Local chimney sweep for Green Cove Springs homes

From the damper throat to the top of the flue, local pros clean what smoke touches in Green Cove Springs fireplaces and stoves. Ask about a free inspection.

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Local sweep experts for Green Cove Springs fireplaces

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

We check for animals before brushing, so nothing living gets pushed down the flue.

No hidden feesThe sweep price for your Green Cove Springs 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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A sweep ahead of a new stove or insert

Before a stove or insert is connected to an existing chimney, the flue has to be clean. Liner makers want the flue and smoke chamber swept before their product goes in, and old creosote left behind a new installation is fuel sitting where nobody can reach it later.

A sweep ahead of the installation also exposes the tile and the smoke chamber for the close look the new appliance needs. The installation itself is a separate Green Cove Springs job; the sweep is its first step, and its note carries over into the installation estimate. Choose a sweep day that works in Green Cove Springs by calling (904) 920-5495.

Census takers counted 9,786 people in Green Cove Springs in 2020. Green Cove Springs does not reach the coast.

Sweep work we do in Green Cove Springs

Flue checked for nesting animals before any brush goes in
Brush head cut to the shape of your tile or liner
Damper plate and frame cleaned until it seats
Glazed deposit noted when a brush cannot lift it

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From drop cloth to written record in Green Cove Springs

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.

Storm debris in inland flues in Green Cove Springs

Each year the hurricane season runs June 1 to November 30, and inland wind still pushes leaves and twigs into flues without a cap. They collect on the smoke shelf.

A sweep before you light the first fire of the cool season clears them out.

10% off any service booked within 72 hours of inspection

In Green Cove Springs, a sweep gets the same 10% off as a repair.

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A cap screen clogged with soot

The mesh on a chimney cap is fine enough to stop sparks and animals, and fine enough to catch soot and flakes on their way out. A screen crusted black narrows the exit and slows the draft, and it can make a clean flue behave like a dirty one.

The cap is lifted, the mesh brushed from both sides, and the fasteners checked before it goes back square on the flue. A screen that has rusted through or torn is written up for replacement, since a hole defeats both jobs the mesh was put there to do. Screens clog faster on flues that see smoky, low fires.

Leaves and twigs on the smoke shelf

An uncapped flue collects whatever falls or blows into it. Leaves and twigs slide down to the smoke shelf and pile up there, sometimes enough to block part of the throat. Dry, they are kindling sitting above the fire. Wet, they hold water against the masonry and rot into a musty smell.

They come out by hand after the flue is brushed, since brushing sends more down on top of them. A screened cap is the lasting fix, and the record gives the flue size so the right cap is ordered. A shelf that refills this way between sweeps is a sign the cap is missing or damaged.

Getting a brush around an offset

Some flues change direction partway up, sloping sideways around a floor beam or a second fireplace. Stiff rods cannot turn that corner, so flexible rods carry the brush through the bend, and a sharp offset is worked from both ends so the brush meets in the middle.

The bend deserves a close look, since deposit settles on the low side of a sloped section and tile joints at a bend can open. The code allows a clay flue no more than 30 degrees from vertical (FBC R1003.12), and a steeper run than that goes on the record. An offset also catches falling debris at its low corner, which is cleared by hand from the smoke chamber side.

What the sweep record notes

Smoke shelf cleared by hand and vacuum after the brushing is done
Damper plate and frame scraped so the plate seats flat again
Written record of tile, damper, crown and cap defects seen while cleaning
Clean-out door or tee cap emptied at the base of a lined flue

Sweep questions from Green Cove Springs

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.

Can you sweep if the roof is steep?

Yes, from the firebox with rods pushed up the flue. The top is then looked at from the safest point available, and the record says what could not be seen up close.