Top-sealing damper installation in Storey Park
Built-in cap or separate cap, square or round flue, our Storey Park pros explain the choice before a single part is ordered.
- Licensed & insured
- Locally run
- Family owned and operated
- Same-day service available
Damper details we put in writing in Storey Park
None of this is guessed from the yard. Each point is confirmed at your Storey Park home during the free inspection.
- Flue tile shape, size and height above the crown
- Built-in cap, separate cap or no cap
- Screen opening size and open area where a cap is fitted
- Flue checked empty of nests and animals first
Top dampers fitted properly in Storey Park
What our pros check, and why, on damper installs in Storey Park.
Mounting the handle bracket
The handle is held by a bracket fixed to the firebox wall. The Lock-Top instructions put it near the front of the fireplace, roughly 20 inches up from the firebox floor, fastened with anchors set in holes drilled in the firebrick.
We set the bracket where the handle is easy to reach, easy to see and away from where the fire burns. The exact location is agreed with you before any drilling, so it suits how you use the fireplace. If the firebrick is cracked where the bracket would go, a sound spot nearby is chosen instead.
Spring open, cable closed
Spring tension lifts the lid of a top damper when the cable is released. Pulling the handle down and locking it at the bracket holds the lid shut against its gasket.
That design means the natural resting state is open. We show you how to release the handle to open the flue and how to lock it closed afterward, and we explain what to check if the lid ever stops lifting fully. That is also why the handle position is the quickest way to tell whether the flue is open.
Open the damper before lighting a fire
The Consumer Product Safety Commission says to open the damper first and light the fire second. With a top damper, that means releasing the handle from its bracket and letting the spring lift the lid.
Before the first fire of the season, look up the flue with a flashlight or check the handle position to confirm the lid is open. We show you both checks at handover so they become habit. It takes a few seconds and becomes second nature after the first few fires.
A family-owned team at your fireplace
Our company is family owned and operated. The care we would give our own fireplace is the care that goes into fitting a damper on yours. The same people who quote the job are the ones you reach when you have a question months later.
You deal with people who explain what they are doing, answer the phone when you call back with a question and stand behind the work after the job is done. That continuity is part of why the handover and the paperwork matter to us.
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Before your damper installation in Storey Park
Our family-owned team in Storey Park answers the damper questions homeowners raise before booking.
My throat damper still works. Do I need a top damper?
Not necessarily. If it opens, closes and seals reasonably well, you may not need one. A top damper helps most when the throat damper has failed or when you want the flue closed tight between fires.
Does a top damper need maintenance?
Very little. A yearly check of the gasket, cable, spring and bracket keeps it reliable, and the clamp may need re-setting if the cable stretches. We can do that during a yearly chimney inspection.
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