Neglected fireplaces restored in Conway
A free restoration inspection in Conway covers the face, hearth, firebox, damper, smoke chamber and flue.
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Restoration details settled in writing in Conway
Checked and recorded by our family-owned team in Conway, then explained in plain words.
- Firebrick joints and refractory mortar
- Mantel and trim distance from the opening
- Face joints to be repointed and matched
- Model, label and listed parts on factory-built units
Before an old fireplace is lit again in Conway
Notes from the family-owned team that restores fireplaces in Conway.
The lintel over the fireplace opening
The masonry above a fireplace opening rests on a lintel, usually a steel angle. Florida's residential code wants it noncombustible and resting on 4 inches or more of bearing at both ends. Heat and moisture can rust a steel lintel until it sags or cracks the brick above it.
Our technicians look for rust scale, a dip in the brick line and cracks rising from the corners of the opening. Surface rust can often be cleaned and treated. A lintel that has lost strength is replaced, and that item is priced separately in your estimate.
Soft brushes, never wire
Steel bristle brushes scratch brick and can leave tiny metal particles that rust into orange spots. Industry cleaning guidance recommends bristle or fiber brushes on brick and advises against wire.
Our crew brings brushes and cleaners suited to the surface in front of them. It sounds like a small detail, yet one wrong brush can add new stains to the very brick we were hired to clean in your Conway living room.
Keeping original materials where they are sound
Original brick, stone and hearth materials give an older fireplace its character. A restoration should keep them wherever they are sound, repair them where practical and replace only what has failed.
We do not assume a material is special because it looks old, and we do not assume it is worthless either. Your Conway proposal explains each keep, repair or replace decision, so the fireplace you get back still looks like yours.
A capped gas pipe in a wood fireplace
Some wood fireplaces have a capped gas pipe in the firebox, left from an earlier appliance or a plan that never happened. Its presence says nothing about whether it is safe to use.
We note it and leave it alone. Any gas work belongs to a qualified gas professional, and a wood-burning restoration does not depend on it. If you are unsure what the pipe serves, we tell you who to ask.
Other work in Conway
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Your Conway restoration questions, answered
Straight answers about restoring a fireplace in Conway.
Do you restore factory-built fireplaces?
Yes, within the maker's listing. Panels, screens and other parts come from the maker's parts list for your model. If a needed part is no longer made, we explain what that means for the unit.
Can you replace just a few cracked firebricks?
Yes. Individual firebricks can be cut out and replaced with brick that meets the code and fits the existing lining, laid in refractory mortar. Only the bricks that need it are replaced.
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