Restoration for wood-burning fireplaces in Fontainebleau
We plan the whole fireplace at once, so each repair supports the next and the look stays true.
- Owned and run locally
- Available for same-day service
- Fully licensed and insured
- Family owned and run
Restoration needs you can spot from the room
- Open joints on the firebox walls
- Patches in mismatched mortar
- Earlier repairs that keep failing
- Water marks inside the firebox
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Old fireplace restoration, step by step
Start from how you want to use the fireplace
Tell us what you want from the fireplace. Some people want regular fires again. Others want it safe for an occasional evening, or simply sound and good to look at. The goal changes which items matter most.
A fireplace that will burn often needs every fire-facing part in good order. One that will rarely burn may need the same safety items but less finish work. We write the goal at the top of the estimate, so every line below it can be read against that purpose.
Bringing the damper back into use
A neglected fireplace usually has a neglected damper. The plate may be seized, rusted through or missing, and the control may no longer reach it.
Damper work is part of the restoration scope. We free and clean a sound damper, re-hang a dropped plate, or replace parts that have failed. The finished damper should open all the way, shut evenly and answer to its control from the room. The damper is listed as its own item, so you can see its share of the work.
Support beneath a sunken or tilted hearth
The building code asks that a masonry hearth and its extension be concrete or masonry, supported by noncombustible materials. On an old fireplace, that support is rarely visible from the room.
If the hearth has sunk, tilted or cracked right through, we look at what lies beneath it where we can reach. Resetting the surface without fixing the support would not last. We explain what we can see, what we cannot, and whether the hearth needs more than a surface repair.
A musty smell from an idle fireplace
Idle fireplaces often smell musty. Damp deposits in the firebox, on the smoke shelf and in the flue give off odor, and air moving down the flue carries it into the room.
Restoration often reduces that smell by cleaning the fireplace, clearing the shelf and restoring a damper that closes. We explain which of those steps are likely to help your fireplace. If moisture is getting in from outside, we note its likely source and list that repair separately. The smell often fades once the damper closes properly and the deposits are gone.
The restoration scope in writing
- Small hidden test area before cleaning
- Retained features listed on the estimate
- Essential and optional items priced apart
- Grate size and position checked
Your restoration questions, in plain terms
Can a fireplace that has sat idle for years be restored?
Usually, yes. The process starts with a full inspection with the fireplace cold. Idle fireplaces often need cleaning, a freed damper and some firebox repairs. We explain what the inspection finds before any fire is lit.
Do you replace every firebrick during a restoration?
No. Sound firebrick stays. We replace units that are loose, broken or badly eroded, and refill open joints with a heat-rated mortar. The estimate shows which units are to be replaced and where they sit.
Is the chimney part of a fireplace restoration?
The focus is the fireplace itself, from the firebox and damper to the hearth and face. Findings on the chimney above are noted and listed as separate items, each with its own reason and price.
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Chimney & Fireplace Brands We Work With
DuraVent 
Olympia Chimney and Venting 
Copperfield Chimney Supply 
Rutland 
Heatilator 
Heat & Glo