Fireplace and flue cleaning in Lauderdale Harbours
Upfront pricing for the cleaning, separate estimates for repairs and no work added without your approval.
- Owned and run locally
- Available for same-day service
- Fully licensed and insured
- Family owned and run
What prompts a chimney cleaning call
- Flakes of black residue in the firebox
- No record of the last cleaning
- Dark streaks running down the firebox wall
- Heavy staining at the chimney top
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Sweeping the flue and the parts around it
Let the ashes go cold before cleaning day
Ashes can hold heat long after the flames are gone. Stop using the fireplace ahead of the appointment so the firebox and any buried embers are cold when we arrive. We do not start brushing over warm material, because loosened deposits and hot ash are a poor mix.
Leave the ash where it is if you are unsure whether it has cooled. We collect it as part of the cleaning and carry it out with the rest of the debris. That way nothing warm ends up in a household bin or a paper bag by the door.
What the cleaning covers inside the firebox
The firebox is the part of the fireplace where the fire burns. Its walls and floor are brushed and the ash is removed after the flue work, because deposits from above land there. Grates and andirons are lifted out, cleared of loose ash and returned.
Cleaning leaves the firebrick visible, which makes cracks and open joints easier to spot. Those are noted, not repaired, during a sweep. If the damage needs attention before the next fire, you receive an explanation and a separate estimate for the firebox work.
The visual check that closes a chimney sweep
Once the flue is clean, its surfaces are easier to read. We look at everything the brushes reached, with a light where needed, and note cracks, gaps, missing mortar or damaged parts. This check belongs to the cleaning and is limited to what is visible from the openings.
It is not a full evaluation of the chimney. Concealed parts, the structure inside walls and conditions a light cannot reach sit outside it. If the check raises a question that needs a broader look, we say so and explain how a chimney inspection would answer it.
A chimney with no cleaning history
A house can change hands without any record of when the chimney was last cleaned. An empty, tidy firebox says little about the flue above it. Treat an unknown history as a reason to have the flue looked at before the next fire.
Tell us what you do know, even if it is only that the previous owner used the fireplace. We plan the cleaning around the free inspection and write down what we find. From this visit on, you have a record to work from.
Items in a chimney cleaning visit
- Written record of the work
- Findings listed apart from cleaning
- Debris hauled away at the end
- Factory-built flue cleaned per instructions
Questions about soot, flues and sweeping
Should I empty the ashes before you arrive?
No. Leave them where they are and let the fireplace go cold. We remove the ash with the rest of the debris and take it away, so nothing warm ends up in a household bin.
How do you know which flue serves my fireplace?
We match each opening inside the house to the flues at the top before cleaning. Where the layout is unclear, we trace it from both ends. The estimate names the flues included so there is no doubt afterward.
Is a chimney cleaning the same as a chimney inspection?
No. A cleaning removes deposits and ends with a look at what the brushes reached. An inspection evaluates the chimney and fireplace as a system. They can be booked together, with the cleaning done ahead of the evaluation.
More Ways to Care for Your Fireplace
- Gas Fireplace VentingAssess and repair the gas fireplace vent arrangement using components suited to the identified system.
- Smoke Chamber RepairRepair identified smoke-chamber surfaces with the access and material requirements clearly defined.
- Chimney WaterproofingTreat suitable chimney masonry after checking the surface, repair needs and product requirements.
- Firebox RepairRepair the damaged fireplace chamber using an approach suited to masonry or manufactured components.
- Chimney Masonry RepairRepair affected chimney brickwork and joints with materials selected for the construction already in place.
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Chimney & Fireplace Brands We Work With
DuraVent 
Olympia Chimney and Venting 
Copperfield Chimney Supply 
Rutland 
Heatilator 
Heat & Glo