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A fireplace nobody has used in years tends to need several small things at once, and doing them in the wrong order wastes money. Our family business checks every part, cleans first so the real condition shows, and writes one plan that puts the safety work ahead of the finish work. The original design stays, and every line is priced before we begin. Book a free inspection at (904) 920-5495.

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  • Family owned and operatedA family business plans the whole fireplace at once, so each step happens one time, in the right order.
  • 100% satisfaction guaranteedYou see the test patch before the face is cleaned, and our satisfaction guarantee stands behind the finished fireplace.
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Restoration work on the firebox, flue and face

Fireplace restoration brings an old, unused fireplace back to safe working order without changing how it looks. Our restoration pros clean it first, repair the heat side before any fire, then clean and repoint the face to match the original. Of all our fireplace repair jobs it is the fullest, the business doing it is family owned and local, and the first inspection costs nothing.

  • Full condition check from the hearth up to the smoke chamber
  • Flue, smoke chamber and firebox cleaned before any repair
  • Heat-side repairs made before the first fire
  • Soot-stained brick or stone face cleaned after a test patch
  • Face repointed with mortar matched to the original
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Fireplace restoration details

A gloved hand presses fresh mortar into the joints of an old red brick fireplace face above the firebox opening.

The order of a fireplace restoration

  1. Clean before we judge

    The flue, smoke chamber and firebox are cleaned first, since soot hides cracks and missing parging.

  2. Heat-side repairs first

    Firebox joints and firebrick, smoke chamber parging and the damper are repaired before any finish work, in refractory mortar to ASTM C199.

  3. Test patch, then the face

    A cleaning method is tried on a small area and left to dry for you to see. The face is then cleaned and repointed with mortar no harder than the brick.

  4. Cure, then a small fire

    The materials cure for the time written on your ticket, and the first fire is a small one.

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How far a restoration needs to go

The cleaning shows how far the work has to go, and most old fireplaces land in one of three places.

What we findThe right fixWhat we also check
What we findFace sound, heat side wornThe right fixRepair the firebox and smoke chamber first, then clean the faceWhat we also checkThe damper, the flue and the cap
What we findOpen face joints or soot-stained brickThe right fixTest-clean a patch, then repoint the face to matchWhat we also checkThat the mortar stays softer than the brick
What we findBrick or firebox damaged beyond patchingThe right fixRebuild that section in matching brickWhat we also checkWhat sits behind it, before anything comes apart

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Mortar and cleaners for a fireplace restoration

Medium-duty refractory mortar
Meets ASTM C199 and goes on the heat side, in firebox joints and as smoke chamber parging, as R1001.5 and R1001.8 require.
Face mortar matched to the original
An ASTM C270 type chosen to be no harder than the brick or stone, matched in color, sand and joint profile.
A cleaner suited to the face
Tried on a test area first with the brick soaked beforehand, with no unbuffered muriatic acid or abrasive blasting, as BIA Technical Note 20 advises.

What the restoration inspection covers

  1. A condition list for each part, from the hearth up to the smoke chamber
  2. Work needed before the first fire, kept apart from appearance work
  3. Cleaning the flue, smoke chamber and firebox, and what the cleaning showed
  4. Firebox, damper and smoke chamber repairs, each on its own line
  5. The face cleaning method, tried on a small test area first
  6. Face repointing with mortar matched to the existing brick or stone
  7. The order of the work and the cure time before the fireplace is used

Fireplace restoration questions

Can you restore an old fireplace without changing how it looks?

Yes. Our fireplace refurbishing keeps the original material, size and pattern. A new facing, surround or mantel would be a remodel, which is a different job.

Do we have to do everything at once?

No. The estimate separates what must happen before the first fire from appearance work, so the safety items come first and the rest can wait until it suits you.

How much of the soot will come off the brick?

Some stains lift completely and some only lighten, depending on the brick. We clean a test area first and show you the result before going further.

May I discuss the finish during the restoration inspection?

Yes. The free visit is a chance to explain what you want to preserve or improve before the work is planned. Call (904) 920-5495 to arrange it and bring any readily available information about the existing finish.

How long before we can light the first fire?

Once the heat-side repairs have cured. The order of work and the cure time are on your estimate, so you know the date.

Signs an old fireplace needs restoring

  • A fireplace nobody has lit in years

    Unused fireplaces can hide open joints, missing parging and a seized damper. We clean first, then write a condition list for every part.

  • Soot stains across the brick face

    We try a cleaning method on a small, low patch and show you the result before the rest of the face is cleaned.

  • Crumbling joints on the fireplace face

    Face joints are cut back to firm mortar and repointed with a mix matched in color, sand and tooling to the original.

  • A damper that sticks halfway

    A plate that will not open fully narrows the smoke passage. It is freed and rehung, or replaced, before the first fire.

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What an old fireplace restoration covers

Fireplace restoration returns the fireplace you have to working order and to the look it was built with. The brick stays brick, the opening keeps its size and the hearth keeps its material. A new surround or facing is remodeling, which is a different job.

It suits the fireplace where several faults are true at once. Planning them together means each step happens once, in the right order, and every part ends up either repaired or written down as sound.

Checking and cleaning an unused fireplace

NFPA 211 calls for a yearly inspection of the chimney, fireplace and vent system for soundness, deposits and clearances, and a fireplace that has sat unused may have missed years of them. We use that scope from the hearth to the flue, and the condition list is written after cleaning, since a dirty flue hides its condition.

The smoke chamber above the damper is the part people forget. Section R1001.8 calls for its inside to be parged smooth with refractory mortar meeting ASTM C199, the same class R1001.5 sets for firebox joints, so missing parging and open joints sit at the top of the estimate.

Brick fireplace restoration, cleaning and repointing

Cleaning is where damage happens, because soot-stained brick is tempting to blast or scrub hard. The Brick Industry Association's Technical Note 20 advises a trial on a sample area, soaking the brick before any cleaner goes on and avoiding unbuffered muriatic acid, and it notes that abrasive blasting removes the outer surface of the brick for good.

Face joints are cut back to firm mortar and packed with an ASTM C270 mix no harder than the brick or stone, the approach the National Park Service sets out in Preservation Brief 2. An antique fireplace needs that restoration approach most, since harder mortar forces movement into an old face that cannot be replaced once it cracks. We copy the profile of the surviving joints as well.

If your fireplace has sat unused, call (904) 920-5495, and a free inspection tells you what it needs before the first fire.

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