Our Services
Repairing tile, brick and stone hearths
The inspection is free, and you choose the finish after seeing each option priced in writing.
Framing kept clear of a masonry fireplace
Behind and around a masonry fireplace, the code wants combustible framing kept 2 inches or more away at the front and sides and 4 inches or more at the back, with the air space left open except for fireblocking. A deep hearth repair can expose the edges of that framing. Those gaps keep the wood around the fireplace from being heated by the masonry over years of use.
When a repair opens the hearth far enough to see the framing, we check those gaps before closing it again. If framing sits too close, we explain what we found and how it can be corrected, and nothing is covered over without your agreement.
Heat and the hearth slab
The hearth sits right in front of the fire, and it heats and cools every time the fireplace is used. Brick industry guidance notes that the reinforcement in a hearth slab also helps it resist the stresses that high temperatures put on it. The front of the firebox is often the hottest part of the hearth, and cracks there can have a different cause from cracks further out.
A hearth that cracks close to the opening, especially one built without that reinforcement or on a thin base, may be reacting to heat as well as load. We look at where the cracks sit relative to the firebox, and we plan the repair so the new work can take the same heat without the same failure.
Gaps between the hearth, the fireplace and the floor
A gap opening between the hearth and the fireplace face, or between the hearth and the floor, means something has moved. The hearth may have settled, the floor may have shifted, or an earlier repair may have shrunk away from its neighbours. Gaps also collect ash, dust and moisture, and that keeps them growing.
We measure the gap and check whether the hearth is level and solid. If the movement is in the hearth, the repair addresses its support. If the movement seems to come from the house structure itself, we tell you plainly that a structural assessment comes first, before any finish is repaired.
Hearth repair from a local, family-owned team
As a local, family-owned company, we bring the same careful approach to a single tile as to a full hearth rebuild. You deal with people who explain their findings, give you a price in writing and stand behind the work. Our pros set the new material by hand, check it for level and hollow spots before they leave and walk you through the finished repair.
Every hearth repair is covered by our 100% satisfaction guarantee and workmanship warranty, and same-day inspection visits are available when the schedule allows. The inspection itself is free, and you decide what happens next.
