Chimney Services in Brookhaven, GA

Yes, though less often and differently. A direct-vent gas appliance still needs its venting checked, its burner and pilot serviced and its glass gasket inspected. It will not produce creosote, but a blocked or corroded vent terminal is a carbon monoxide question, not a housekeeping one.

That is a good call before the plaster goes back on. We camera the flue, check the firebox and damper and tell you what it would take to bring it back into use safely — including when the honest answer is that it should stay closed.

The NFPA standard is an inspection every twelve months and a cleaning whenever deposits warrant one. In practice, if you light fires most weekends through a Georgia winter, book a clean each fall. If the fireplace gets used three times a year, an inspection alone may be all you need, and we will say so rather than sell you a brush.