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Local sweep experts for Yulee fireplaces
- Locally owned in Jacksonville
- Family owned and operated
- 100% satisfaction guaranteed
- Free inspection and estimate
- Same-day service available
- 10% off any service
Factory-built fireplaces in Yulee are swept the way their maker's manual says, brush and all.
- No hidden feesThe sweep price for your Yulee 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.
When your Yulee fireplace smells of old smoke
A sooty smell on cold-fireplace days, when no fire has burned, is a fair reason to book a sweep. Deposit in the smoke chamber and flue gives off that smell when air flows down the chimney, and brushing it out removes the source.
The sweep also shows whether something else is at work. A musty note points to water in the masonry, and a sharp animal smell to something in the flue. The damper seal gets checked on the same visit too, since a plate that no longer closes flat lets room air and chimney air trade places. Choose a sweep day that works in Yulee by calling (904) 920-5495.
Census takers counted 14,195 people in Yulee in 2020. Yulee does not reach the coast.
Sweep work we do in Yulee
- Hearth covered and a path laid to the door
- Full height of the flue brushed, offsets included
- Cap screen brushed free of soot
- Soot bagged and carried out of your Yulee home
From drop cloth to written record in Yulee
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Room covered, flue checked
The hearth is covered, the opening sealed around the vacuum, and the flue checked for nests or animals.
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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.
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Shelf, damper and cap cleaned
The smoke shelf is cleared, the damper made to seat, and the cap screen brushed from the roof.
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Bagged out and written up
Soot leaves in tied bags, and you get a record of what came out and anything we saw.
Musty smells from the fireplace in Yulee
A fireplace that smells of old smoke on damp days usually has deposit in the flue or on the smoke shelf. Moisture in the air brings the smell out.
A sweep in Yulee removes that deposit, and if the smell is musty or animal, the record says what else it points to.
10% off any service booked within 72 hours of inspection
Brushing the flue, clearing the smoke shelf and cleaning up, the whole sweep is discounted.
Corbeled smoke chambers and the ledges they hide
Some smoke chambers are built by stepping each brick course inward until the opening narrows to the size of the flue. Every step is a small upward-facing ledge, and each one holds soot and flakes that a brush from above slides straight past.
Those chambers are scraped course by course with a hand tool through the open damper, working from the top step down. The steps also trap heat and deposit unevenly, so the note records whether the chamber is stepped or parged smooth, because a stepped chamber explains why some fireplaces hold on to a smell after a sweep.
Where the vacuum goes, and why
The vacuum sits at the fireplace opening instead of out in the room, and the opening is closed around its hose. That turns the firebox into the low-pressure side of the house: air flows from the room into the fireplace and through the filter, carrying loose soot with it.
The machine is sealed and filtered for fine dust, since soot is fine enough to pass a coarse filter and settle on everything nearby. It runs from the first brush stroke until the last of the shelf debris is out, and only then is the opening uncovered. The machine is loud, so it helps to warn anyone asleep in the house before the brushing starts.
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.
What the sweep record notes
- Full-height brushing of the flue with a head cut to the tile
- Second and third flues in the stack brushed and labeled by use
- Firebox emptied and the debris bagged and carried out of the house
- Clean-out door or tee cap emptied at the base of a lined flue
Sweep questions from Yulee
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.
Do I need to be home for the sweep?
An adult needs to open the house and hear the findings at the end. In between, the work does not need you.
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