Chimney and fireplace repair and service for Flamingo Park, FL homes

Prefab fireplaces age in their own way, and our family team repairs them in Flamingo Park with the maker's manual in hand. We are a family-owned company, owned locally, and we work on factory-built fireplaces as well as masonry ones, gas units and electric inserts. That lets us tell you whether a prefab unit can be repaired or is better replaced.

A factory-built fireplace is a listed assembly. The firebox, its refractory panels, the metal chimney pipe, the spacers that hold clearances and the cap were tested together. The Florida Building Code requires factory-built fireplaces and chimneys to be installed according to their listing and the manufacturer's instructions. Repairs follow the same rule. Replacement panels, pipe sections and caps come from the maker or are listed for that unit, because parts from another brand are not interchangeable by default.

Common problems include cracked or crumbling refractory panels, a warped firebox, a damaged smoke shelf, rusted pipe sections and a missing cap. Some are simple part replacements. Others, such as a firebox that has warped or burned through, raise the question of whether the unit can still meet its listing. If the model is no longer made and no listed parts exist, we explain what that means for you.

Find the model plate if you can see it without removing anything, and look for the manual. Tell us whether you burn wood, use gas logs or have converted the unit. Note any rust, cracks or smoke marks you have seen above the opening. There is no charge for the inspection, and the written estimate is free too, with upfront pricing.

With a free inspection behind you, a decision inside 72 hours brings 10% off the repair you choose. We clean up and haul away the old parts, and a written record of the work names each listed part we installed.