Seal the flue with a top damper installed in Gotha
An open flue lets the air you cooled slip away. Call our Gotha team for a free inspection and a top damper that seals.
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Checked before a top damper is ordered in Gotha
Each item here is checked at your Gotha fireplace and chimney top and written into the estimate you approve.
- Built-in cap, separate cap or no cap
- Screen opening size and open area where a cap is fitted
- Sweep before installation, if the flue needs it
- Your 72-hour 10% discount shown on the estimate
Top dampers fitted properly in Gotha
Practical notes from the damper installers serving Gotha.
Open area under a cap
Section R1003.9.3 of the Florida residential code sizes the open area under a rain cap on a masonry chimney at four times or more that of the flue outlet below it. A cap that crowds the opening slows the smoke leaving the flue.
When a cap sits over a top damper, we check that the lid opens fully under it and that the cap leaves the flue its open area. Both details are part of the fit check before the unit is ordered. If a cap would crowd the lid, a different model or cap style is proposed before anything is ordered.
Working safely at the chimney top
Installing at the top of the flue means the work happens on the roof. Our crew sets ladders and roof access with care and uses fall protection where the roof calls for it.
We also bring what is needed to clean and prepare the tile rim at the top, so the job is done in one trip to the roof wherever possible. The access plan for your roof is explained before the day. Ladder placement and any fall protection are set up before the first tool goes onto the roof.
Workmanship warranty and the maker's warranty
Our installation work is covered by our workmanship warranty, with the terms written into your estimate. The damper itself carries the maker's product warranty on its own terms.
Some makers tie their warranty to installation steps, such as fitting a safety device. We follow those steps and leave the paperwork with you, so both warranties are easy to use if you ever need them. The warranty terms and the maker's paperwork go into the same folder as the operating notes.
Adding a damper after chimney repairs
A crown repair, a new flue top or a tile repair is a good moment to add a top-sealing damper, since the top of the chimney is sound and freshly prepared. A new crown usually needs time to cure before anything is glued to the tile beside it, and we plan around that.
We can plan both jobs together so the damper goes on once the repair has cured. Each part is priced separately, and the order of work is written into the estimate. Planning them together also saves a second setup of ladders and roof protection.
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Answers about top-sealing dampers for Gotha homeowners
If your damper question is not here, our Gotha team is a phone call away.
When can I close the damper after a fire?
Only once the ashes are completely cool. The Consumer Product Safety Commission advises keeping the damper open until then and never closing it at bedtime over warm ashes.
Will you need to drill into my firebox?
Usually two small holes in the firebrick for the handle bracket anchors. We place them neatly toward the front of the firebox and show you the spot first.
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