Top mount damper installs in San Jose, sized to your tile
Idle fireplace in San Jose? A gasketed top damper closes the flue between fires without a plug to forget.
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- Locally owned in Jacksonville
- Family owned and operated
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- Free inspection and estimate
- Same-day service available
- 10% off any service
The handle goes where you can see it before every fire.
- Free inspection and estimateYour flue tile in San Jose 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 San Jose, 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.
San Jose is a neighborhood within the City of Jacksonville. San Jose sits in Duval County.
What our crew fits and fixes at the flue top in San Jose
- Old throat dampers removed or fixed open
- Cables run clean from lid to firebox
- Handle brackets anchored where you can reach them
- Your San Jose chimney's tile and crown checked first
Measure, order, set, adjust
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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.
The crown under an inland damper in San Jose
The tile and crown under a damper decide how secure it is. In San Jose, a crown cracked by years of rain and heat can loosen the tile the damper is fixed to.
The crown is checked first and repaired where needed.
10% off any service booked within 72 hours of inspection
Sized to the flue tile it seals, a top damper in San Jose is 10% off.
The parts of a top sealing damper
Four parts make up a top sealing damper: a metal frame that sits on the flue tile, a lid hinged to it with a gasket where the two meet, a spring that pushes the lid open, and a stainless cable that links the lid to a firebox handle. Pull and lock the handle, and the lid closes on its gasket.
Release the handle, and the spring opens the lid for a fire. Because the seal is at the very top, rain and outside air are kept out of the whole flue between fires. Each part is replaceable with the maker's own pieces when it wears. Knowing which part does what makes a problem easy to describe on the phone, and easy to price.
Adjusting the lid to close evenly
The seal depends on the lid closing square on its gasket. The cable length and the spring tension decide that: too slack and the lid rests open a crack, too tight and the spring strains or the cable pulls the frame.
We adjust both with the lid closed and check the gasket contact all the way around, then release and close it several times. The final adjustment is marked at the bracket so it can be reset after a sweep. A lid that seals on one side and gaps on the other wastes the whole point of the damper, which is why that check is never skipped.
Repairing the crown before the damper
The crown around the flue tile keeps water out of the chimney and supports the tile the damper sits on. A crown that is cracked or pulling away from the tile lets water in beside the damper and loosens the tile over time.
Crown repair is priced ahead of the damper when the crown needs it. The crown's joint with the flue tile is left as a flexible bond break, as R1003.9.1 calls for, so the tile and damper can move with heat. If the crown is recast, the damper waits until the crown has cured enough to work on.
Tile, crown, throat and model, in writing
- Handle bracket anchored in the firebox where you approve
- Gasket, spring and cable condition noted on the ticket
- Walk-through on opening, closing and locking the lid
- Make, model and flue size written down for your records
Top damper questions from San Jose
Can you fit a top damper the same day in San Jose?
The measurement can happen the same day when the schedule has room, but the damper is ordered to fit your tile. We install it once it arrives, and the adhesive then needs its set time.
Do I still need a chimney cap?
On a single fireplace flue, the open lid sheds rain like a cap, so one may not be needed. Other flues, or a wish for a spark screen, can still call for one, and we explain it on the estimate.
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