Old fireplace restoration for Windermere homes
Old fireplace restoration in Windermere that keeps original brick and stone wherever it is sound. Save 10% when you book within 72 hours.
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Before any restoration work starts in Windermere
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- Firebox lining checked brick by brick
- Flue cleaning and check above the fireplace
- Hearth extension size against the code
- Old paint and the lead question first
What goes into restoring a fireplace in Windermere
Practical points from the technicians who restore fireplaces in Windermere.
The lintel over the fireplace opening
The masonry above a fireplace opening rests on a lintel, usually a steel angle. Florida's residential code wants it noncombustible and resting on 4 inches or more of bearing at both ends. Heat and moisture can rust a steel lintel until it sags or cracks the brick above it.
Our technicians look for rust scale, a dip in the brick line and cracks rising from the corners of the opening. Surface rust can often be cleaned and treated. A lintel that has lost strength is replaced, and that item is priced separately in your estimate.
Parging the smoke chamber
The smoke chamber is the tapered space above the damper that leads into the flue. Under the Florida Building Code, its inside surface is parged smooth with refractory mortar. Many older chambers were left with stepped brick that catches soot and slows the draft.
Where parging is rough, cracked or missing, we clean the chamber and apply new refractory parging to a smooth finish. You will never see this work from the room, yet it shapes how the restored fireplace draws, and the estimate describes it in plain words.
Testing the cleaning method first
Some cleaners react with minerals in brick and create new stains. Industry guidance is to try any cleaning method on a small, out-of-sight area before treating the whole face.
On a restoration in Windermere, we pick a spot low on the face or beside a side wall, clean it and let it dry before judging the result. You look at the test with us, so the finished face matches what you expected.
How long a restoration takes
A light restoration may take a day. One that includes relining the firebox, a new damper and face work takes longer, and new refractory work needs curing time before the first fire.
Parts also affect timing. We confirm that any damper, panel or screen is available before giving you a schedule, and your Windermere estimate shows the order of work and where the waiting falls.
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What Windermere homeowners ask about old fireplaces
If yours is not here, call and our Windermere team will answer it.
Will you pressure wash my fireplace?
No. Pressure washing and abrasive blasting can permanently damage brick and mortar joints, and indoors they soak the wall and floor. Fireplace faces are cleaned by hand with the mildest method that works.
What happens if you find something hidden?
Work on that item pauses and you see what we found before anything is added. Nothing new goes on the invoice without your approval, and the reason is written down.
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