Locally owned chimney and fireplace company in Homestead

Conditioned air escaping up an idle chimney is a problem our family team in Homestead can often solve with a top-sealing damper. This damper sits at the top of the flue and seals against it with a gasket, closing the chimney to air, rain and animals. A cable runs down to the firebox, so you open and close it from inside the house.

Damper makers such as National Chimney explain how these units mount on the flue tile and when they suit a chimney better than a throat damper. They are fitted to a sound flue, so the free inspection checks the liner and the crown before we recommend one. If the chimney has more than one flue, or a cap already in place, the estimate explains how the damper and cap work together.

The damper must be fully open before any fire is lit, and we show you how the handle works at the finish. Approve a top-sealing damper during the 72 hours that open with your free inspection, and it carries 10% off. The same applies to any other service on the estimate, from a crown repair to sweeping.

A top-sealing damper is not suited to every appliance, and we say so if your fireplace or insert calls for something else. Locally owned and upfront about price, we put each part of the job on its own line. Mention drafts, odors from the fireplace in warm weather or insects near the hearth when you call.

Our work in Homestead also covers throat dampers, smoke chambers, caps, crowns, liners and wood, gas and electric fireplaces. The work carries our workmanship warranty, and the written record of it names the damper model fitted.