Smoke chamber repair specialists for Lorna Doone homes
Refractory parging applied by local pros in Lorna Doone who protect your room and your fireplace face while they work.
- Licensed & insured
- Locally run
- Family owned and operated
- Same-day service available
The chamber estimate for your Lorna Doone home
Take your time with these in Lorna Doone. The free inspection comes with no obligation.
- Wall slope checked against the code limits
- Loose, cracked or missing chamber brick
- Damper seating and debris noted
- First fire date written on the invoice
Chamber know-how from our Lorna Doone crew
Parging, shelf work and the rules behind them, as our crew in Lorna Doone applies them.
A small conditioning fire
Once the first day of air curing is over, the same directions call for the repair to be conditioned with a small fire, described as a manufactured fire log or three to four small wood logs of two to three inches in diameter.
The small fire drives off remaining moisture gently. A large fire too early could heat that moisture fast enough to make steam inside the coat. We explain the conditioning fire in plain terms and write down what to burn and when.
Clearing debris from the shelf
A pile on the smoke shelf is more than untidy. Damp debris holds moisture against the masonry, and a large pile can crowd the damper and keep it from closing fully.
We remove everything on the shelf by hand and vacuum before any repair, then look at the surface underneath. If the debris includes old nesting material, we note it, because it tells us something about the cap. Any animal removal is a separate service, quoted on its own line.
Sweeping and chamber repair on one visit
A chamber cannot be repaired while it is coated in soot, so a sweep of the flue and chamber usually comes first. A chimney sweep and a chamber repair are still two different services.
When both are needed, we book them together and list them separately. That way you see what the cleaning costs and what the repair costs, and your records show exactly what was done on the day.
When the damper has to come out
A throat damper can block the way into the chamber. The coating directions we follow even mention leaving the damper off during curing so air can reach the new coat. On some fireplaces, the plate comes out easily and goes back in afterward.
On others, the damper is rusted in place or damaged, and removing it means replacing it. We check this at the inspection and tell you which case you have. Any damper parts are written up separately, with the reason explained.
What the free inspection includes
The free chamber inspection covers the smoke chamber walls, any earlier coat, the joints, the deposits, the smoke shelf, the damper and the transition into the flue, along with a look at the cap and flue top where access allows.
You receive written findings and a written estimate, both at no cost. There is no obligation to book, and the estimate stays valid long enough for you to think it over.
Other work in Lorna Doone
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What people in Lorna Doone ask before parging
Short answers from the crew that parges chambers in Lorna Doone. Call with anything else.
How do you clean the chamber before parging?
We brush the walls and use rotary cleaning tools when glazed deposits will not come off with a brush. The coating needs a clean surface to bond, so cleaning is always part of the plan and appears as its own line.
Does a factory-built fireplace have a smoke chamber to parge?
Factory-built fireplaces have their own metal parts above the firebox and follow the unit's listing and manual. Parging applies to masonry chambers, so we identify your fireplace type before recommending any work.
Request your free estimate
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- Free inspection
- No hidden fees
- Family owned and operated
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