Cross Creek chimney sweep with a clean-room promise

Local sweep pros for fireplaces and inserts in Cross Creek, with the price given first and a free inspection added.

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

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Planning a liner or a new insert

Thinking about relining the chimney or adding an insert? The liner makers we follow want the flue and smoke chamber cleaned before their product goes in, so the sweep comes first on any liner job.

Swept clean, the flue can be measured properly from top to bottom, and any offset or damaged tile that would change the plan shows up. You'll get the sweep, the measurements and the liner options in one visit, each with its own price, and you can take your time choosing. Talk to a sweep specialist before your liner project in Cross Creek at (352) 675-6366.

We cover Cross Creek along with the rest of our Alachua County area. The sea coast does not form part of Cross Creek's boundary.

What's Included

Inside a sweep visit, top and bottom

Soot and flaky deposit brushed from the full flue
Smoke shelf emptied of debris and leaves
Cleaning tools matched to the liner's instructions
Old nesting material removed once the flue is empty

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Local Conditions

Leaves and limbs over the roof

If trees hang over your roof in Cross Creek, an open flue top collects leaves, twigs and seed pods, and they end up piled on the smoke shelf above the damper.

A sweep clears them out before they smolder on the next fire. Our pros also check that the cap has a screen, since a screened cap keeps most of that debris out between sweeps, and they'll price one if yours is missing or torn.

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 Cross Creek

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 Cross Creek 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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Matching the brush head to your flue

Square and rectangular clay tiles collect deposit deepest in the corners, where smoke moves slowest. A round brush in a square flue scrubs a circle down the middle and leaves a streak in every corner.

Measuring the flue at the top lets our specialists fit a head cut to its outline, with bristles that bend into each corner under light pressure. Rectangular flues get a head matched on both the long and short sides. Worn heads get swapped out, because a head that's lost its reach cleans less with every pass, and the corners are where the thickest deposit hides.

Getting the damper to close again

The damper in the throat of a brick fireplace is a hinged iron or steel lid that shuts the fireplace off from the flue between fires. Deposit and rust build up on its frame, and after a while the lid won't sit flat, so conditioned air leaks up the chimney and outside air drifts in.

During a sweep, our pros clean accessible damper surfaces and check the control's travel. A warped or badly corroded plate may need repair or replacement. The choice depends on the existing system; a top-sealing damper must not be fitted where an appliance needs a permanently open vent.

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.

Free Inspection

What we look at while the flue is clean

Venting behind an insert, and whether the unit needs pulling to clean
Firebox brick and mortar at the back and sides
Door at the base of the chimney, and whether it closes
Partitions between flues in a chimney with more than one

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A first chimney sweep is 10% off.

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FAQs

Soot, timing and the room, answered

Does someone need to be home for a sweep in Cross Creek?

Someone needs to let our pros in and point out the fireplace, and it helps to be around at the end to hear what we found. Reserve a time that suits you in Cross Creek at (352) 675-6366.

Is a sweep the same thing as an inspection?

They're different jobs that fit well together. The sweep cleans the flue; the inspection looks over the chimney for damage once it's clean. Our pros do both on one visit, and you won't pay for the inspection.

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