Need fireplace restoration in Gainesville? Talk to our pros

Maybe the fireplace has gone unlit for a decade, or it came with the house you just bought. Either way it needs more than a quick look before the first fire. Restoration brings it back in one planned job: cleaning the brick face, repairing the firebox, parging the smoke chamber, freeing or replacing the damper and repointing the face. Local, family-owned pros plan it all at a free first visit.

• Brick fireplace restoration with soot and stains cleaned off
• Firebox joints and firebrick repaired in refractory mortar
• Smoke chamber parged smooth above the damper
• Dampers freed, repaired or replaced
• Antique fireplace restoration that keeps its original character

1. Inspect it top to bottom

   Firebox, damper, smoke chamber, flue and face all get looked at, and safety items are sorted from cosmetic ones.

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2. Clean the flue and face

   Sweeping clears the flue, and soot and stains come off the brick face with masonry-safe cleaners.

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3. Repair firebox, damper, chamber

   Firebrick and joints are redone in refractory mortar, the damper freed or replaced, the smoke chamber parged.

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4. Repoint the face, then review

   Face joints are repointed to match, and you look over the restored fireplace with us.

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Some fireplaces need a cleaning and a tune-up; others need the full restoration.

Refractory mortar and firebrick

ASTM C199 mortar and firebrick to ASTM C27 or C1261 for the parts that face the fire.

Masonry-safe cleaners

Cleaners chosen for your brick and applied per their label after a small test patch.

Matched face mortar

An ASTM C270 mix tinted and textured to blend with the original joints.

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   How many parts need work

   A cleaning and damper service is modest; firebox, chamber and face together is a larger job.

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   How long it sat unused

   Years of disuse can hide rust, nests and water damage that add to the scope.

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   Soot on the brick face

   Heavy soot or old stains take more passes on soft or textured brick.

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   Brick that matches the original

   Finding firebrick or face brick that matches an older fireplace can take time.

• The firebox walls, floor and joints
• The damper, worked through its full swing
• The smoke chamber and shelf above the damper
• The flue, checked for deposits, nests and damage
• The brick face and hearth, checked for stains and loose units
• Fireplace refurbishing needs, split into safety and cosmetic items

• Years of soot on the brick face

  Smoke has stained the masonry. We clean it with products safe for your brick, testing a small spot first.

• A damper nobody has opened in years

  It may be rusted shut or warped. Our pros free it, repair it or fit a new one.

• Crumbling firebrick and loose joints

  The firebox has worn out while it sat. It gets repaired or relined in refractory materials.

• You're not sure it's safe to light

  The inspection answers that first, with safety items listed ahead of anything cosmetic.

• Fireplace Repair and Service Fireplace faults fixed, from firebrick and dampers to hearths and smoke.
• Firebox Repair Worn firebrick and gaps in the brick box your fire burns in.
• Fireplace Hearth Repair Cracked, loose or undersized hearths and hearth extensions in front of the fire.
• Chimney Damper Repair and Replacement Dampers that stick, rust, warp or rattle, handles included.
• Prefab and Zero-Clearance Fireplace Repair Panels, metal fireboxes and chimney pipe on factory-built fireplaces.
• Electric Fireplace Repair Heating, flame and control faults on electric fireplaces and inserts.

• Your fireplace repair bill starts with what it's built from Brick fireplaces and factory-built units break in different ways and get fixed with different materials, which is why their repairs are priced so differently.

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