Chimney sweep visits for homes in Wilton Manors
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
- Nest material on the smoke shelf
- Fires that are slow to draw
- A fireplace idle for a long time
- Scratching or rustling inside the chimney
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Chimney cleaning in Wilton Manors, 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.
Looking at the hearth after the cleaning
In front of the opening sits the hearth extension, a floor of material that will not burn. It catches sparks and embers that escape the firebox. During cleaning it is covered, and afterward we look at it for cracks or gaps.
A gap along the joint between the hearth and the floor can let embers reach wood or carpet beneath. We note the condition and explain whether it affects use. Repairs to the hearth are their own item, discussed and priced before any work.
What we notice at the chimney top
Working at the top gives a view of parts the cleaning does not touch. We look at the crown around the flue, the joints below it and the way the cap is fixed. Cracks, gaps or loose metal are noted while we are there.
Those notes are observations, not an evaluation of the whole chimney. They go on the written record apart from the cleaning. If something needs repair, you get a separate estimate and the choice of whether to proceed.
Clean-up on the roof and around the house
Top work can shake loose soot, flakes of mortar or bits of old mesh. We cover what we can near the chimney before working and gather what falls onto the roof. Gutters and walkways below get a look before we leave.
Everything collected goes into the same bags as the debris from inside, and it all leaves with us. If something on the roof was already damaged before we arrived, we point it out rather than stay silent about it.
Sweep scope agreed before the rods go up
- Sealed fireplace opening during brushing
- Cap screen clearing where reachable
- Identification of each flue and opening
- Walk-through of results at the hearth
What people ask before a flue cleaning
Can you remove a bird nest during a chimney cleaning?
Not while it is active if the birds are protected. We identify what is there before any brushing. Once the flue is empty and can lawfully be worked on, the nest material comes out as part of the cleaning.
What if part of the flue cannot be reached?
We tell you where the unreached section is and why, and the written record notes it. You are not told the flue is clean when part of it went unbrushed. We also explain whether that section affects safe use.
Can you sweep the chimney if the damper is stuck?
Often we can clean around it, depending on where it is stuck. We will not force it, because that can bend the frame. A stuck damper is noted and priced as a separate repair.
More Ways to Care for Your Fireplace
- Wood-Burning Fireplace Insert InstallationFit a wood-burning insert after assessing its host fireplace and full connection requirements.
- Chimney RebuildRebuild the affected chimney section with the retained structure, roof connection and passage included in the plan.
- Firebox RepairRepair the damaged fireplace chamber using an approach suited to masonry or manufactured components.
- Gas Fireplace VentingAssess and repair the gas fireplace vent arrangement using components suited to the identified system.
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Chimney & Fireplace Brands We Work With
DuraVent 
Olympia Chimney and Venting 
Copperfield Chimney Supply 
Rutland 
Heatilator 
Heat & Glo