Fireplace smoke chamber repair by local pros in Stoneybrook East
A smoother passage from firebox to flue, repaired in Stoneybrook East by a family-owned team that stands behind its work.
- Licensed & insured
- Locally run
- Family owned and operated
- Same-day service available
Points we price on a chamber job in Stoneybrook East
Our pros look at each point in Stoneybrook East with the damper open, then price it on its own line.
- Chamber height compared with the opening width
- Chamber cleaning before any coating
- Room, hearth and fireplace face protected
- First fire date written on the invoice
Smoke chamber repair details for Stoneybrook East homes
Straight from chamber jobs around Stoneybrook East, the details that set your repair plan.
Refractory mortar and ASTM C199
ASTM C199 is the test method the code names for refractory mortars, the heat-rated mortars used inside fireboxes and smoke chambers. The code calls for parging made from mortar that conforms to it, and for firebrick linings laid in medium duty refractory mortar.
In practice, that means the product in a bucket on our job has been made and rated for fireplace heat. Ordinary masonry mortar is made for walls and weather. We name the refractory product we plan to use in the written estimate, so there is no question about what goes on your chamber walls.
Dampening the surface before the coat
Dry masonry pulls water out of fresh mortar quickly, which can weaken the bond. The chamber coating directions we work from call for the surfaces to be dampened just before application, with no standing water present.
We mist the prepared walls in stages so each area is damp when the coat reaches it. It is a small step, and it is one of the reasons we follow each product's directions from the mixing tub to the last pass of the trowel.
Keeping harsh cleaners off the coating
Some products sold for chimneys work by chemical action on deposits. The warranty conditions of the chamber coating we follow state that corrosive chimney cleaners must not be used on the repaired chamber.
If you use any chimney treatment, tell us what it is at the inspection. We will say whether it suits a parged chamber. In most homes, regular sweeping with the right brush and burning dry wood keep the chamber in good order without chemicals.
Listed chamber coatings
The chamber coating data sheet we work from states that the product is listed to UL Subject 2505 and meets ASTM C199 as a medium duty refractory mortar. It also describes the product as meeting the IRC and NFPA 211 requirements for parging and smoothing corbelled smoke chamber walls.
A listed product comes with directions that were part of that listing, which is why we follow them closely. We name the product we plan to use in the estimate, so you can read its data sheet yourself if you like.
Our warranty and satisfaction guarantee on chamber work
Our workmanship warranty backs the chamber repairs we finish. If our parging, masonry or shelf repair fails because of how we did it, we come back and correct it.
On top of that, our 100% satisfaction guarantee means that if the finished work is not right in your eyes, you tell us and we make it right. Both promises are written on your paperwork, and both come from a family-owned team that intends to be here for the next inspection.
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Asked in Stoneybrook East about smoke chamber repair
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Are small cracks in a new chamber coat a problem?
Fine surface crazing can appear after a parged chamber cures or sees its first fires, and one maker describes it as having no functional concern. We look at the coat again at your next inspection, and any real defect in our work is covered.
Do you offer a discount on smoke chamber repair?
Yes. Book within 72 hours after your free inspection and take 10% off, and smoke chamber repair counts. Mention it when you book and it shows on your written estimate.
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