Our Process
How fireplace restoration is done in Geigers Landing
Looking over a fireplace left unused for years
An idle fireplace should never be tested by lighting it. NFPA's standard asks for a chimney, fireplace and vent inspection at least once a year, and an idle fireplace has usually missed several of those checks. Loose firebrick, a rusted damper or a blocked passage can all hide behind a clean-looking opening.
Our specialists inspect the firebox, the damper, the smoke chamber, the hearth and the space in front of the fireplace at your Geigers Landing home. Anything outside the fireplace itself is written up separately. You leave the visit knowing what stands between the fireplace and its first fire.
Relining a worn firebox with new firebrick
The firebrick lining takes the heat of every fire, so it is often the first part of an old fireplace to wear out. The Florida Building Code calls for a lining at least 2 inches thick, of firebrick made to ASTM C27 or C1261, with joints no wider than 1/4 inch (R1001.5).
Where the old lining has cracked, spalled or thinned, our crew removes the failed bricks and relays the firebox in new firebrick, keeping the pattern the fireplace was built with where that is possible. A partial relining is quoted when the damage is confined to one wall of your Geigers Landing firebox.
Restoring a factory-built wood fireplace
Some fireplaces that look like masonry are factory-built metal units, tested and listed to UL 127 and installed to that listing (R1004.1). Restoring one means working inside its listing: panels, grates, doors and chimney parts all come from the maker for that model, and manuals warn against substitute components.
Our specialists read the rating plate on your Geigers Landing fireplace before the plan is written. If listed parts are still available, the fireplace can often be restored to its original condition. If they are not, we explain what that means before you spend anything.
Your written fireplace restoration record
When the restoration is finished, you get a written record of the work: what was repaired, what was replaced, the materials used and the first-fire instructions. It is useful the next time someone services the fireplace, and useful if you sell the house.
Keep it with your Geigers Landing home's papers. If something changes later, such as a new crack or a damper that sticks, the record shows whether it involves a part we restored or another part of the fireplace. It also lists anything we noticed outside the restoration, so nothing found during the job is forgotten.
