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.
Fast, Reliable Chimney Inspection Across Ojus
Chimney inspection in Ojus typically costs $129 – $289 for a standard Level 1 visual check, while a Level 2 camera inspection runs $229 – $420. That’s the honest range before anyone climbs a ladder. If you live in Ojus and haven’t had your chimney looked at in years, or you just bought a house here and have no idea what’s inside the flue, we’ll send a background-checked technician to your door with a written price in hand before any work starts. Call (754) 354-1430 and a live person answers, day or night.
Why Flint Chimney Co Fort Lauderdale Is Ojus’s Preferred Chimney Inspection Company
We’ve inspected chimneys across every part of Ojus, from older ranch homes near North Miami Beach’s east side to the quiet streets off NE 205th Street. Those houses, many built in the 1950s and 1960s, have masonry chimneys with clay tile liners that behave a certain way in our climate. We know what that humidity does, what the salt air off the Atlantic does to damper metal, and what to look for in the firebox before a homeowner ever strikes a match.
Our crews arrive in uniform, on time, and carry their inspection equipment with them. You’ll see the same technician from the quote through the final report. No subcontractors, no handoffs.
We’ve been inspecting and repairing chimneys since 2002 as part of the Garrison Partners family of chimney service companies. That’s why every inspection is documented, every finding is shown to you on camera, and every repair we recommend comes with a written 365-Day Done Right Promise. If it’s not done right, we return and make it right at no charge.
Styles & brands we work with
Chimney Leak in Ojus
A chimney leak in Ojus rarely announces itself the way a roof leak does. You won’t see a drip running down the wall. What you’ll notice instead is a damp smell near the firebox, a rust-colored stain on the hearth, or efflorescence, that white chalky mineral deposit on the brick face, blooming after a heavy summer rain. In Ojus, the cause is usually not storm damage. It’s the slow, relentless work of salt-laden air corroding the damper, the cap, or the flashing where the chimney meets the roofline. Metal components that would last 20 years inland fail in 10 here.
What a Leak Inspection Covers
We start with the cap and damper, the two metal parts that fail first in a coastal humidity environment. Then we check the flashing, the metal seal where the chimney exits the roof, because that’s where wind-driven rain sneaks in. If we suspect water is getting inside the flue itself, we run a Chimney Inspection camera up the stack to look for cracked clay tiles or failed mortar joints.
What Ojus Homeowners Pay
A leak-specific inspection in Ojus runs $149 – $260 depending on chimney height and whether we need to scope the flue with a camera. If we find a bad damper or rusted cap, we’ll write you a line-item price for the repair before any tool comes off the truck. You’ll see the damage on screen first.
Chimney Camera Inspection in Ojus
A chimney camera inspection in Ojus means running a high-resolution scope up through the flue, from the firebox to the crown, and recording what we find so you can watch it with your own eyes. This is the Level 2 inspection standard, and it’s what we recommend for anyone who just bought a home in Ojus, anyone whose chimney hasn’t been cleaned in three or more years, and anyone who has already been told by another company they need a new liner. In Ojus specifically, camera inspections catch what visual checks cannot: hidden rust on interior flue walls, cracked clay tiles behind soot, and moisture intrusion that never shows up on the brick exterior.
Why Camera Evidence Matters Here
We won’t recommend a flue relining without camera footage that shows you exactly why it’s needed. In Ojus, where older masonry chimneys are common, some companies lean on age and fear to sell expensive liners sight unseen. Our rule under The Garrison Standard: no camera evidence, no recommendation. You see the damage. You decide.
Real Estate Camera Inspections
Buying or selling a home in the 33180 ZIP is one of the few times a chimney inspection becomes genuinely urgent. Real estate transactions in Ojus often close in 30 to 45 days, and a chimney with hidden flue damage can blow up the deal. We photograph and record everything so the report holds up under negotiation. Real estate inspection pricing in Ojus runs $229 – $420 depending on chimney count and access.
Trusted Brands We Service in Ojus
We inspect, clean, and repair chimneys built with quality components from Famco, Olympia Chimney, and Copperfield. We keep common replacement parts for these brands available for Ojus jobs, which means a rusted Famco damper or corroded Olympia cap doesn’t have to sit on order. When a metal prefab chimney in a newer Ojus home needs a specific part, we source it and install it rather than telling you to replace an entire system for convenience. If the brand is on your chimney and it’s built to spec, we service it.
Common Chimney Inspection Problems We See in Ojus Homes
- Rusted dampers and caps from salt air. The ocean breeze that cools your patio is working against your chimney 365 days a year. We regularly find dampers seized shut and cap screens gone to rust in homes where the fireplace has barely been used.
