Chimney sweep in Keystone Heights by local pros

Local sweeps clean Keystone Heights chimneys from the cap to the firebox and leave a note of what the brushes turned up. Inspections are free.

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Why Choose Us

Sweep pros who keep Keystone Heights living rooms clean

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

Stainless liners get soft bristles, so the metal keeps the surface that stops corrosion.

No hidden feesThe sweep price for your Keystone Heights fireplace is set before the brush goes in, and it stays that way.
Same-day service availableA 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 Keystone Heights job; the sweep is its first step, and its note carries over into the installation estimate. Choose a sweep day that works in Keystone Heights by calling (904) 920-5495.

More than about six miles separate Keystone Heights from the coast. Keystone Heights sits about 43 miles from Jacksonville, measured directly.

What's Included

Sweep work we do in Keystone Heights

Hearth covered and a path laid to the door
Flue checked for nesting animals before any brush goes in
Smoke chamber walls scraped by hand
Cap screen brushed free of soot

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How It Works

How our sweep pros clean a chimney in Keystone Heights

Room covered, opening sealed
Drop cloths go down, the fireplace opening is closed off and a filtered vacuum runs at it.
Flue brushed with a matched head
Rods carry a brush shaped and sized to your tile or liner up the full height, around any offset.
Damper and chamber walls scraped
The sloped walls, the smoke shelf and the damper plate are cleared by hand, with the shelf last.
Clean-up and a written note
Debris is bagged and carried out, and you get a note on the deposit and anything the brushes uncovered.

Local Conditions

Sweeping wood stove flues in Keystone Heights

A wood stove's connector is the first place its exhaust cools, so it collects deposit fastest. It comes down in marked sections to be cleaned.

For stoves in Keystone Heights we sweep the connector and the flue, empty the base clean-out and refit the pipe.

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Smoky fire or a sooty smell? Your first service is 10% off when you book today.

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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.

Sweeping a metal chimney the maker's way

The chimney on a factory-built fireplace is a stack of listed metal sections, and its maker's manual sets how it may be cleaned, including the brush and the tools to avoid so the inner wall is not dented or a joint pulled apart. The sweep follows that page.

As the brush passes, each section is checked for dents, rust streaks and joints that have separated, and the firestop spacers at each ceiling are looked at where they can be seen. Anything out of order is noted by the maker's part name, since those chimneys are repaired only with listed parts. The cap on top, called a termination in the manuals, is part of the listed system and gets checked the same way.

Protecting stone and tile hearths

Soot stains porous stone and grout quickly, and a dropped rod can chip a tile edge. Before the work starts, the hearth is covered with a heavy cloth over a pad, taped where it meets the firebox so nothing slides under.

Rods, brushes and bags rest on the cloth and stay off the floor. At the end the cloth is folded inward so the soot stays inside it, and the hearth is wiped down. If a stain or a chip was already there before the visit, it is pointed out at the start rather than discovered afterward. Raised hearths get a second cloth down the front edge, where rods tend to rest.

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Checked during a sweep in Keystone Heights

Damper plate and frame scraped so the plate seats flat again
Insert cleaned through its liner, or pulled when the venting cannot be reached
Cap screen cleared of soot and the cap reset square on the flue
Second and third flues in the stack brushed and labeled by use

FAQ

Before the brushes go in

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.

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.

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