Your family-owned chimney company in Rowena Gardens

Glass doors on a wood-burning fireplace can turn black or brown with creosote and soot, and in Rowena Gardens, a neighborhood recognized by the City of Orlando, that staining is worth reading as a clue before it is scrubbed off. Heavily stained glass often means the fire is burning cool or smoldering, and that same smoke is leaving deposits in the chimney.

The usual causes are wet or unseasoned wood, fires kept small and smoky with the doors closed and the air controls turned down, and a flue that does not warm up enough to draw well. The EPA's Burn Wise guidance on dry wood and hotter, cleaner fires applies here: better fires mean cleaner glass and a cleaner flue.

A damper that does not open fully can add to the problem. Cleaning the glass is easy once it is cool. Use a cleaner made for fireplace glass and a soft cloth, never an abrasive pad, and never clean hot glass. If the doors are glass-front units made by the fireplace maker, follow the manual.

Check how the doors are meant to be used, too. Some fireplace doors are designed to be open during a fire and closed only as it dies down, while others, especially on factory-built units, have specific instructions. Our technicians sweep the chimney, inspect the damper and flue, and look at the doors, their frames and their gaskets.

Cracked glass, doors that no longer close, or gaps that let air in are repaired or replaced with parts that fit your fireplace. If the staining suggests heavy creosote, we explain what we found and how to reduce it. A family owned and operated company, we do the Rowena Gardens inspection free. The sweep and any door repairs are priced in writing before any work, and service you book within 72 hours after the inspection comes with 10% off. We stand behind the work with a 100% satisfaction guarantee.