Family-owned chimney sweep serving Ocoee

A seasonal home that sits closed for months

A home closed up for months gives a chimney a long, quiet stretch. Birds and animals look for sheltered openings, leaves collect on an uncapped flue, and deposits that pick up moisture can start to smell.

Before the first fire of your stay, a sweep clears what settled in while the house was empty, and the damper gets worked through its full range after months in one position.

If you are away when the visit happens, our crew can work with a caretaker or property manager and send the written record afterward. Closing the damper and capping the flue before you leave Ocoee for the season cuts down on what the chimney collects while you are gone, and the estimate shows a cap if the flue does not have one.

Damage found mid-sweep gets its own estimate line

A sweep exposes surfaces that were hidden under soot, so it is a natural time to find damage. Here is what can show up once the brushes finish.

None of these is fixed as part of the sweep, and none is added to the bill without your say. Our technicians stop, show you what they found and explain what it means for using the fireplace. If a finding means the fireplace should wait until it is repaired, they say that plainly too.

Each finding becomes its own line on the written estimate, with the repair described in plain words. You can approve the sweep in Ocoee now and decide on repairs separately or later.

• Cracked or shifted flue tile
• Loose or missing mortar in the lining
• A damper plate rusted thin or warped
• A cap screen torn or rusted through

Save 10% on chimney cleaning booked within 72 hours

Any service booked within 72 hours after your free inspection is 10% off, and a chimney cleaning is a good place to use it. The discount is written onto your estimate, so you see it before you approve anything.

The offer does not change the work. The free inspection comes first, the room is protected, every part of the flue the brushes can reach is cleaned and the visual check ends the visit. The crew and the tools are the same as on any other visit. Any repair found is quoted on its own, and you decide on it on its own.

Mention the offer when you set up the visit in Ocoee. If the sweep leads to a repair you approve within 72 hours after the inspection, the 10% discount applies to it too.

Chimney maintenance between professional visits

Chimney maintenance does not stop when the sweep leaves. Much of what keeps deposits down happens at the firebox, in the wood you burn and how you burn it.

Between visits, keep an eye on the chimney top from the yard. A leaning or missing cap, a nest poking out or dark stains spreading down the brick are worth a call. So are flakes or debris turning up in the firebox between fires.

The written record from each visit gives you a baseline, so changes stand out when the next one comes in. Our crew compares the two before recommending anything new.

• Burn dry, split, seasoned wood in hot, bright fires
• Open the damper fully before every fire
• Empty cooled ash into a covered metal container outside
• Watch for smoke at the opening, odors or falling debris