Your chimney checked top to bottom in Melrose

Your chimney in Melrose, inspected free from the cap down to the firebox, with anything worth fixing given its own price.

Family owned and run
Free inspection first
100% satisfaction, guaranteed
Locally owned and operated

Call (352) 675-6366 Get a Free Inspection

Request a Free Inspection

Prefer the phone? Call (352) 675-6366

After a chimney fire has been put out

If a fire is burning in the chimney right now, get everyone outside first, then call 911 from there. Once the fire department has cleared it, the chimney still needs a careful look before anyone lights another fire, because heat that intense can crack tiles, warp the damper and open gaps toward the framing.

The full length of the flue, the smoke chamber and the attic space around the chimney all get checked, and you'll hear what was damaged and what it will take to make the fireplace safe again. Reach our inspection pros about the chimney in Melrose: (352) 675-6366.

Melrose is a listed service location spanning Alachua, Bradford, Clay and Putnam counties. This does not extend our service area to every address in those counties; confirm your location when booking.

County boundaries divide Melrose among Alachua, Bradford, Clay and Putnam. Ask about your address when arranging a visit. Neither the Gulf nor Atlantic coast reaches Melrose.

What's Included

Roof, flue, firebox and attic

Firebox and hearth checked for cracks and gaps
Chimney height measured against the code minimum
Written summary of every part for homes in Melrose
Pre-sale inspections timed to your closing in Melrose

Call (352) 675-6366 Get a Free Inspection

Local Conditions

Brick, sun and rain away from the coast

Sun and rain wear on masonry anywhere, and a chimney in Melrose is exposed on every side above the roof. Mortar washes out of the joints first, then brick faces can start to break down.

An inspection spots washed-out joints early, when a targeted repointing job is enough, long before the chimney needs rebuilding. Our pros point out each spot and price the work.

How It Works

What happens on an inspection in Melrose

A few questions, then outside

We ask what you've noticed, then check the chimney from the ground and the roof.
Inside, firebox to flue

Firebox, hearth, damper, smoke chamber and flue get a light and a mirror, and you can watch.
Attic and connections

Clearances, fireblocking and any stove or insert connection within reach are checked.
Findings in writing

Our pros explain the findings and provide a written estimate for any proposed repairs.

Why Choose Us

Clear answers about your chimney in Melrose

Locally owned and run
A family-run company
100% satisfaction guarantee
Your inspection is free
Same-day visits available
Arrange a visit, take 10% off

Homes in Melrose get a free inspection with no pressure to book anything on the day.

Free inspection firstInspecting costs you nothing for homes in Melrose; you only pay for repairs you choose to make.
Locally owned and operatedWe're locally owned, so the pro who inspected your chimney can return for the repair.
Same-day service is availableSame-day inspections are available when the schedule has room, handy before a closing.

Call (352) 675-6366 Get a Free Inspection

Reading the rating plate on a factory-built unit

Factory-built fireplaces are listed and labeled after testing as a complete system to UL 127, and the Florida Building Code requires them to be installed the way the listing says. The rating plate, found inside the firebox or behind a panel, names the model and the parts that belong with it.

From there, the firebox panels, the metal chimney, the cap and the chase top are compared with the parts list in the manual. A replacement cap or pipe from another brand breaks the listing. If parts are missing or mismatched, you'll hear which ones and what the correct replacements cost from the maker.

Signs a chimney fire already happened

Some chimney fires burn without a roar. A quiet one still leaves clues behind: puffy, honeycombed deposit in the flue, cracked or shifted tiles, a warped damper, flakes of deposit on the roof or in the yard, and discolored metal on the cap.

Each of those gets looked for, along with the full height of the flue and the framing near the chimney in the attic, and you'll hear what turned up. If a fire has damaged the liner, the fireplace stays out of use until it's repaired or relined, and the options come with prices. No fire goes in before then.

The clean-out door and ash pit

Down at the base of many masonry chimneys, a small iron door opens into an ash pit or the bottom of the flue. It's easy to forget, and it's where debris, water and sometimes animals end up.

On an inspection, our pros open it, look at what has collected, and check that the door closes and seals. Standing water or wet debris there points to a leak higher up. A rusted or missing door lets air feed the fireplace from below and gives animals a way in. Replacement doors are priced on their own line if yours needs one, sized to the opening in the brick.

Free Inspection

Checked from cap to hearth in Melrose

Every visible face of brick and its mortar joints
Flue tile joints and any cracked or shifted tiles
Damper operation, from fully open to fully sealed
Hearth size and cracks in front of the opening

Claim 10% off your first service

First visit from our pros? Book the work today and claim 10% off it.

Call (352) 675-6366 Get a Free Inspection

FAQs

Booking an inspection in Melrose

How are the findings explained?

Our pros discuss what they could examine, any concerns and proposed next steps. Repairs are quoted in writing before you choose work. Arrange a visit in Melrose at (352) 675-6366.

Can a factory-built fireplace be inspected too?

Absolutely. The rating plate comes first, then our pros go through the firebox panels, the metal chimney, the cap and the chase top with the maker's manual in hand. Replacement parts are quoted from the maker's own list.

Our Services