Local Chimney and Fireplace Service in Seffner

After a storm, a chimney can be damaged in ways nobody can judge from the ground. Our family-owned crew repairs storm-damaged chimneys in Seffner, an unincorporated Hillsborough County community. For urgent problems, our 24/7 emergency line takes the call; for everything else the starting point is a free inspection, after which any service you commit to within 72 hours of it is 10% off.

High wind can loosen or tear off a chimney cap or chase cover, bend flashing away from the brick and drop branches onto the chimney top. Driven rain then finds those openings quickly. A lightning strike can crack masonry, dislodge bricks and damage the flue lining inside, sometimes with little sign outside apart from debris on the roof or in the firebox.

Any of these can leave the chimney unfit to use until it has been inspected. We inspect from the top down, starting with the cap or chase cover and moving through the crown, flue tiles, masonry, flashing and the roof around the chimney, then the firebox and damper inside. Loose masonry is secured or taken down first so nothing falls.

If the chimney is open to the weather and the permanent repair has to wait, we fit a temporary cover so rain stays out in the meantime. Until the chimney is checked, do not light the fireplace, and keep people and cars away from the area below it if bricks or metal look loose. From the ground, note what you can see, such as a missing cap, leaning masonry, bent flashing or pieces on the roof.

Keep any parts that have fallen, since they help identify what needs replacing. The estimate prices the emergency work and the permanent repair separately, upfront. While a repair is under way, the open chimney is covered before we pack up each day, and broken brick goes with us rather than staying on your property. At the end, a written record sets out the damage we found and the repairs we made, backed by our workmanship warranty.

A description of what you can see from the ground is enough to start with. The emergency line answers around the clock for anything that cannot wait.