Top sealing damper installation for homes in South Miami Heights
Your free inspection covers the fireplace, the flue top and the damper you have now.
- Owned and run locally
- Available for same-day service
- Fully licensed and insured
- Family owned and run
When a chimney top damper makes sense in South Miami Heights
- Rain reaching the firebox floor
- Old damper plate stuck part-way
- Rust flakes dropping from the throat
- Unclear open and closed positions
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Top sealing damper choices explained
When an old top damper needs replacing
An old top damper may be past service if its frame has come loose or its hinge has broken. A distorted lid, or a model with no parts left, points the same way. At that point, replacement is usually simpler than repair.
Removing the old frame can take care, since the adhesive may be stubborn and the tile top can be damaged. We explain that before starting. If the tile needs repair after removal, we stop and show you. The new damper is then set on a sound top.
The inspection discount on damper work
The offer runs from your own visit, not from a calendar date. Damper work, and anything else on the same estimate, qualifies for 10% off when you say yes to it inside 72 hours of your free inspection.
The window is there to make a prompt decision worthwhile, not to rush one. If you want longer to think about a top damper against a throat repair, take it. The written estimate keeps its price after the window closes, and the work is done the same way whichever you choose.
What you can check from the firebox
With the fireplace cold, you can learn a fair amount without tools. Look at the handle and bracket for looseness, try the handle gently and note whether the cable moves. A flashlight up the throat can show whether daylight appears with the handle locked.
Do not force a handle that will not move, and do not reach up past the throat. Write down what you saw. That note, together with the date you first noticed a problem, lets us plan the visit and bring likely parts.
Roof work for a top damper inside the HVHZ
Miami-Dade County falls within the part of Florida that the building code designates HVHZ, and roof and exterior work there is subject to that zone's provisions.
Fitting a damper to the flue top may leave the roof covering untouched. If the job extends to the crown, the flashing or the roof around the chimney, ask which provisions govern that work before you approve it. We explain our understanding of what the specific work requires. We make no claim that a product carries an approval it does not have.
Checked in the firebox and on the flue top
- Handle bracket position in the firebox
- Anchors set in sound firebrick
- Flue cleaned before the frame is set
- Maker's instructions left with you
Questions to settle before a top damper
Where does the handle go inside the fireplace?
A bracket is anchored into the firebox wall on the side you find easier to reach, and the cable passes through it to the handle. We drill with a masonry bit and set the anchors carefully to avoid cracking the firebrick.
How does the 72-hour inspection discount apply to a damper?
It starts at your own free inspection. Damper work, and any other service on that estimate, approved inside 72 hours of it is 10% off. After that, the estimate stands at its written price.
Does a top damper need any upkeep?
Occasional checks help. The gasket, the hinge, the spring and the cable all wear with use. On a maintenance visit, we check that the lid opens fully, closes tight and that the handle and bracket are secure.
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Chimney & Fireplace Brands We Work With
DuraVent 
Olympia Chimney and Venting 
Copperfield Chimney Supply 
Rutland 
Heatilator 
Heat & Glo