Chimney company in West Miami with free inspections

Ours is a local, family-owned team, and people in West Miami can reach us when a flue needs more than a sweep. Flue repair is detailed work, because the parts that fail are inside the chimney where nobody sees them day to day. In a masonry chimney the flue is usually lined with clay tiles, stacked and joined with mortar.

Those tiles can crack from heat, from settling or from moisture, and the joints between them can open. A gap in the lining lets heat and exhaust reach the brick around the flue, which the Florida Building Code's lining requirements are there to prevent. A flue that has overheated in the past deserves a close look before the next fire.

Sometimes the damage is limited to a few tiles or joints near the top, where we can reach and replace them. Sometimes the right answer is a listed liner run through the old flue, and we explain why before recommending it. Tell us about any loud noise, strong heat or pieces of tile that have fallen into the firebox, and keep the fireplace unlit until we have looked.

Save any tile fragments you find, because their colour and thickness help identify the lining. If the chimney serves a gas appliance as well as the fireplace, mention that too, because each flue is judged against what it carries. Our free inspection covers the lining as far as we can see, the crown and the cap, and it names what stays concealed.

The free inspection opens a 72-hour period, and flue repairs approved in that period are 10% off, as is any other service. Each flue repair appears separately, with its price set upfront, on the free written estimate. We sweep as needed, protect the room and carry out every bit of debris. A written record of the flue work comes to you, and that work carries our workmanship warranty.