licensed & insured
- Locally run
- Family owned and operated
- Same-day service available
What the free fireplace inspection looks at
- Facing tile, stone or brick around the opening
- Ash dump door and cleanout door
- Insert door gasket and baffle
- Old patches removed and redone in refractory mortar
The work behind a fireplace you can use again
A heat-warped plate in the throat
A damper plate sits right above the fire, and repeated heat can bow it out of shape. A warped plate stops seating on its frame. Light shows around it when it is closed, it may rattle on windy days or catch on the frame when you try to open it.
A slight warp can sometimes be lived with if the damper still opens all the way. A plate that no longer opens fully is a different matter, because the passage above the firebox can then end up smaller than the flue it feeds, which the Florida Building Code does not allow in a masonry fireplace.
Our technician checks the plate against its frame, measures how far it opens and chooses between a new plate, a new damper or leaving it as it is. That choice goes into writing with the reasons, so nobody sells you a new damper for a plate that still does its job.
New flooring and the hearth extension size
The hearth extension is the noncombustible floor in front of a fireplace. For a masonry fireplace, the Florida Building Code sets how far it reaches, at least sixteen inches in front of the opening and eight inches past each side, rising to twenty and twelve inches where the opening is six square feet or larger. A factory-built unit follows its listing instead.
A flooring project is where the extension tends to get cut back. Installers pull up an old border, run wood or vinyl closer to the fireplace or raise the floor so the hearth ends up lower than before. The room may look finished while the extension no longer meets the code.
Before or after new floors go down, our crew measures the opening and the extension and tells you what the finished edge has to be. The fix may be a border of tile or stone. The size is written on the estimate, so any flooring installer in Christmas can work to it.
Oversized fires and the parts they damage
A fire built bigger than the fireplace was made for pushes every part harder. Firebrick may crack and joints open, a steel damper may warp, door frames distort, screen mesh wears through and, in a factory-built unit, panels crack.
Big fires often come from burning scrap lumber, boxes, wrapping paper or large loads of small wood at once. EPA wood-burning guidance lists household trash, cardboard and scrap materials such as plywood among the things that should not be burned at all.
When our technicians see overheating damage, they say so plainly and repair the parts involved. The written record we leave in Christmas includes simple guidance on fire size for your fireplace, because the next oversized fire could undo the repair. It covers the load of wood and the size of fire that suits the firebox you have.
Save 10% on fireplace work booked within 72 hours
Any service booked within 72 hours after your free inspection is 10% off, and fireplace repair counts. The discount comes off the approved estimate, so you see the full price and the saving in writing before any work begins.
It applies to the repair itself, whether that is a new damper handle, a firebox joint repair, a hearth reset, new screen mesh or a set of listed panels for a factory-built unit. Every item it applies to is listed on the estimate, so the discount is tied to real work you can see.
The offer sits alongside our free inspection and upfront pricing, so a first visit costs nothing unless you approve work. For Christmas homeowners, the saving is shown as its own line under the repair items, so the final figure is clear before you sign.
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What homeowners ask about fireplace repair
Do you work on gas or electric fireplaces?
Those units go to our gas fireplace repair and electric fireplace repair services, which work from the makers' instructions. This repair service still handles the hearth, facing, mantel and masonry around them, and one estimate can cover both.
Can you fix only the part that is visibly damaged?
Often, yes, when the parts around it are sound. If the visible damage is a symptom of something else, such as a loose tile over a hearth slab that has moved, we explain why a surface-only repair might not last and price both options.
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