Family-owned chimney damper replacement in Stoneybrook East
Book inside 72 hours of the inspection and 10% comes off the work. Our technicians check the damper, handle and frame for free.
- Licensed & insured
- Locally run
- Family owned and operated
- Same-day service available
Damper repair items on your written estimate
- Firebrick around the throat relaid if disturbed
- Maker's replacement parts by model
- Soot cleanup when the job is done
- Position marks on the damper control
What goes into a lasting damper repair
Warped damper plates
Years of heat from hard fires can warp a damper plate so it no longer lies flat on its frame. A warped plate leaves gaps when closed and can bind partway through its travel.
Small distortion sometimes still allows a working seal. Heavier warping means the plate will keep leaking air and may stick. Our damper specialists check the fit all the way around and tell you honestly whether the plate can stay.
Warping often travels with other heat damage, such as cracked firebrick or a distorted frame. When we find a warped plate, we check the surrounding parts as well, so the repair plan covers everything the heat has touched.
Fireplaces with no working damper
Some fireplaces have had their damper removed, rusted away or wired permanently open. Without one, the flue stays open all year and the room loses conditioned air whenever the house is closed up.
Section R1001.7.1 of the Florida Building Code, Residential, calls for a damper in a masonry fireplace. Our technicians look at the throat, measure the opening and explain what it takes to add a working damper back, in writing and at no charge.
Adding a damper where one is missing means checking the throat for space and support. Some throats still have the seat of a damper that is gone, while others need more work to accept one. Our technicians explain which you have.
Surface rust versus rust that weakens the damper
Almost every damper has some rust. A thin orange film on a thick casting is normal and harmless. Rust that flakes in layers, leaves pits or eats holes through the plate is a different story.
Our technicians check the depth of the rust at the plate, the seat and the pivots. Light rust gets cleaned during the repair. Deep rust means replacement, and we show you where it is before you decide.
Light rust can be cleaned off and the damper protected by keeping water out of the flue. Deep rust means the metal is losing strength. We show you the difference so the decision is clear.
A written damper estimate before any work
Every damper job starts with a free inspection and a written estimate. It lists what we found, what we recommend and what each part and step costs.
The estimate keeps damper work separate from any firebox, smoke chamber, sweep or cap work, so you can compare it with other proposals item by item. You keep it whether you book with us or not.
Estimates also name the parts we plan to use. For factory-built fireplaces we list the part or model reference, so you can see the replacement matches your unit.
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Your chimney damper questions, answered
Will damper work make a mess in my living room?
We lay drop cloths over the hearth and floor, keep tools on protected surfaces and clean up the soot before leaving. Most damper work happens inside the firebox, so the rest of the room stays as it was.
I can see daylight around the closed damper. Is that a problem?
It means the plate is not closing all the way, usually because it is warped, something sits on its seat or the control stops short. Cooled air slips out through that gap on hot days. We find which cause it is, fix it and look for light again before we leave.
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