Our Process

The work behind restoring your Fern Park fireplace

Deciding what to keep during fireplace restoration

The point of restoration is to keep what is still good. Sound firebrick, a damper that only needs freeing, a hearth that needs its joints repaired and a brick face that needs cleaning all stay. Material that has cracked through, crumbled or lost its bond is what gets replaced.

Our pros mark each part of your Fern Park fireplace as keep, repair or replace, and the estimate follows those marks line by line. If a part you love has to go, we explain why and show you the replacement that comes closest to it before you decide.

Planning a fireplace restoration in stages

A full restoration can be split into stages when that suits your budget or your schedule. The repairs that affect safe use, such as the firebox lining, the damper and the hearth, come first. Cleaning, repointing and surround work can follow once the fireplace is sound.

We write the stages into your Fern Park plan with the price of each, and tell you if any stage has to happen before another. Each stage is booked on the same terms, with a free inspection behind it and 10% off when you book it within 72 hours of that inspection.

Burning habits that keep a restored fireplace looking restored

A restored face stays clean when the fireplace draws well and the fires are made from the right fuel. EPA wood-burning guidance says not to burn wet wood, trash, cardboard or painted or pressure-treated wood, and never to start a fire with gasoline, kerosene or charcoal starter.

It also notes that smoke you regularly see or smell points to a problem. If your restored fireplace in Fern Park starts to spill smoke, stop using it and call us, and our pros will find out why before the new face is stained.

Screens and clear space for a restored fireplace

A restored fireplace is meant to be used, and the NFPA's safety advice applies from the first fire: a sturdy screen to stop sparks, anything that can burn kept at least three feet away and a three-foot kid-free zone around open fires.

Once the job is done, our specialists walk you through the fireplace, show you how the damper and doors work and point out anything in the room that sits too close. It is part of every restoration we finish in Fern Park. Keeping rugs, furniture and decorations back from the hearth is a habit worth starting on the first evening.