Fireplace Cleaning and Inspection

Includes "FREE INSPECTION". Brush the flue tiles to remove soot and creosote build up.
Clean the smoke chamber, smoke shelf and damper. Then we vacuum any soot and debris.

We check the inside for cracks, missing mortar, misaligned flue tiles and heat damage.
We also inspect the outside for cracked brick, missing mortar, cracked or worn crown wash and other structural damage.

Please follow these instructions before starting a fire.

1. Open the damper - It should be closed 
    when the fireplace is not in use.

2. Place 2 Small to medium sized pieces of    
   firewood on the grate and place some
   crumpled up newspaper for tinder
   between the logs.

3. Cover the tinder with several pieces of kindling. Be generous with the kindling as
    it is the most important element in starting your fire.

4. Place 2 more pieces of firewood on top of the kindling and 2 more at right
    angles to these two. Leave some space between the logs for air circulation.

5. Warm up the flue by holding a piece of burning rolled-up newspaper
    in the damper region for 10-15 seconds. This helps the flue establish
    a good draft.

6. Light the tinder. Within a few minutes you should have a hot, roaring
    fire in your fireplace.

Northeast Ohio Service Areas:
Aurora, Bainbridge, Bedford, Chagrin Falls, Cleveland Heights, Gates Mills, Hudson, Hunting Valley, Kent, Mantua, Moreland Hills, Orange Village, Ravenna,  Shaker Heights, Solon, Stow, Streetsboro, Twinsburg and surrounding areas.