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What Goes Into a Lasting Fireplace Repair
Approve a fireplace repair within 72 hours of the free inspection and it is 10% off. Here is what our specialists look at and fix.
Firebrick and the mortar between it
The lining of a masonry firebox is firebrick, a dense brick made to handle direct flame. Florida's code for homes (R1001.5) wants that firebrick to conform to ASTM C27 or C1261 and to be set in medium-duty refractory mortar that meets ASTM C199, keeping each joint to a quarter inch or less.
Ordinary masonry mortar in those joints tends to crumble after a season of fires, and wide joints give heat an easy path into the wall behind. When our specialists repair a firebox, the brick and mortar match the code's materials and the joints stay tight.
Repointing open joints inside the firebox
Joints that have eroded while the brick stays firm can often be raked out and refilled instead of relining the whole firebox. The old material comes out down to sound mortar, the joint is cleaned and dampened as the product maker directs, and fresh refractory mortar is packed in and struck flush.
Repointing only works while the brick itself is solid. If bricks are cracked through, loose or badly eroded, patching the joints around them just delays the bigger repair, and our pros will say so before quoting.
Hearths for factory-built fireplaces
Factory-built fireplaces have their own rules for the floor in front of them. Code section R1004.2 calls for the hearth extension to follow the fireplace's listing and to be easy to tell apart from the surrounding floor, and listed hearth extensions are tested to UL 1618.
Carpet or wood flooring laid right up to the unit during a remodel deserves a second look. Our specialists check the manual for your model and restore the hearth protection it specifies.
The grate and what it protects
A grate lifts the fire so air can reach it and keeps burning wood off the firebox floor. Factory-built manuals often specify the grate to use and warn against burning directly on the panels.
A grate that has sagged, burned through or been swapped for one larger than the firebox was made for puts heat where it does damage. Our pros check the grate against the fireplace and its manual, then repair the floor it has marked.
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What's Included
Fireplace Parts on the Inspection List
- Refractory panels in factory-built units
- Steel lintel and the brick it carries
- Replacement parts from the maker's list
- Odor sources between fires
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