Our Process
The work behind restoring your Altamonte Springs fireplace
Restoring a cracked brick or tile fireplace hearth
The hearth and its extension are required to be concrete or masonry on noncombustible support, with nothing combustible left against the underside (R1001.9). An old hearth can crack across, sink at one end or lose its tiles or bricks as the bed under them fails.
Before the hearth surface is restored, what it sits on gets checked. Loose brick or tile is lifted, the bed repaired and the original pieces reset where they survive, with close matches used where they do not. The restored hearth in your Altamonte Springs home is level, tight and sound underfoot.
Sandblasting and grinding on old fireplace brick
Abrasive blasting removes dirt fast by removing some of the brick with it. Brick Industry Association guidance does not recommend abrasive blasting for cleaning brickwork apart from limited cases, and it advises trying nonabrasive methods first on paint and coatings.
Once a brick face has lost its fired surface, it soils faster and cannot be put back. Our specialists restore fireplace faces in Altamonte Springs with brushes, suitable cleaners, poultices and low-pressure water, and keep grinders and blasting media away from original brick. If the face was blasted in the past, its surface may already be soft, and it is cleaned with even more care.
Stripping paint from a fireplace surround
Many brick fireplaces were painted at some point, and some owners want the brick back. BIA guidance is to try nonabrasive paint removal first and to use a poultice, paste or gel that clings to the surface when a coating has soaked into the masonry.
Paint removal is slow, and some brick never gives up every trace. Our specialists test a hidden area of your Altamonte Springs fireplace, show you the result and tell you honestly how close the full face is likely to come before you commit to the work.
Restoring or replacing old fireplace doors
Old glass doors on a masonry fireplace often have seized hinges, rusted frames or cracked glass. Listed fireplace accessories are installed under their listing and the maker's instructions and comply with UL 907, per section R1001.13 of the Florida code.
Where the doors are worth keeping, our crew frees and adjusts them, reseats the frame in sound masonry and replaces broken glass with the correct part. Where they are past repair, we explain the replacement options that fit your Altamonte Springs fireplace opening before quoting one. Frames anchored into loose joints are reset once the joints behind them have been repointed.
