Problems We Fix

Parging and shelf repairs for Fern Park fireplaces

Gaps that carry heat outward

Cracks and open joints in a smoke chamber let hot gases reach deeper into the masonry than intended. Under Florida's residential code, framing that can burn stays 2 inches clear of a masonry fireplace at the front and sides and 4 inches clear at the back, a margin that assumes the chamber is sealed. Parging closes the gaps from the inside.

Our smoke chamber pros find the openings before they grow and price the sealing work upfront in Fern Park.

Trowel parging by hand

Where the chamber can be reached, parging is done by hand with a trowel, working the refractory mortar into every joint and over each corbel step until the wall is smooth. One maker offers a trowel-grade product for exactly that kind of accessible chamber. Hand work lets us feel for loose brick as we go.

It is careful work in a tight space, and our family-owned team takes the time it needs. The inspection in Fern Park is free.

Clearing what lands on the shelf

Leaves, twigs, old nesting material and chunks of mortar can pile up on the smoke shelf where nobody sees them. Clearing them is cleaning. Repairing the shelf underneath is a separate step, and it is only needed when the surface is damaged. We tell you which one your fireplace needs.

If an animal is still living up there, removal comes first and is priced on its own. Call (645) 465-4122 for a free look in Fern Park.

Chamber work, recorded in writing

Once the work is done, you receive a written record showing which areas were rebuilt, which surfaces were parged, the product used and its drying steps. Keep it with your house papers, since the chamber cannot be seen from the room and the record is the easiest way to show what was done.

Smoke chamber jobs by our family-owned team in Fern Park close out with that record. Schedule the chamber work inside 72 hours of the inspection and save 10%.

Chambers that lean toward an offset flue

The flue does not always sit directly above the middle of the fireplace. When it is off to one side, one chamber wall slopes more steeply than the other to reach it. Parging has to follow that uneven shape and stay within the slope the code allows, so the smoke is still led cleanly to the flue.

We measure and plan the parging around your chamber's real shape. Call (645) 465-4122 for a free smoke chamber inspection in Fern Park.