Direct vent fireplace repair for Fort Lauderdale homes
B-vent installation and replacement with listed parts, supports and a properly sealed roof exit.
- Owned and run locally
- Available for same-day service
- Fully licensed and insured
- Family owned and run
Gas vent problems you may notice in Fort Lauderdale
- Water marks around the wall penetration
- Fireplace shuts down soon after lighting
- Soot marks near the draft hood
- Rattling cap on a windy day
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The vent behind your gas fireplace
Reading the vent maker's labels
Vent sections, caps, firestops and adapters usually carry labels or stampings that name the maker and the system. They may be faded, painted over or hidden inside a wall, so identification can take some searching at the collar, in the attic or at the termination.
We record what the labels show and compare the parts with the system the appliance manual lists. Where no label can be found, we say so and explain how that limits the conclusions. Unlabeled parts are not assumed to be compatible because their diameter matches.
What the code expects a vent to do
Under the fuel gas code, venting systems must carry all flue and vent gases to the outdoors. It also requires the vent to meet the draft requirements the appliance manufacturer sets. A vent that leaks, spills or is blocked fails at both.
We judge vent work against those two points. A repair that looks tidy but leaves a joint that can separate, or a termination that can block, does not meet them. We explain in plain terms how each proposed repair restores the vent's job for your appliance.
A porch enclosed around the termination
Screened porches are off limits for terminations in one installation manual, although a porch left open on enough sides, as that manual defines them, is acceptable. Screening or glazing a porch later can turn a compliant termination into one that breaks the rule.
If a porch near the vent has been screened, glazed or roofed, we check the termination against the manual's rules for covered areas. When it no longer complies, we explain the options, which usually involve relocating the termination. The appliance stays off until the vent is back within its rules.
Working on a vent in the attic
Attic sections of a gas vent are often the ones exposed to insulation, storage, pests and later building work. They are also where supports and firestops are most likely to have been disturbed.
We check attic access before the visit and bring lighting and protection for the work. The route is followed from the ceiling crossing to the roof, looking at supports, joints, shields and clearances. Findings are recorded section by section, with anything we could not reach noted as not seen.
What a gas vent visit in Fort Lauderdale includes
- Termination cap condition and fastening
- Vent tables checked for any new route
- Old parts and debris hauled away
- Clearance to later decks, fences and additions
Before you book gas vent work
Can you replace just the termination cap?
Yes, if the rest of the system is sound and the cap listed for your vent system is available. We confirm the vent maker and system from the labels before ordering, and check the joints nearest the cap while we are there.
What does a B-vent installation from you include?
Listed Type B pipe and fittings, with the firestop spacers, attic insulation shield, supports, roof flashing, storm collar and listed cap the vent maker specifies. The route is sized and set to the appliance manual and the fuel gas code.
Can the gas vent share a flue with a wood-burning fireplace?
No. The manuals we work from require a separate vent and prohibit venting into a pipe serving a solid-fuel appliance. The fuel gas code also calls for gas vents inside masonry chimneys to be labeled for gas appliances only.
More Ways to Care for Your Fireplace
- Chimney Sweep and Chimney CleaningArrange careful chimney cleaning in Miami with a defined scope, protected work area and useful findings.
- Ventless Gas Fireplace ServiceService the identified vent-free appliance without bypassing its required safety components.
- Prefab and Zero-Clearance Fireplace RepairIdentify and repair manufactured fireplace components using the appropriate model information.
- Stone Chimney RepairRepair affected stone chimney surfaces with the supporting construction and visual match considered together.
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Chimney & Fireplace Brands We Work With
DuraVent 
Olympia Chimney and Venting 
Copperfield Chimney Supply 
Rutland 
Heatilator 
Heat & Glo