Fireplace Repair in Flower Mound, TX
Fireplace repair in Flower Mound almost always means a factory-built unit rather than a site-built masonry firebox. Those units were engineered with a service life, and after twenty-five seasons of thermal cycling the refractory panels lining them have usually developed hairline cracking at minimum.
Cracked refractory is not cosmetic. Those panels stand between the fire and the metal shell of the unit. They are replaceable and most models are still supported, but the part has to match the unit, which is why we identify the model before quoting rather than after.
What the service includes
- Refractory panel replacementPanels matched to your unit model. Where a model has been discontinued we tell you that before you spend money looking.
- Damper repair and replacementSeized, warped and disconnected dampers repaired so the flue closes properly between fires.
- Firebox repairCracked mortar joints, failed seams and damaged floor panels addressed before they reach the shell.
- Smoke chamber workParging and repair above the damper, where draft problems often start.
- Blower and fan repairFailed blowers and thermal switches diagnosed and replaced on units built to carry them.
Questions we get in Flower Mound, TX
- Can cracked refractory panels be replaced?
- Usually. Most units from the nineties are still supported. The panel has to match the unit, so we identify the model first and tell you plainly if it has been discontinued.
- Is hairline cracking in the firebox a problem?
- It is worth looking at. Those panels are what stand between the fire and the metal shell, so cracking is a condition issue rather than a cosmetic one.
