Chimney sweep in Melrose, FL, family run

Planning your first fire of the cooler months in Melrose? Start with a sweep and a free inspection from local pros.

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

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A fireplace you only light now and then

Only light the fireplace a few evenings a year? The flue still collects leaves, nesting material and flakes of old deposit while it waits, and a damp, idle flue smells worse than a busy one.

A sweep now and then keeps an occasional fireplace ready when you want it, and it gives our pros a chance to spot a missing cap screen, a stuck damper or a cracked tile before they cause trouble on the one night you finally light a fire. Ask for a sweep of the fireplace you rarely use in Melrose by calling (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.

The Gulf and Atlantic shorelines are away from Melrose. A straight line from the Gainesville reference point to Melrose runs about 18 miles.

What's Included

Inside a sweep visit, top and bottom

Smoke shelf emptied of debris and leaves
Damper frame cleaned so the plate seals again
Cleaning tools matched to the liner's instructions
Room sealed, fans off and vacuum running throughout

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Local Conditions

Wood from your own trees

Splitting wood from trees on your own land in Melrose? Fresh-cut wood holds a lot of water, and EPA Burn Wise suggests drying split wood at least six months before burning it.

Burned too early, it leaves heavier deposit in the flue. Our pros can tell from what the sweep brings down if the wood was ready, and they'll show you a simple check to use on the pile before the next load comes indoors.

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 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

The fireplace opening stays sealed around the vacuum, so soot heads into the machine instead of your living room in Melrose.

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 Melrose 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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The pipe between a stove and the chimney

The single-wall pipe between a wood stove and the chimney runs cooler than the flue, so it collects deposit quickly. NFPA 211 lists how that connector should be supported, fastened at each joint and pitched, and a sweep is a good time to set it right.

If a wood stove shares your chimney, ask when you call whether its connector is one our pros can take down and brush on the visit. Where it is, thin or pitted sections are pointed out and priced before anything is refitted, and the thimble where the pipe enters the chimney gets a look for gaps.

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.

What you hear after the sweep

Once the tools are packed, our specialists walk you through what came out of the flue and how thick it was, what the damper and cap looked like, and anything else they noticed on the way up and down.

If there's damage, we show you where it is from the firebox or a safe spot outside and explain it in everyday words. Repairs are priced line by line on the quote, with what's urgent separated from what can sit a while. You decide what happens next, and there's no charge for the look. Keep the summary handy for the next visit, so the two can be compared.

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What we look at while the flue is clean

Mesh on the chimney cap, rust holes and how the cap is fastened
Pipe between a stove and the chimney, including joints and pitch
Venting behind an insert, and whether the unit needs pulling to clean
Panels and pipe of a metal fireplace, checked against its manual

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Sweep? If it's your first with our family business, it's 10% off.

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FAQs

Soot, timing and the room, answered

Can your pros sweep my chimney in Melrose?

Happily. We sweep chimneys in Melrose, and a sweep comes with a free inspection of the flue while it's clean. Mention the fireplace type on the phone, and we'll bring the right brushes.

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.

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