How Flint Chimney Co Fort Lauderdale Was Born in Fort Lauderdale
Flint Chimney Sweep had already spent years building a reputation for doing chimney work the right way when Hank Delano got the call to bring that standard to Fort Lauderdale. The brand was established in 2002 under the Garrison Partners family, but this location needed to be built from the ground up. And Hank knew exactly what he was walking into. South Florida has a chimney problem most homeowners never think about until the first cool front rolls through in December. Our climate is humid, salty, and hard on masonry. Creosote doesn’t just build up here from smoke. It mixes with moisture and turns into a stubborn, acidic residue that eats at flue liners from the inside. Hank had seen too many homes across Oakland Park, Davie, and Sunrise where a chimney looked fine from the outside but was quietly deteriorating where nobody could see it. The decision to open Flint Chimney Co Fort Lauderdale came down to one thing: this market needed a team that would document what they found, show the homeowner the proof, and never recommend a repair that wasn’t justified by what the camera actually showed. That was the promise, and it still is.
Hank Delano’s Personal Connection to the Chimney Cleaning Trade
Long before Hank Delano ran a chimney business, he was just a guy who liked fixing things the right way and hated watching people get taken advantage of. Chimney work found him through that restlessness. He spent his early years in the trades learning how systems work, how small failures turn into expensive ones, and how much of home repair comes down to paying attention. The chimney trade was different from everything else he had done. It demanded patience. You can’t rush a thorough sweep and you can’t fake your way through an inspection. Either you send a camera up the flue and look at what’s actually there, or you don’t. And too many companies didn’t. The first time Hank opened a flue and found a cracked liner in a house where the homeowner had just paid another company for a clean bill of health, something clicked. He saw the gap between what people were told and what their chimney actually needed. He wanted to be the one who told the truth, backed it up with visual proof, and left the homeowner with a clear, honest answer about what could wait and what couldn’t. That conviction carried him into a trade he’s now spent over a decade practicing, and it’s the same conviction he brings to every home in Fort Lauderdale.
The work itself gets into you. There’s a rhythm to it. You feel the brush bite into the creosote, you smell the old soot lift out of the flue, you watch the debris settle into the vacuum and see the masonry emerge clean. It’s physical, honest work, and there’s a quiet satisfaction in finishing a job knowing the fireplace is safer than it was when you arrived. That’s what gets Hank up in the morning. Not the paperwork. Not the schedule. The chance to do something tangible that protects a family and their home. If he weren’t running Flint Chimney Co Fort Lauderdale, he’d probably still be in the trades somewhere, working with his hands and making sure the job got done right. But he’s found the work he was meant to do, and he does it here.
Meet Hank Delano – The Person Behind Every Job
Hank Delano is the Owner and Founder of Flint Chimney Co Fort Lauderdale. He’s spent over a decade in the chimney trade, learning the craft the proper way: through hands-on work, continuous training, and a stubborn refusal to cut corners. He understands how fireplaces, flues, and chimneys behave in South Florida’s unique climate, and he knows what a properly functioning system should look like, sound like, and feel like. What separates Hank from a technician at a corporate franchise is simple: he lives with the results of every job he does. His reputation is tied to the quality of each sweep, inspection, and repair that leaves this shop. When he’s not working, you’ll find him outdoors or tinkering with something that needs fixing. That’s who he is. And it’s why he takes every chimney in Fort Lauderdale personally. If a job isn’t done right, it doesn’t leave his name on it. Period.
Our Promise to Fort Lauderdale Homeowners
We work to The Garrison Code, and we follow it without exception. We show up inside the window we gave you. We put the price in writing before any work starts, so there are no surprises at the door. We do the job by the book, the first time, because redoing work wastes your time and ours. We leave the site clean and squared away, like we were never there except for the cleaner chimney. And we stand behind the work for a full year. If something we did fails inside that year, we come back and make it right at no charge. That’s not a marketing line. It’s the standard every Garrison company works to, and it’s the standard Hank Delano holds this Fort Lauderdale team to on every single job.
Our Credentials
Every pro working under the Flint Chimney Co Fort Lauderdale name is required to hold the license and insurance their state requires. That’s not optional. It’s the baseline for being part of this team. We’re insured and bonded, and we carry the coverage that protects you, your home, and our crew while work is underway. Those credentials exist for one reason: to give you confidence that the people in your home are accountable. A licensed and insured chimney professional has passed the bar their state sets for doing this work. Insurance means that if something unexpected happens, you’re not left holding the bag. Bonding means you have recourse if a contractor fails to deliver. When you invite someone into your home to work on your chimney, those aren’t nice-to-haves. They’re the minimum. And we treat them that way. Our team brings real, local experience to every job in Fort Lauderdale and the surrounding communities, and our reputation is built on the consistency of the work we do, not on marketing claims.
Rooted in Fort Lauderdale
Flint Chimney Co Fort Lauderdale is a local business, not a faceless branch dropped into a market. We know the neighborhoods we serve. We know that a fireplace in a 1950s ranch in Dania Beach has different needs than a masonry chimney in a waterfront home in Lauderdale-by-the-Sea. We know how the salt air off the ocean affects brick and mortar. We know what those afternoon thunderstorms do to older flue caps. That local knowledge shapes how we inspect, how we clean, and how we advise every homeowner we meet. We’re your neighbors, and we do this work because we want Fort Lauderdale homes to have clean, safe chimneys every time.