Smoke chamber repair for fireplaces in Oakland Park
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What you may notice below a failing chamber
- A hole where a brick has fallen
- Water streaks on the chamber walls
- Pieces of old parging in the firebox
- Sagging brick above the fireplace opening
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Repairing the smoke passage between firebox and flue
Smoothing flat faces and rounding corners
Once the refractory mortar is in place, flat faces are smoothed with a trowel and inside corners are rounded. One chamber repair system describes rounding those corners with a smooth, straight-sided tool.
Overworking the material can break its grip on the brick, so the finish is deliberate rather than polished. Any ridge left at the flue joint is smoothed before the material sets. We describe the finished surface you can expect. If you would like to see it, we can show you with a light from the firebox before we leave.
Chamber work when a liner is planned
If a new liner will run down through the chamber to an appliance, the chamber's role in the smoke path changes. Parging a chamber that the new liner will bypass may not be the best use of the budget.
Tell us about any liner or appliance plans before we recommend chamber work. We explain how each plan affects the chamber. The estimate then covers the work that suits the fireplace you intend to have, not the one you are replacing.
Following up an earlier note about the chamber
A sweep or another company may have noted a rough, cracked or unparged chamber. The exact wording helps. A note about stepped brick and a note about missing brick point to different next steps. Notes that name a location, such as the back wall or the shelf, are the most useful.
Pass that note on when you arrange the free inspection. We examine the part of the chamber it describes, say whether our view matches, and describe what we see. Where our view differs, the reason is explained plainly and tied to what is visible.
From a wide opening to a narrower flue
The building code sizes a fireplace flue against the area of the fireplace opening. The flue is much smaller than the opening, and the smoke chamber makes the change between them. Its sloped walls gather smoke from the width of the firebox into the flue.
Because the chamber handles that transition, its shape and surface affect how smoothly smoke is gathered. A chamber that meets the flue off center, or with a ledge at the top, can disturb that flow. We describe how your chamber meets its flue and whether parging can improve the joint.
Chamber scope written out for homes in Oakland Park
- Damper access checked at the throat
- Loose mortar scraped back to sound
- Gaps around the lowest flue tile closed
- Droppings cleared before they set
Common questions about chamber parging
Is there a discount on chamber work after the free inspection?
Yes. Chamber work you approve within 72 hours of your own free inspection is 10% off. The estimate shows the figure before you decide, and nothing is scheduled until you agree to it.
Who decides whether my chamber needs repair at all?
You do, with the findings in front of you. We explain what the chamber looks like, what the code and the product instructions ask for, and what each option involves. If we think no chamber work is needed, we say so.
Is a chamber with no smoke shelf built wrongly?
Not necessarily. Some designs, such as Rumford fireplaces, rise straight from the firebox to the flue without a shelf. Masonry guidance describes that as a streamlined arrangement. We repair the chamber you have and do not add parts it was not built with.
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Chimney & Fireplace Brands We Work With
DuraVent 
Olympia Chimney and Venting 
Copperfield Chimney Supply 
Rutland 
Heatilator 
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