Chimney Services in Forest Park, GA

Both happen. Sometimes it frees up and cleans back to workable, and sometimes the plate or the frame has corroded past saving and wants a replacement — a top-sealing damper is often the better answer, because it seals at the top of the flue and keeps the weather out as well.

An inspection, then a cap. The inspection tells you whether you have a safety problem or a maintenance one, and a cap is the cheapest thing that stops the situation getting worse while you decide about the rest. We will tell you straight which category you are in.

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.