Sweep & inspection
Caps & crowns
Flue relining
Masonry repair
Gas fireplace serviceLevel 1 sweep and inspection to the NFPA 211 annual standard - flue, crown, cap, and flashing checked and photographed
Chimney sweep logs do not sweep chimneys. They loosen some creosote - which then falls where a brush and vacuum still have to collect it.
Trusted Chimney Sweep for Fort Lauderdale Homeowners
A chimney sweep in Fort Lauderdale typically costs between $189 and $340, takes about 45 to 90 minutes, and should be done once a year if you burn regularly. At Ashby Chimney Fort Lauderdale, we’ve been doing this work since 2002, and every job starts with a written price before we touch a single brick. Florida’s humidity and salt air create creosote and corrosion patterns most national chains don’t train for, and that’s exactly why Fort Lauderdale homeowners call us. If you’re seeing soot streaks, smelling last year’s fires on humid days, or you can’t remember when the flue was last looked at, call (754) 354-1451 and we’ll give you a straight answer and a firm price. Nathan Corliss leads our team with one rule: show the work, write the price, keep the word.
Chimney Sweep Services
Chimney Sweep Services cover the full removal of soot, creosote, and debris from the interior of your flue, plus the smoke chamber and damper assembly where buildup hides. Fort Lauderdale homes that burn wood even a dozen times a year need this annually; salt-laden air makes creosote stick harder to clay flue tiles than it does inland. We complete every sweep with a camera inspection included, so you see what we removed and whether anything else needs attention. Most standard chimney sweeps run between $189 and $340, and the written quote you approve at the door is the exact number on your invoice.
Soot and Creosote Removal
We use rotary rods and poly brushes matched to your flue dimensions, not a one-size-fits-all wire brush that can scratch clay liners. The goal is removing the flammable glaze that builds from wood smoke, especially during the cooler months when Fort Lauderdale fireplaces get the most use.
Debris and Blockage Clearing
Leaves, palm fronds, and the occasional iguana end up in chimneys across Broward County more than you’d expect. We clear blockages by hand before brushing, and if a nest has been in place seasonally, we’ll tell you plainly whether it’s a simple clearing or a sign you need a cap.
What happens when you call
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A real person answersNo phone trees - you reach a local pro.
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You get an upfront price rangeHonest numbers before anyone is dispatched.
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A background-checked tech heads outLicensed & insured, dispatched right away.
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You approve before work beginsNothing starts until you say go.
Styles & brands we work with
Chimney Cleaning
Chimney Cleaning is the layer-by-layer removal of creosote, soot, and surface buildup from the chimney’s interior, from the firebox floor to the top of the flue. It’s the service that stops chimney fires before they start, and it’s what most Fort Lauderdale homeowners need yearly if wood is their regular fuel. Our process includes full floor protection, a HEPA-filtered vacuum running the entire time, and a visual before-and-after you can see on our camera. You’ll pay between $189 and $340 for a standard single-flue cleaning, with no upcharge for the camera report.
Levels of Creosote We Handle
Stage one creosote is flaky soot that brushes off. Stage two is a hard, tar-like glaze that requires rotary tools and chemical treatment, and stage three is the glossy, fuel-like coating that is a genuine fire hazard. We tell you which stage you have and we show you the photos.
Why Fort Lauderdale Humidity Matters
Warm, moist air moves through your flue even when the fireplace is cold, and it mixes with creosote to form a sticky, acidic film. That’s why chimneys near the Intracoastal in areas like Rio Vista and Coral Ridge often need attention sooner than a homeowner expects. The camera lets us measure exactly how much buildup you’re dealing with, not guess.
Fireplace Cleaning
Fireplace Cleaning focuses on the firebox itself: the brick or refractory panels, the grate, the ash bed, and the glass doors if you have them. It’s about more than looks. Ash and old coals pull moisture against your firebrick and slowly break down mortar joints in Florida’s damp air. When you call Ashby Chimney Fort Lauderdale, we clean everything from the firebox lip to the throat of the damper, and we leave the surrounding floor cleaner than we found it. This is included in a the sweep, same $189 to $340 range, same written price.
Firebox and Hearth Cleaning
We remove ash with a sealed vacuum, then scrape and brush the firebox walls with non-damaging tools. If we spot hairline cracks in your refractory panels or firebrick spalling, we tell you what it means and whether it can wait.
Glass Door and Grate Care
Gas and wood fireplace glass gets a cloud of fine soot that plain Windex can’t lift, and a grate that has warped can cause uneven burning. We clean the glass with a fire-rated cleaner and check grate condition for proper airflow.
Chimney Services
Chimney Services is the umbrella term for everything that keeps your venting system safe and functional: sweeping, inspection, cap replacement, flashing repair, and full rebuilds when mortar has gone beyond pointing. Fort Lauderdale’s salt air and seasonal storms mean flashing and caps fail faster than they do in dryer climates, and we repair or replace them with the same written-pricing rule applied to every job. Whether it’s a minor fix or a full reline, you get a written quote before we start and a written guarantee when we finish. Standard sweeps and inspections stay in that $189 to $340 range; repairs get a line-item written quote you approve first.
