Family-owned chimney service for homes in Lauderdale Lakes

Rainwater in the firebox is a clear signal to call a chimney company, and Miami Chimney Repair can trace where it enters in Lauderdale Lakes. We are a locally owned family team, and the free inspection starts at the top of the chimney, where rain has the easiest way in. An open flue with no cap takes rain straight down.

The Florida Building Code asks that a rain cap on a masonry chimney leave enough open area for the flue it covers. The fix is a properly sized cap rather than any lid. A crown with cracks, or one fixed rigidly to the flue liner, lets water into the chimney body, as the Brick Industry Association's chimney guidance explains.

From there it can rust the damper, soak the smoke chamber and drip onto the firebox floor. We look at the cap, the crown, the top of the liner and the damper, then explain which of them is letting water through. Take 10% off the repair, or anything else we quoted, by approving it within 72 hours after the free inspection finds the source.

Tell us whether the water appears during rain, after it or only in certain winds. Leave any puddle or stain as it is until we have seen it, if that is practical, because its position helps show the path. Do not light a fire in a wet firebox, and keep the damper closed until the visit.

Water that has sat in a firebox can loosen joints and stain the hearth, and the estimate says whether either needs repair. Our estimate lists each repair with upfront pricing, from a new cap to crown or damper work. Flashing, masonry, chase covers and the fireplace itself, wood, gas or electric, are all part of what we repair in Lauderdale Lakes.

If the job runs more than a day, we close off the open chimney before leaving, and the written record we hand you names what was fixed.