Chimney sweep in Atlantic Beach by local pros

We brush, scrape and vacuum the whole smoke path in Atlantic Beach chimneys, then tell you what we saw. Inspections are free of charge.

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Chimney sweeping specialists who keep the room clean

Locally owned in Jacksonville
Family owned and operated
100% satisfaction guaranteed
Free inspection and estimate
Same-day service available
10% off any service

Factory-built fireplaces in Atlantic Beach are swept the way their maker's manual says, brush and all.

No hidden feesThe sweep price for your Atlantic Beach fireplace is set before the brush goes in, and it stays that way.
Same-day serviceA sweep can happen the same day you call, whenever the schedule has an opening.
100% satisfaction guaranteedIf the room is not left as clean as we found it, we come back and clean it.

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Chimney cleaning when your Atlantic Beach rental turns over

Between tenants is a natural time to sweep. The fireplace is empty, the house is open, and nobody has to plan around the dust. A swept flue gives the next tenant a fresh start, and the written record gives the owner a dated account of the chimney's condition.

If the record lists a repair, it can be scheduled before the new lease begins rather than after a complaint. Owners with several Atlantic Beach properties can book them in sequence, each with its own record headed by the property address. The record is dated, so it lines up with the lease file. A sweep and a free inspection can go on one visit in Atlantic Beach; ask at (904) 920-5495.

Census takers counted 13,513 people in Atlantic Beach in 2020. Atlantic Beach borders the coast.

Sweeping work we handle in Atlantic Beach

Hearth covered and a path laid to the door
Brush head cut to the shape of your tile or liner
Smoke shelf cleared of soot, leaves and twigs
Stainless liners brushed with soft bristles

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From drop cloth to written record in Atlantic Beach

Room covered, flue checked
The hearth is covered, the opening sealed around the vacuum, and the flue checked for nests or animals.
Flue brushed to its shape
A head cut to your tile or liner is run the full height, and the smoke chamber is scraped by hand.
Shelf, damper and cap cleaned
The smoke shelf is cleared, the damper made to seat, and the cap screen brushed from the roof.
Bagged out and written up
Soot leaves in tied bags, and you get a record of what came out and anything we saw.

What the roof shows during a coastal sweep

A sweep puts us at the top of the chimney, where metal near the ocean shows its wear first: the cap, its fasteners and, on framed chimneys, the chase top.

On sweeps in Atlantic Beach we look at those parts while the brush is up and write down anything that has started to rust through.

10% off any service booked within 72 hours of inspection

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What brushing lifts, from soot to first-stage flakes

The deposit that brushes out comes in two forms. Soot is dry black powder that falls away at the first pass. Flaky creosote is crunchier, sometimes tarry at the edges, and needs firmer bristles and extra passes, especially in the corners of a tile flue and on the smoke chamber walls.

Both come out in an ordinary sweep. How much came out, and in which form, goes on the record, because the next sweep can compare against it and tell whether buildup is speeding up or holding steady. The flakes also show where the smoke cooled most, since they gather thickest there, and the record names that spot.

A flue that nothing uses anymore

When an appliance is removed, its flue can stay behind, open at the top and forgotten. Nests, leaves and fallen tile collect in it with nobody watching, and water entering at the top works on the masonry around it.

A sweep brushes it and clears its base like any working flue. The record then offers two paths: fit a screened cap so the flue stays usable, or close the top with a cover that keeps rain out while still letting the masonry dry. Either beats an open, idle hole in the roof. If the idle flue shares a cap with a working one, both are handled on the same visit.

Tile joints seen through a clean flue

A clean flue shows its joints. Where mortar has washed out between tiles, a dark line or a gap appears, and heat and gases reach the brick behind through it. A sweep cannot measure the whole run, but it sees the joints near the top and bottom and any the brush catches on.

Those are recorded with their rough location. An open tile joint does not mean relining by default. It means the flue needs a closer look, and the record says whether that look should come before the next fire. Joints near the smoke chamber and at the top of the flue take the most heat and weather, so those are checked first.

What the sweep record notes

Hand scraping of the smoke chamber walls and any stepped courses
Second and third flues in the stack brushed and labeled by use
Factory-built chimney brushed with the tool its manual names
Clean-out door or tee cap emptied at the base of a lined flue

Sweep questions from Atlantic Beach

Will you tell me if the sweep finds damage?

Yes. It goes into the written record, and nothing is touched beyond the cleaning. If you want it fixed, you get a free written estimate for that repair.

Will the sweep get rid of the smell?

It removes the deposit that causes a sooty smell. A musty or animal smell has other causes, and the record says which one it looks like.