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Brick, stone and tile hearth repair across Boca Pointe

Our family-owned team protects your floor, repairs the hearth you approved and hauls the debris away.

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Hearth surface and support faults we find

  • The hearth sloping toward the room
  • Scorch marks reaching the floor beyond
  • White powder on hearth bricks
  • Slate flaking near the fireplace opening
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Hearth finishes in tile, brick and stone

Listed hearth extension products

Some hearth extensions are factory-made products listed for use with fireplaces. The code refers to a listing standard for these. They carry their own instructions for placement and for the fireplaces they suit.

If your fireplace uses one, it is repaired or replaced as that product, not rebuilt as masonry. We check the product label and the fireplace manual together. Where the product is no longer available, we explain what the fireplace manual allows as an alternative before anything is removed. The fireplace manual usually names which listed products it accepts.

Where the hearth meets the firebox floor

At the fireplace opening, the hearth extension meets the inner hearth, the floor of the firebox. The joint between them is exposed to heat, embers and movement, and cracks often start there.

We check which side of the line the damage sits on. The firebox floor is repaired with refractory materials as firebox work. The extension is repaired with its own finish and base. Where the joint itself has opened, we fill it with a material suited to that position and explain the choice.

Where hearth work ends and floor work begins

Damage near the hearth edge can run into the room floor: a cracked floor tile, a lifted board or a gap at the border. The hearth repair covers the hearth; the room floor is a separate matter.

We describe the boundary on the estimate, such as the hearth surface and its edge trim, stopping at the first row of floor tile. Where floor damage needs another trade, we say so. That way you know exactly what we will repair and what should be arranged separately.

The hearth edge and your floor in Boca Pointe

In Boca Pointe homes, as anywhere, the edge where the hearth meets the room floor takes daily wear. We check how it is formed, whether it is firm and whether the floor stops where it should. Chipped edge pieces and loose trims are the usual findings.

Edge repairs are listed separately from the hearth surface, and any work on the floor itself is named as its own item or left to a flooring installer. You see where our work stops before anything begins.

What a hearth repair estimate lists

  • Base condition beneath the finish
  • Sealed joint between the unit and hearth
  • Old hearth material hauled away
  • Firebox and surround items listed separately

Hearth repair questions, answered plainly

Will the new tile match the rest of my hearth?

It depends on whether the tile is still made or a spare is stored in the house. Where an exact match is not possible, we show options such as a border, a pattern change or a full resurface, each with its own price.

Is the floor inside the firebox part of hearth repair?

No. The floor where the fire burns is the inner hearth, repaired with firebrick and refractory mortar as firebox work. The hearth extension in front of the opening is repaired with finish materials on its base. We list each on its own line.

What if wood was left under my hearth when it was built?

The code says combustible material must not remain against the underside of a hearth. If the signs suggest it, we explain what opening a small section would show and price that step first. Any wood found is removed as part of the repair you approve.

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