Clean flues and clear findings for Tamiami chimneys
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
When the chimney is due for a sweep
- A sour or smoky smell indoors
- A cap screen furred with soot
- Pieces of tile or mortar below the flue
- Soot appearing when exhaust fans run
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Chimney cleaning in Tamiami, step by step
Chimney odor and what a cleaning can change
Deposits in a flue can smell, especially on damp days or when air moves down the chimney into the room. Removing the deposits often reduces that smell. It may not end it, because odor can also come from water in the masonry or debris on the shelf.
Describe when the smell appears: after rain, with the air conditioning running, or only when the fireplace is lit. That pattern helps separate a cleaning job from a water or draft problem. If cleaning is unlikely to solve it alone, we say so before you approve the work.
Cleaning a fireplace that has sat unused
A fireplace that has not been used for a long time can gather debris without gathering soot. Leaves, nest material and bits of mortar can settle on the smoke shelf or in the flue. Old deposits may have taken on moisture and started to smell.
Before lighting it again, have the passage checked and cleaned. We look for anything that has moved into the flue while it was idle and confirm the damper still opens. If the cap is missing or damaged, we note how debris got in so the same thing does not happen again.
Leave the fireplace cold for the visit
There is no need to light a fire to show us a problem. A test fire before a sweep only adds warm ash and fresh residue to the work area. If you want us to see a symptom, describe it or show us the marks it has left.
After cleaning, we can talk through how to judge the next fire. Watch whether smoke rises cleanly, whether the room stays clear and whether odor appears. Those observations tell us more than a demonstration on cleaning day would.
The damper on the day of the sweep
Leave the damper where it was after the last fire, and do not force it if it sticks. We open it ourselves during the visit and note how easily it moves. A damper forced open by hand can bend its frame or snap a handle.
At the end, we close it and show you how it should feel when it seats. If it did not close before the cleaning and still does not after, that is a repair item. We explain whether it affects use before you light the next fire.
Sweep scope agreed before the rods go up
- Smoke chamber and smoke shelf clearing
- Visual check of cleaned surfaces
- Factory-built flue cleaned per instructions
- Walk-through of results at the hearth
Sweep and flue questions from Tamiami
Can you clean a fireplace that has an insert in it?
Usually, yes. The insert's manual decides whether we clean through it, remove a baffle or slide it forward. Tell us the make and model when you book so we can plan the route and include any removal step in the estimate.
Do I need to be home for the whole cleaning?
Someone should be there to let us in, confirm the scope and hear the results. In between, you can step out if we can reach you by phone. Any new item waits for your answer rather than being added.
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.
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Chimney & Fireplace Brands We Work With
DuraVent 
Olympia Chimney and Venting 
Copperfield Chimney Supply 
Rutland 
Heatilator 
Heat & Glo