Your fireplace repair team in Mount Plymouth Lakes
One local team for masonry and factory-built fireplace repair, with listed parts and a 100% satisfaction guarantee.
- Licensed & insured
- Locally run
- Family owned and operated
- Same-day service available
Parts and finishes on your Mount Plymouth Lakes fireplace estimate
- Fireplace type confirmed, with the model where labeled
- Finish work such as grout and tile matching
- Written record of parts and materials
- Care notes for the first fire after repair
Fireplace repair with the right parts and materials
Masonry fireplace repair works one layer at a time
A masonry fireplace is built in layers. Firebrick laid in refractory mortar lines the firebox, with solid masonry behind it. A hearth of concrete or masonry carries the fire in front. A face of brick, stone or tile finishes the wall, and a noncombustible lintel carries the masonry over the opening. The rules for the firebox lining, the hearth and the lintel all sit in the Florida Building Code section on masonry fireplaces.
Every layer takes a different kind of repair. A crack in the face is not handled like a crack in the firebrick, and a loose hearth tile may point to a problem in the slab beneath it. Masonry fireplace repair starts by deciding which layer the damage is really in.
Every estimate we write in Mount Plymouth Lakes marks the layer and the material, so the right mortar, brick or tile goes in the right place and nothing is patched with a product meant for somewhere else.
A fire that struggles to draw
A fireplace that draws well pulls smoke up and away from the opening. One that struggles leaves the fire smoldering, the face darkening and the room smelling of smoke. EPA guidance says a smoldering fire is unsafe and wasteful in most appliances.
Weak draw has a handful of causes on the fireplace side. The damper may not open all the way, the passage above the firebox may be partly blocked, the wood may be wet, or an outside air control on a factory-built unit may be shut. Other causes sit higher up and belong to chimney work.
Our crew checks the fireplace-side causes first, because they are quick to confirm and often quick to fix. Where the answer lies in the chimney, the estimate says so and points to the right service, so you are not paying for fireplace parts that will not change anything.
A sagging or cracked lintel over the opening
The lintel carries the masonry above the fireplace opening. The Florida Building Code requires it to be noncombustible, with bearing on each end of the opening. Where it sits behind the face, the signs of trouble show in the masonry around it.
Trouble can show as a crack running up from a top corner of the opening or bricks above the opening dropping slightly. Where the lintel is a steel angle, rust can bow it, and water from a leak higher on the chimney may be feeding that rust.
Our technicians look at the lintel, the brick it carries and the ends where it rests. A rusted angle may be cleaned and protected, or it may need replacing with the masonry above supported during the work. That is a bigger job, and the estimate explains the steps and the face repair that follows.
Gas fireplace faults get their own repair service
Gas fireplaces, gas inserts and vented gas log sets have their own parts, controls and venting rules. A pilot that will not stay lit, a burner that will not light, a remote that stopped working or glass that has clouded over are gas appliance faults, and our gas fireplace repair service handles them.
If you smell gas, do not light the fireplace or switch anything on. Leave the home and call the gas company or 911 from outside, as NFPA heating safety tips advise.
On a fireplace service call, our technicians still look at the masonry, hearth, surround and mantel around a gas unit, because those are fireplace repairs whatever the fuel. Estimates in Mount Plymouth Lakes split the two kinds of work so each goes to the right technician, and both can be handled on one visit when the schedule allows.
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Your fireplace repair questions, answered
Do you repair factory-built fireplaces as well as masonry ones?
Yes. We read the label, confirm the model and repair factory-built units with the maker's listed parts, while masonry fireplaces are repaired with firebrick and refractory mortar. The estimate says which approach applies to yours.
Is the fireplace inspection really free?
Yes. There is no charge for the inspection or the written estimate, and no work goes ahead unless you want it to. If you go ahead within 72 hours after the inspection, you save 10%.
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