Family-owned chimney damper replacement in University
Damper stuck open or shut? We find the cause, fix it properly and back the work with our 100% satisfaction guarantee.
- Licensed & insured
- Locally run
- Family owned and operated
- Same-day service available
The damper work we price for University
- Pivot points and hinge wear
- Replacement handle or linkage parts
- Firebrick around the throat relaid if disturbed
- Position marks on the damper control
Fixing a chimney damper the right way
Poker-style damper controls
Some throat dampers use a poker control, a rod or notched bar hanging down into the firebox that you push up or pull down to move the plate. The notches hold the plate at a chosen opening.
Worn notches let the plate slip closed, and a bent rod can jam the whole mechanism. Our crew straightens, replaces or re-seats the poker parts when the plate and its seat are still sound, and replaces the damper when they are not. You get the reasoning in writing.
A poker rod also needs to be easy to find. If it hangs in a dark corner of the throat, people forget it is there or cannot tell its position. After a repair, we show you where it sits and how far it should travel.
Worn pivots and hinge points
A damper plate swings on pivots set into the frame. Rust and soot build up there, and the pins can wear until the plate hangs crooked or binds partway open.
Cleaning and freeing the pivots brings many dampers back to smooth operation. When the pivots are worn out or the frame around them is cracked, replacement is the better fix. We explain which applies after a free inspection.
Pivots also decide how well the plate seals. A plate sitting crooked on worn pivots leaves gaps when closed. Our technicians check the fit after freeing or replacing the pivot parts, so the damper closes evenly all the way around.
Cooled air escaping through an open damper
An open or leaking damper acts like a small window left open at the top of the house. Warm air in the chimney rises and pulls cooled indoor air after it, and your air conditioning keeps working to replace it.
A damper that closes firmly between fires stops most of that loss. Our crew repairs dampers that no longer seal and replaces those that cannot, so the fireplace stops leaking air on the days you are not using it.
The difference shows most on hot days, when the air conditioning is working hardest. A closed damper keeps that cooled air in the room where it belongs. If you can feel a draft near the fireplace on those days, the damper is a good place to start.
A family business at your fireplace
Our company is family owned and operated. The technician kneeling at your fireplace answers to the family that owns the business, and so does the office that books your visit.
That means we call back when we say we will, protect your floors and give you honest advice, even when the honest answer is a simple repair instead of a new damper. We would like to be the fireplace company University neighbors recommend.
A family business depends on the word of the people it has worked for. When a friend asks who fixed your fireplace, we want you to give our name without a second thought. Every damper job is held to that standard.
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Your chimney damper questions, answered
Is damper work covered by a warranty?
Yes. Damper repairs and replacements are backed by our workmanship warranty and our 100% satisfaction guarantee. The terms for your job are written on the estimate before you approve it.
Why does the damper rattle on windy days?
Usually the plate has come off its seat, the pivots are worn or the control no longer holds it firmly, and a rattling damper is not sealing either. We tighten, re-seat or replace those parts. If the damper is secure and the noise goes on, we look higher up the chimney.
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