Caps and Flashing Work
A rusted damper or a cap warped by hurricane season lets rain, debris, and animals into the flue. We install caps and repair flashing with materials from Gelco and Olympia Chimney, because coastal corrosion is not the place for cheap galvanized steel.
Mortar and Brick Repair
Tuckpointing and spot brick replacement are straightforward jobs when caught early, and expensive when water has had a few years to work into the mortar joints. Our camera inspection shows us and you exactly what the joints look like from the inside.
Chimney Sweep Certified
Chimney Sweep Certified means your sweep has completed formal, verifiable training through a recognized chimney industry program and follows a documented code of chimney safety standards. It’s not a sales label. It means the person in your home has passed written and field exams on codes, clearances, and combustion science, and they keep that knowledge current. Every Ashby Chimney Fort Lauderdale technician is background-checked, uniformed, and trained before they ever run a brush. Certification matters because Florida does not license chimney sweeps, so the only standard is the one a company voluntarily holds itself to. Our standard is: certified sweep, camera-proven work, written guarantee.
Why Certification Protects You
An uncertified sweep can loosen damaged flue tiles, misread clearance violations, and leave creosote behind that re-hardens within weeks. The certification means there is a testing body that verifies our people actually know what they’re doing.
The Camera Standard
We don’t consider a sweep done until we’ve run a camera from the firebox to the flue cap and shown you the footage. That is not standard in this trade. It should be, which is part of why we do it on every single job.
Gas Fireplace Cleaning
Gas Fireplace Cleaning addresses the soot film, dust, and spider nests that build up inside gas-log fireplaces even when the fire burns clean. Many Fort Lauderdale homeowners assume gas fireplaces need nothing, then find a white film on the glass and a burning smell in October. We clean the logs, the burner ports, the pilot assembly, and the glass inside and out, then verify the flame pattern is still correct. Gas fireplace cleaning is part of a standard sweep package, still within the $189 to $340 range. If you haven’t touched the unit in three years, don’t be surprised if we also recommend a gas-line pressure check by a plumber if we spot anything outside our scope.
Burner and Pilot Service
Dust and salt-air corrosion will eventually clog small burner ports and make the flame lazy, which means soot. We clean the ports with compressed air and check the thermocouple and thermopile for function.
Glass and Log Care
Gas logs are fragile and expensive to replace, so we handle them with care, not with a shop rag and dish soap. The glass gets a cleaner rated for fire-rated ceramic, and we re-seat the gasket if it has hardened.
Chimney Maintenance
Chimney Maintenance means scheduling the small, regular services that keep your system from needing the big, expensive ones: annual sweeping, seasonal checks, cap tightening, and mortar touch-up. In Fort Lauderdale, where summer heat and humidity alternate with winter sea breezes, maintenance is not optional if you want a chimney to last decades. We send maintenance reminders to customers who want them, and we keep a service record so you can see what was done and when. Most annual maintenance visits run between $189 and $340, and that includes the inspection, which means you catch cracking liners and failing caps before they become water-damage problems.
Seasonal Prep for South Florida
The six months a fireplace goes unused in South Florida do more damage than the months you burn. Moist air moving through the flue plus summer storm driven rain can rot a damper and effloresce brick. A pre-season check in October catches it.
Record Keeping That Builds Resale Confidence
We give you a service record after every visit, and many of our Fort Lauderdale customers hand that record to buyers when they sell. It’s a small piece of paper that proves the chimney was not ignored.
Brands We Service
We service every major chimney and fireplace brand sold in South Florida, and we’ve built our repairs around the components that actually last in coastal humidity. Olympia Chimney products are our default for caps and flashing because their stainless alloys withstand salt air better than the powder-coated steel that rusts out in three years along A1A. Gelco is our go-to for chase pan and chimney termination work, particularly on the stucco-framed chases common in newer Fort Lauderdale developments. Famco makes the dampers and venting components we trust for retrofits because their fit and tolerances are consistent, which matters when you’re matching an older chimney to a modern insert.
Whether you have a Gelco-fitted chase, an Olympia cap, a Famco damper, or any other make, we can service it. The brand matters for parts, but the standard of work is the same on all of them.
See the difference
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AfterSigns You Need a Pro Right Now
- You can smell last winter’s fires in the living room on humid days. That odor is creosote absorbing moisture from Fort Lauderdale’s air, which means the buildup is thick enough to hold odor. It’s also flammable, and it will not go away on its own.
- You see black, flaky soot falling into the firebox when the wind blows. Loose soot in the firebox means a glaze has formed higher in the flue and gravity is doing what your chimney can’t. This is a sign the flue is well past due for cleaning.
