Local chimney sweep for Fernandina Beach homes

Soot and flaky creosote out, nests and leaves cleared, and a free inspection of anything the sweep turns up at your Fernandina Beach home.

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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

You get a written record of what the brushes turned up in your Fernandina Beach flue and what we saw at the top.

No hidden feesThe sweep price for your Fernandina 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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What to tell us when booking a sweep

When you call about a sweep, a few answers shape the visit. Is it an open fireplace, a wood stove or an insert? When was the last fire, and roughly how many fires since the last cleaning? Does the chimney have more than one flue, and can the roof be walked?

Those details decide which rods, heads and ladders come off the truck, and how long to hold on the schedule. Give us the make and model of any stove or insert, because its manual decides whether it comes out. With that, your Fernandina Beach sweep starts on time and ends without a second trip. Fireplace not drawing in Fernandina Beach? Call (904) 920-5495 and book a sweep.

The 2020 Census counted 13,052 residents in Fernandina Beach. Fernandina Beach lies on the coastline.

Sweeping work we handle in Fernandina Beach

Fireplace opening sealed around the vacuum hose
Brush head cut to the shape of your tile or liner
Full height of the flue brushed, offsets included
Soot bagged and carried out of your Fernandina Beach home

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From drop cloth to written record in Fernandina 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.

Rain down the flue and sooty smells in Fernandina Beach

When rain gets into a flue, it wets the soot and deposit on the walls, and the smell of old smoke drifts into the room on damp days.

In Fernandina Beach a sweep removes the deposit, and if the cap or crown is letting water in, the record names which one.

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Taking down a stove connector pipe

The connector between a wood stove and the chimney collects deposit fast, because it is the first place the exhaust cools. It comes down in sections, each marked so it goes back in order, and is brushed over a drop cloth or outdoors.

Going back up, each joint is fastened, the crimped ends point toward the stove so condensate runs back into it, and the run keeps its rise toward the chimney. Loose or rusted sections, and any seam that has opened, are listed as replacements. A connector that sags or leaks smoke into the room is not put back.

A damper plate that will not seat

Rust and creosote build on the damper frame until the plate drags or stops short of closed. Scraping the plate and frame is part of the sweep, followed by working the handle through its full travel.

If the plate still binds, the fault is mechanical: a warped plate, a worn pivot or a rusted handle linkage. That goes on the record as a repair. A damper that cannot close lets room air escape up the flue whenever the fireplace sits idle, and one that cannot open fully chokes the fire and pushes smoke back out. The handle is marked so open and closed can be told apart at a glance.

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.

What the sweep record notes

Hand scraping of the smoke chamber walls and any stepped courses
Smoke shelf cleared by hand and vacuum after the brushing is done
Damper plate and frame scraped so the plate seats flat again
Firebox emptied and the debris bagged and carried out of the house

Sweep questions from Fernandina Beach

How long is the fireplace out of use after a sweep?

Only until we pack up. A small first fire that evening is fine unless the record says otherwise, for example when glaze or a cracked tile was found.

Do you sweep factory-built fireplaces?

Yes, following the maker's manual for the brush and method. Damaged chimney sections are noted by part name, since those units are repaired with the maker's listed parts only.