The family chimney company for Key Biscayne

Smoke that tumbles back down the chimney when the kitchen fan runs is not a chimney fault on its own. A house pulls air from wherever it can find it. An open flue becomes an easy path when exhaust fans, a clothes dryer or a closed-up room lower the pressure inside. The effect is strongest when the fire is small and the flue is cold.

Codes and appliance manuals treat a fireplace as part of the house rather than a separate system. The manuals for sealed gas and wood units explain why those units draw their air from outside. Our family team sorts out downdraft problems in Key Biscayne by looking at the chimney and the house together. We are locally owned and would rather find the simple cause than sell a large repair.

Sometimes the answer is using the fireplace with a window cracked open, or switching off a fan while the fire burns. Sometimes it is a cap that resists wind, a damper that seals better when the fireplace is idle or a flue that needs cleaning. Tell us which appliances run when the smoke appears, and whether it happens in calm weather or only in wind.

Note whether the problem began after a renovation, new windows or a new kitchen hood, because a tighter or more strongly ventilated house can change how the chimney behaves. The free inspection covers the flue, the damper, the smoke chamber and the cap, and it includes a talk about how the house is ventilated. Whichever fix turns out to fit, it is 10% off if your approval lands inside 72 hours of that free inspection.

Prices on the free written estimate are set upfront for the work described. What we changed, and why, is written into the record you keep, with our workmanship warranty on the changes.