- Smoke rolls into the room instead of drawing up the flue. In Fort Lauderdale’s flat, low-pressure weather, a weak draft is often a structural blockage, a birds nest, or a damper that rusted shut during hurricane season. We diagnose it with a camera, not a guess.
- You see white staining on the exterior brick. That efflorescence means water is moving through the masonry, and in South Florida it usually comes through a failed cap or flashing. Left alone, it spalls brick faces and eventually requires costly rebuilds.
- You have not had the chimney looked at in three or more years. A chimney can go quiet for a long time and still be building creosote and hidden water damage. If the answer to “when was the last sweep” is a shrug, that’s your answer.
Our Process, Step by Step
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The written quote. You get a fixed price before we unload a single tool. The number we quote at the door is the number on the invoice, no exceptions, no “we found something unexpected” call an hour later.
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Floor and home protection. We lay drop cloths from the door to the hearth and set up a sealed vacuum that runs the entire time. You’ll find the space cleaner when we leave than when we arrived.
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The sweep itself. We use brushes matched to your flue material and size, working mechanically so we’re not relying on elbow grease alone. Stage-two glaze gets rotary treatment; stage-three gets chemical treatment with a follow-up visit scheduled at no charge.
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Camera verification. We run a camera from the throat to the cap and we show you the screen. You see exactly what was removed and what remains. If a repair is needed, you’ll see the crack, the rust, or the missing mortar with your own eyes before we quote a dollar.
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The written guarantee. You get paperwork covering the sweep and any repair we performed. If something we fixed fails within the guarantee period, we return and correct it at no charge. That’s the 365-Day Done Right Promise, and it’s been our standard since 2002.
How Much Does Chimney Sweep Cost in Fort Lauderdale?
Our Service Area Near Fort Lauderdale
We work throughout central Broward County, including Hollywood, Pompano Beach, Aventura, Plantation, Lauderhill, Margate, North Lauderdale, Lauderdale Lakes, Cooper City, Wilton Manors, and Pembroke Park. Most appointments in these areas are scheduled within the same week. If you’re in one of our neighboring cities, see our pages for Chimney Sweep in Hollywood or Chimney Sweep in Pompano Beach for local specifics. And if you’re just getting to know us, start with our home page or the full Chimney Sweep in Fort Lauderdale service overview.
Serving Fort Lauderdale, FL - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Fort Lauderdale area and know this community well. Use the map below to see our service coverage - if you’re nearby, we can almost certainly help.
Frequently Asked Questions About Chimney Sweep in Fort Lauderdale
What is a chimney sweep?
A chimney sweep is the process of removing creosote, soot, and blockages from the inside of a chimney flue using brushes, rods, and vacuums, followed by a visual inspection of the chimney system. It’s not just cosmetic; creosote is combustible, and removing it is the single most effective way to prevent chimney fires.
How long does a chimney sweep take?
Most single-flue chimney sweeps in Fort Lauderdale take between 45 and 90 minutes from setup to final cleanup. Stage-three creosote or animal removal can push closer to two hours, and we’ll tell you if that’s likely after the camera inspection.
How much does a chimney sweep cost in Fort Lauderdale?
The standard price range is $189 to $340 for a typical single-flue fireplace. The exact number depends on flue height, roof access, and the stage of creosote buildup, and you receive a written price before any work begins.
Do you service all chimney and fireplace brands?
We service all major brands common in South Florida, including components from Olympia Chimney, Gelco, and Famco. If your fireplace or chimney uses a less common brand, we can still service it; the brand determines replacement parts, not our ability to diagnose and clean.
Is emergency chimney service available?
Our phones are answered by a live person 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. While a standard chimney sweep is scheduled, if you have water actively leaking into the home or smoke backing up, we will get a technician out as quickly as possible.
Is your chimney work guaranteed?
Yes. Every repair we perform comes with a written guarantee under the 365-Day Done Right Promise. If a covered repair fails within the guarantee period, we return and correct it at no charge. Every sweep includes a written service record.
How should I prepare for my chimney sweep appointment?
Clear the area around the fireplace by moving furniture and decor at least eight feet back, and don’t burn a fire within 24 hours of the appointment so the flue is cool. We handle everything else, from floor protection to cleanup, and we ask that a pet be kept in another room while we work.
Schedule Your Chimney Sweep Service in Fort Lauderdale Today
A clean chimney is a working chimney, and a working chimney doesn’t have to be a surprise expense. Call (754) 354-1451 now for a free estimate and a written price before we touch your flue. You’ll get a live person on the line, a real arrival window, and the 365-Day Done Right Promise in writing. That’s the Kingswell Way, and it’s how we’ve done every Fort Lauderdale chimney job since 2002.
Written by Nathan Corliss, Owner at Ashby Chimney Fort Lauderdale, serving Fort Lauderdale with our Chimney Sweep in Fort Lauderdale and Broward County since 2002.