Local top sealing damper installation in Clay Hill
A family-owned crew in Clay Hill seals your chimney at the top and walks you through the handle before we leave.
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Local pros who fit chimney top dampers in Clay Hill
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The adhesive's cure time is written down before the fireplace is used.
- Free inspection and estimateYour flue tile in Clay Hill is measured and the crown checked on a free visit before any damper is ordered.
- Upfront pricing, no hidden feesThe model, the handle position and any tile or crown work are priced in writing up front.
- 100% satisfaction guaranteedIf the lid does not seal or open the way we showed you, we return and adjust it.
A round stainless liner at the top
After relining, a chimney finishes in a round stainless flue and its top plate rather than a clay tile. Some top damper models are made for round flues, and some fit through adapters their makers supply. The liner's maker may also require a particular way of sealing anything fitted to its top.
For a relined chimney in Clay Hill, we check the liner size and top plate and match a damper made for it. If the liner's maker restricts what may be attached, the estimate says so.
Clay Hill is in Clay County. Clay Hill is an inland community.
From the tile measurement to the handle
- Lids adjusted to seal on their gaskets
- Cracked tile rims repaired before fitting
- Bent lids straightened or replaced
- Make and model of your Clay Hill damper written down
The order of a top damper install
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Tile measured on the roof
The flue tile's outside size, height and rim are checked on a free visit, with the crown around it.
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Model ordered to fit
The damper is chosen from the maker's size chart for your tile and approved on the estimate first.
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Frame set, cable run
The frame is set in the maker's adhesive, the old plate made safe and the cable run to the handle.
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Adjusted and demonstrated
The lid is adjusted to seal, and you try the handle before we leave, with the cure time written down.
Air loss through an inland chimney in Clay Hill
The air moving through an open flue has nothing to do with the distance to the coast. In Clay Hill, a leaky throat damper lets cooled air rise out of the house between fires.
A gasketed lid at the top stops it, and we fit it to your tile.
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Measuring the flue tile
Top dampers are sized to the outside dimensions of the flue tile, since the frame sits over or on its top edge. Clay tiles come in several square and rectangular sizes, and round flues need a model made for round openings.
On the roof, the tile's outside dimensions are measured and its top edge checked for level and soundness. The model is chosen from that measurement and the maker's size chart, and both go on the estimate. A multi-flue chimney is measured flue by flue, since tiles on the same chimney can differ in size.
Fitting a damper to a round flue
A round flue, whether round clay tile or the top of a stainless liner, needs a damper made for a round opening or a round adapter from the damper's maker. The frame has to seat on the flue without blocking the liner's top plate or its termination.
On a relined chimney, we check the liner size and what its maker allows at the top before choosing a damper. The model and any adapter are named on the estimate. A stainless liner's top plate may also need to be sealed where the damper frame sits over it.
Sweeping with a top damper in place
The flue under a top damper is swept with the lid open, following the damper maker's instructions. Some models let a brush pass through the open lid from above, and others are swept from below.
Brushing too hard at the top can damage the gasket or bend the lid, so the sweep works around them. After the sweep, the lid is closed, checked against its gasket and the cable adjustment confirmed. A sweep who knows the damper is there also knows not to force a brush through a half-open lid.
What we check before fitting a top damper in Clay Hill
- Frame set in the maker's adhesive, with the cure time written down
- Cable routed clear of tile joints and old damper edges
- Decorative gas appliance in the firebox checked for conflicts
- Cap needs for other flues on the chimney listed separately
Before the damper is ordered
Can a top damper go on any chimney?
It needs a masonry fireplace flue with a sound tile standing high enough above the crown. Flues for other appliances and listed metal chimneys are handled differently, and we tell you which applies.
Will it need maintenance?
Very little. The gasket, spring and cable are checked when the chimney is swept, and the maker's parts replace them when they wear.
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