Chimney and Fireplace Service in Lockwood, FL

Lockwood is a community in Orange County near Bithlo, and a home there that has stood empty for a while, whether between owners, during a long trip or after a rental ended, deserves a chimney check before the fireplace is used again. An unused chimney keeps changing even when nobody is home. Without fires or people around, animals are more likely to move in.

Birds, squirrels and raccoons look for sheltered spaces, and an uncapped flue is one. Leaves and debris collect on the smoke shelf. Rain entering through a cracked crown or loose flashing can go unnoticed for months, soaking the masonry and rusting the damper. Humidity can bring out odors from old soot. For a gas fireplace, dust and insect nests can settle in the burner and pilot, and spiders are known to build in small gas passages.

Before the first fire, have the chimney inspected. Our technicians check the cap, crown, flue, damper, smoke chamber and firebox, and clear anything that has moved in. For a gas unit, we clean the burner and pilot assembly and check the vent outside for blockages. If the home has been vacant long enough that nobody knows its history, we treat the visit as a starting point and write down what we find.

If you are selling or renting the home, the written findings can go to the buyer, tenant or property manager. If you are moving back in, they tell you what the fireplace needs and what can wait. Either way, you decide what gets done. Please do not light a test fire to see if the chimney works.

Leave that until the inspection is done. Our company is family owned and local. The Lockwood inspection is free, the estimate lists each item and its price, and you take 10% off any service you book within 72 hours after it. Our work is 100% satisfaction guaranteed.