Brick fireplaces are most likely in the South Beaumont and Downtown Kissimmee historic districts; newer detached homes and rentals usually have factory-built or gas units. That’s the backdrop for most fireplace calls here.
The parts that get repaired
- Firebrick and mortar in masonry fireboxes, cracked by heat cycles and water; see repairing a cracked firebox
- Refractory panels in factory-built units, which crack and crumble with age; see replacing cracked refractory panels
- Dampers that rust, stick or stop sealing; see fixing a stuck or broken damper
- Smoke chambers that have lost their smooth parging; see parging a rough smoke chamber
- Doors, glass and screens; see listed door sets
What Kissimmee fireplaces usually need
Rental fireplaces take hard use: broken grates, loose screens and doors, panels cracked by oversized fires. Owners who don’t live locally benefit from a short summary of what was repaired.
Where this page applies
This page covers the City of Kissimmee. Buenaventura Lakes and Poinciana use Kissimmee addresses but are unincorporated Osceola County.
When to call about the fireplace
- Smoke comes into the room during fires
- Cracks or missing pieces in the firebrick or panels; see what a cracked firebox means
- The damper won’t open, close or seal; see a damper that won’t open or close
- Glass is cracked or doors don’t close properly
- Rust inside a factory-built firebox; see what rust in the firebox means
Repair, restore or replace
| Situation | Usual answer |
|---|---|
| Masonry firebox with cracked bricks or eroded joints | Repair; see repairs for wood-burning fireplaces |
| Older masonry fireplace with several worn parts | fireplace restoration |
| Factory-built unit with cracked panels, parts available | Repair with listed parts |
| Factory-built unit rusted through or parts discontinued | a new listed unit |
Gas logs, gas inserts and electric units
- Gas fireplace won’t light, shuts off or has a lazy flame: repairs for gas fireplaces
- Electric fireplace with no flame, heat or remote: electric fireplace repair
- Firebox, damper or doors around a gas log set: repaired here
- Gas lines and connections: separate, permitted gas-line work
Fireplace repair across Kissimmee
Repairs are available anywhere in Kissimmee, including the Downtown Kissimmee Historic District. Tell us whether the fireplace is brick or factory-built, wood or gas, and what it’s doing; the rating plate model helps for prefab units. If you’d like the chimney checked too, add an inspection of the fireplace and flue. For the rest of the house, see services for homes in Kissimmee. The same service covers fixing fireplaces in St. Cloud, Orlando fireplace service and firebox and damper repair in Belle Isle.
Background reading: how fireplace repairs are chosen and the smoke chamber, explained.
References (3)
Figures for Kissimmee and the references used on this page.
