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Hearths measured, repaired and finished
How much a repair will fix, and how closely the finish can match, explained before any work starts.
A tile that rocks underfoot
When a tile rocks underfoot, its bond to the setting bed has failed. The cause may be a thin or patchy setting bed, a base that has shifted or a tile that was set without enough support at its corners. Tapping usually finds the hollow sound around it, and sometimes around its neighbours too.
We lift the loose piece carefully and look at the bed. If the base is sound, the tile can be reset or replaced on its own. If the bed is failing across a wider area, we show you and price the larger repair separately, so a small job never grows without your approval.
Hearths on factory-built fireplaces
A metal factory-built fireplace follows its listing, and so does its hearth extension. The Florida residential code says the extension of an approved factory-built fireplace is installed as the fireplace's listing directs, and that listed hearth extension products meet their own safety standard. The listing may name a specific size, a material or a listed hearth product, and those details vary from one model to the next.
That makes the fireplace's manual the starting point. We read the label, find the manual and check the extension size and material it calls for before recommending a repair. A finish that suits a masonry hearth is not automatically right for a factory-built unit.
Brick hearths and loose bricks
Brick hearths loosen one brick at a time. A brick that rocks, a joint that has crumbled or a corner that has broken away usually means the mortar under or around it has failed, and heat and foot traffic finish the job.
We remove loose bricks, clean out the old bed, reset them in fresh mortar and match the joint to its neighbours as closely as the mortar allows. Salvaged or matching brick is used where the original is broken. If many bricks are loose, we look at the base before resetting any of them. We brush the finished joints to the same profile as the old ones so the repair sits comfortably beside them.
Keeping the room clean during hearth work
Cutting tile, removing mortar and breaking out an old hearth all make dust. We protect the floor and nearby furniture, contain the work area and keep cutting to a minimum inside the house. Dust sheets go down before the first tile comes up, and the fireplace opening is covered so debris does not fall into the firebox.
Every day ends with the area cleaned, and when the job is done the old material and debris leave with us. You come back to a finished hearth and a tidy room.
