Your family-owned chimney company in Johnson Village

A fireplace that gets lit only a few evenings a year can seem like it needs no care at all. In Johnson Village, an official Orlando neighborhood, owners of fireplaces used that lightly still have good reasons to have them looked at regularly, and the reasons have less to do with how often you burn than with what happens while the fireplace sits idle.

An unused chimney is an open invitation for birds, squirrels and insects if the cap is missing or damaged. Leaves and debris collect on the smoke shelf. Summer humidity soaks into any soot left from the last fires and brings out odors. Rain entering through a cracked crown or loose flashing can go unnoticed for months because nobody is looking at the fireplace.

NFPA 211 recommends a yearly chimney inspection, and for a lightly used fireplace the inspection is often more about those idle-season problems than about creosote. The good news is that light use usually means lighter work. A fireplace burned a handful of times may need only a quick sweep, or none at all, and our technicians tell you honestly which it is.

If everything is sound, the visit ends with a clean report and nothing to buy. A few habits help the fireplace stay ready. Close the damper when the fireplace is not in use. Burn only dry, seasoned wood, as the EPA's Burn Wise program advises, since wet wood leaves more deposits even in small fires.

Keep a working screen in front of the opening, and keep anything that can burn well back from the hearth. We are local and family owned, and the inspection for your Johnson Village home costs nothing. Anything we recommend is priced in writing with no hidden fees, and you get 10% off when you book within 72 hours after the inspection. Our work is 100% satisfaction guaranteed.