Our Process

Top damper installation in Cameron City, in detail

The top of the chimney comes first

A top damper is glued to the flue tile, and it can only be as secure as that tile. A cracked or loose tile top, a crown that has broken up around the flue or open gaps at the tile will all undermine the mount.

Section R1003.9.1 of Florida's code asks for that cap to be sloped so water runs off, with a drip edge and with a caulked bond break at each flue liner. If the top of your Cameron City chimney needs that kind of repair, our team prices it first so the damper is never glued onto a failing surface.

What a top damper cannot fix

A new damper closes the flue. It does not repair a cracked liner, a deteriorated smoke chamber, a blocked flue or a failing crown, and each of those needs its own assessment before the fireplace goes back into regular use.

For your Cameron City chimney, the free inspection covers the flue and the firebox as well as the old damper. If something else needs repair, it goes on the estimate as a separate line, and you decide what to do and in what order.

A fireplace you seldom light

Plenty of fireplaces sit unused for long stretches. An open flue over that time lets in rain, insects and debris and lets conditioned air escape, and a damper that seals keeps the chimney closed until the next fire.

Before you light your Cameron City fireplace after a long break, open the damper and look up the flue with a flashlight for anything that has fallen in, and have the chimney inspected if it has been a while. A free inspection from our team covers the damper, the flue and the firebox.

Chimney cleaning with a top damper in place

A top damper sits right where a sweep's brush comes out of the flue, and the cable hangs down the inside of it. Anyone who cleans the chimney needs to know the damper is there, open it fully and work around the cable instead of through it.

When we clean or inspect a chimney with a top damper in Cameron City, our team works with the mechanism in mind. After your installation, the written record names the damper, so any future service visit starts with that information.