Prefab fireplace repair specialists for Tangelo Park homes

Manufactured firelogs in a prefab fireplace

Some makers allow processed solid-fuel firelogs. One maker's manual says to use only firelogs evaluated for the application, to follow the warnings on the package and to avoid poking or stirring them while they burn.

If you use firelogs, keep the package and your fireplace manual together and read both. We can tell you what your model's manual allows during the free inspection.

• Only firelogs evaluated for the fireplace
• Package warnings followed
• No poking or stirring while they burn

Pipe joints that have come apart

One maker's instructions tell installers to confirm each snap-lock joint by pulling upward on the chimney after locking it. A joint that separates later leaves a gap in the flue path.

Separated joints turn up in attics and chases after roof work, storms or careless storage. We check the joints we can reach, reseat or replace sections as the manual directs and note any stretch of chimney we could not see.

• Joints checked in the attic and chase
• Sections reseated or replaced
• Unseen stretches named on the estimate

Discolored steel and scorched panels

Blue or straw coloring on steel and dark scorching on panels near the top of the firebox show where heat has been highest. Some color change is normal on a working fireplace, while heavy discoloration with warping points to fires hotter than the design.

We compare the marks with the rest of the unit and with the maker's list of overfiring signs. The finding shapes both the repair and the advice we give on how the fireplace is used afterward.

Soft or stained framing in a chase

Water that gets into a chase can stain and soften the framing around the metal chimney and rust the parts inside. The chase framing and its siding are house repairs, separate from the fireplace system.

We note what we see in the chase, repair the listed fireplace and chimney parts that were affected and recommend the right trade for the framing. Each piece of the job gets its own line.

• Stains and soft framing noted
• Listed parts repaired
• Framing and siding referred to the right trade