What's Included

How a top damper is installed in Fern Park

Where the code lets a damper sit

Section R1001.7.1 of the Florida Building Code, Residential says masonry fireplaces shall be equipped with a ferrous metal damper, and that dampers shall be installed in the fireplace or the chimney venting the fireplace and be operable from the room containing the fireplace.

A top sealing damper closes the chimney itself, and the cable and handle inside the firebox keep it operable from the room. Our installers mount the bracket where you can reach it easily in your Fern Park fireplace. The product's own instructions and the fireplace in front of us decide the rest.

A mounting ring for later service

Some makers offer a ring that sits in the adhesive and takes the damper's screws. In the Lock-Top instructions this option is the Sweep's Ring, sold on its own, and it lets the damper frame fasten to the ring rather than being glued straight to the tile.

Whether your Fern Park chimney needs one depends on the flue top and how the chimney will be serviced in future. Our team explains the choice and lists the ring on the estimate only if we recommend it.

The safety device supplied with some dampers

Some top dampers come with a safety device built around a fusible link on the lid. The Lock-Top instructions state that this device must be installed for the warranty to be in effect, and they show how it is assembled under the lid before the damper goes on the chimney.

Our installers fit every part the maker supplies for the damper on your Fern Park chimney, including any safety link, and follow the assembly order in the instructions. Leaving out a supplied part can void the maker's warranty, which is protection you are entitled to keep.

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 Fern Park 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.