Fireplace and insert sweeps in Cedar Key, FL

Soot out, room spotless, and a free inspection of the flue while it's clean. Local, family-run sweeps for homes in Cedar Key.

Family owned and run
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100% satisfaction, guaranteed
Locally owned and operated

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Leaves and twigs after a windy week

Without a screened cap, the flue top catches whatever blows across the roof. After a spell of wind, leaves, twigs and seed pods can sit on the smoke shelf or wedge above the damper, where they'll smolder on the next fire.

Sweeping them out, clearing the smoke shelf by hand and checking the flue top for a missing or damaged cap puts things right. If a cap would stop it happening again, you'll get a written price to consider, with no pressure to decide on the spot. Reserve a sweep to clear out storm debris in Cedar Key by calling (352) 675-6366.

When the 2020 Census counted Cedar Key, it found 687 residents. Cedar Key has shoreline within its limits.

What's Included

Inside a sweep visit, top and bottom

Fireplace flues brushed from the smoke shelf to the cap
Each flue in a multi-flue chimney swept separately
Room sealed, fans off and vacuum running throughout
Findings from the sweep explained before we leave Cedar Key

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Local Conditions

Soot, moisture and salt on the flue walls

Moist, salty air finds its way into a flue that sits unused for weeks. Salt holds moisture, and soot mixed with moisture gives off a stronger smell and clings to the tile.

A sweep for a home in Cedar Key takes out that damp layer along with the dry soot. Our pros also check the crown and cap for the gaps that let the moist air settle in the flue between fires, and price any fix on the quote.

How It Works

Drop cloth down to damper shut

Hearth covered, flue checked

Cloths go down, fans go off, the opening is sealed, and our pros check the flue for nests first.
Flue and chamber brushed

A head sized to your flue runs its full length, then the smoke chamber is scraped by hand.
Shelf emptied, damper and cap brushed

The smoke shelf is vacuumed, the damper seat cleaned, and the mesh on the cap cleared up top.
Rundown before we leave

You hear what came out and what we saw, with any repair given its own price for later.

Why Choose Us

A sweep you'll be happy with in Cedar Key

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

You hear what came out of the flue and what our pros saw, in everyday words, before anyone leaves.

100% satisfaction, guaranteedSoot on your floor after the visit? We clean it up. That's our 100% satisfaction guarantee.
Your price, upfrontThe sweep price for your fireplace or insert in Cedar Key is set before the first brush goes in.
Family owned and runSweeps done the careful way, drop cloths and all, by a family-owned business.

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Every flue in the chimney gets its turn

A brick chimney can carry separate flues for a second fireplace, a furnace or a water heater. Each is its own passage, and each is brushed with its own head, from its own opening.

Our specialists identify which flue serves what by checking the openings inside the house, then label them in the notes so the record makes sense next time. The masonry partitions between flues get a look while they're clean, because a crack there lets smoke or exhaust cross into a flue serving another room. Any flue that can't be reached from the roof is cleaned from its own appliance end.

Clearing the cap screen on top

A spark-arresting cap has a mesh screen around its sides. It stops embers and animals, and it also catches soot and flakes as smoke passes through. A furred-up screen cuts the open area smoke has to escape through, and the fire starts to smoke into the room.

On every sweep where the roof allows it, our pros brush the screen clean from outside and inside, check the cap is fastened to the flue, and look for rust holes. A screen that keeps plugging quickly can point to smoldering fires or wet wood, and that's worth a conversation before the next load goes in.

When rotary cleaning tools come out

Some deposit won't let go of a brush. Hardened, flaky layers in a clay flue can be broken up with rotary tools, flexible rods spun by a drill with heads or whips that knock deposit off the tile as they turn.

Our specialists use them only where the flue can take it. Sound clay tile tolerates them; cracked tile, loose joints and stainless liners don't, so the flue is checked first. Rotary work is noisier and takes longer than brushing, and when it's needed, you'll hear why and what it adds to the price before the drill starts turning. The room gets the same sealed opening and running vacuum.

Free Inspection

What we look at while the flue is clean

How much deposit is in the flue, and what stage it reached
Firebox brick and mortar at the back and sides
Any sign of nesting animals before a brush goes in
Anything that should wait until a repair, noted with its price

Claim 10% off your first service

Reserve a first sweep today and it's 10% off.

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FAQs

Soot, timing and the room, answered

Will a sweep leave soot in the house?

It shouldn't. The hearth is covered, the opening is sealed around a running vacuum, and exhaust fans go off during the work. If you find soot we missed, we'll return and clean it at no charge.

What if the sweep turns up damage?

Our pros show you where it is and explain it in everyday words, then price the repair up front. You decide if and when to go ahead. When you're ready, talk to us about the repair in Cedar Key at (352) 675-6366.

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