Old fireplace restoration with a clear plan in Glenvar Heights
Tell us how you want to use the fireplace, and we plan the restoration around that goal.
- Owned and run locally
- Available for same-day service
- Fully licensed and insured
- Family owned and run
When an old fireplace needs more than one repair
- Patches in mismatched mortar
- Rough stepped masonry above the throat
- Firebox floor worn or broken
- Several small faults at once
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A restoration plan built around your fireplace
Removing old mortar without harming the brick
Old mortar has to come out before new mortar goes in. Done carelessly, that step widens joints, chips brick edges and changes the look of the face.
We remove deteriorated mortar by hand or with tools used carefully, to a depth that gives the new mortar a sound bed. Joints that are still sound are left alone. Preservation guidance warns that power tools used without care can damage brick, so we choose the method to suit the face in front of us.
Rust marks from fireplace metal
Orange or brown streaks on the face or the firebox often come from metal parts nearby. A rusting lintel, damper or ash door can stain the masonry around it.
We trace the stain to its source before cleaning it. The metal part is treated, repaired or replaced as part of the plan. Once the source is dealt with, the stain can be cleaned with a method tested first. Cleaning alone, without fixing the metal, would leave the stain to return.
Nesting material left in a quiet fireplace
Birds and small animals sometimes use an idle flue, and their nesting material ends up on the damper and the smoke shelf. Leaves and twigs can also collect there if the top is open.
Clearing that debris from the firebox and shelf is part of the restoration. Should an animal still be living in the flue, its removal becomes a separate job, done within the rules for that species. A cap with a screen helps prevent a return visit, and it carries its own price.
What restoration does not include
Restoration keeps the fireplace you have and brings it back into working order. It does not change the design, the layout or the materials into something new.
Remodeling, new mantels and glass doors are outside our services, and converting the fireplace to gas is a separate job with its own estimate. So is work on walls, floors or ceilings beyond the fireplace itself. If your plans include any of those, tell us early. We explain where our work stops, so the rest can be arranged without confusion. The same goes for any painting of the room around the fireplace.
How a restoration estimate is laid out
- Firebrick replaced where units have failed
- Smoke chamber parged smooth where needed
- Mortar cure instructions before use
- Walkthrough of the finished fireplace
Fireplace restoration questions in Glenvar Heights
Will you keep the original look of my fireplace?
That is the aim. We keep sound features, match replacement brick, tile and mortar as closely as available materials allow, and tell you where an exact match is not possible before the work starts.
Will restoring the fireplace fix a smoky fire?
It may, when the cause sits inside the fireplace. A damper stuck partway and a rough smoke chamber are common examples. We check those first and explain any cause outside the fireplace separately.
How is brick fireplace restoration different from a repair?
A repair fixes one part. Restoration plans the whole fireplace, so several repairs fit together and the finished look is consistent. If only one part needs work, we say so and quote that repair on its own.
More Ways to Care for Your Fireplace
- Chimney Leak RepairFind the chimney water entry point and plan a repair before restoring the damaged finish.
- Firebox RepairRepair the damaged fireplace chamber using an approach suited to masonry or manufactured components.
- Chimney Flue RepairAssess repairs to damaged existing flue linings and distinguish them from a new liner installation.
- Chimney Sweep and Chimney CleaningArrange careful chimney cleaning in Miami with a defined scope, protected work area and useful findings.
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Chimney & Fireplace Brands We Work With
DuraVent 
Olympia Chimney and Venting 
Copperfield Chimney Supply 
Rutland 
Heatilator 
Heat & Glo