- Spalled clay flue tiles in 1950s – 1970s masonry chimneys. The older homes near NE 205th or along William Lehman Causeway often have original clay liners. Decades of humid air and temperature swings cause the tile surface to flake, reducing the flue’s ability to contain heat.
- Efflorescence and hidden mold inside unlined flues. When humid, salty air condenses inside the chimney, it leaches minerals from the mortar. That’s the white powder you see. What you don’t see without a camera is the moisture damage behind the brick.
- Rust streaks on prefab metal chimneys in newer construction. Some of the newer high-end homes in Ojus use factory-built metal chimneys. They’re fine when properly maintained, but coastal air attacks the outer casing. We see rust streaks long before the homeowner notices any functional issue.
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Here’s what you’ll pay in Ojus for the inspection levels we offer. A Level 1 visual inspection, the annual checkup for a chimney you use regularly, runs $129 – $189. A Level 2 camera inspection, which includes the full interior scope we described above, runs $229 – $420 depending on chimney height and whether it’s a real estate transaction requiring full documentation. A Level 3 inspection, which involves opening part of the chimney structure, is rarely needed outside of hazard investigations, and we’ll tell you plainly if it’s not actually necessary. Call (754) 354-1430 for a free estimate on any of these. The price we quote is the price you approve, in writing, before we start.
We Also Serve Cities Near Ojus
While we inspect chimneys throughout Ojus, our crews also run calls to Fort Lauderdale, Oakland Park, Davie, and Lauderdale-by-the-Sea. If you’re right on the border and wondering whether we service your street, we almost certainly do. Dispatch for Ojus is coordinated from our South Florida metro office, and we schedule our Ojus routes together so we can serve your whole area efficiently.
Serving Ojus, FL - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Ojus area and know this community well. Use the map below to see our service coverage - if you’re nearby, we can almost certainly help.
FAQs About Chimney Inspection in Ojus
Because the damage in Ojus chimneys comes from moisture and salt air, not from regular use. A fireplace that never sees a fire still has a damper rusting, a cap corroding, and humid air condensing inside the flue. In fact, the Ojus homes where we find the worst hidden damage are usually the ones where the fireplace hasn’t been lit in years. An annual Level 1 inspection catches rust and water intrusion while the repairs are still cheap. Call (754) 354-1430 to schedule one.
A Level 2 camera inspection reveals everything happening inside the flue that is invisible from outside: cracked clay tiles, hidden rust streaks, deterioration of the mortar joints between tiles, and moisture pooling at the smoke shelf. In Ojus’s humid coastal environment, those interior surfaces corrode and crack even when the exterior brick looks fine. A basic visual check covers the accessible parts. A camera scope covers the parts that matter most.
Salt-laden Atlantic air in Ojus settles onto metal chimney components like dampers and caps and accelerates rust around the clock, not just during storms. Combine that corrosion with humidity that keeps surfaces damp, and water can sneak into cracked flashing or a rusted cap during a light drizzle or even a heavy morning dew. In the Sky Lake neighborhood, we pulled a corroded Famco damper from a 1960s ranch whose chimney hadn’t seen a fire in over a decade. The salt air had seized the damper plates and rusted the cap’s screen, letting rainwater seep down the clay tile flue and spall the firebox bricks. We scoped the flue with a camera and showed the homeowner the crumbling mortar joints and rust streaks before recommending a stainless cap and damper replacement. If you suspect a leak, call (754) 354-1430, and we’ll find the actual entry point rather than guessing.
No. From ground level you can spot obvious cap damage, cracked bricks, or missing mortar on the crown, but you cannot see inside the flue. Creosote buildup, hidden rust, and cracked clay tiles require either a camera scope or, at minimum, a top-down visual inspection from the crown. In Ojus’s older masonry chimneys, the flue interior is where moisture does its worst work, and you simply can’t see it from the sidewalk.
Prefabricated metal chimneys have a thin outer casing and metal flue liner that are both directly exposed to whatever the air carries. In Ojus, the air carries salt in much higher concentration than in inland South Florida, and salt is radically aggressive on galvanized and coated steel. The same metal chimney system that lasts 20 to 30 years in a drier climate can show rust streaks and flue corrosion in half that time here. That’s why we recommend annual Level 1 checks on prefab systems in Ojus regardless of how often you use the fireplace. Call (754) 354-1430 to get your chimney on the schedule.
Schedule Your Ojus Chimney Inspection
If you live in Ojus, from Sky Lake to the area near Nova Southeastern’s south campus, and your chimney hasn’t been inspected in the last year, now is the time. A rusted damper doesn’t fix itself, and a cracked clay tile doesn’t heal. Call (754) 354-1430 today and we’ll send a uniformed, background-checked technician to your Ojus home with a written price before any work begins. Our office is staffed by a live person 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, and our 365-Day Done Right Promise applies to every repair we recommend.
Written by Hank Delano, Owner at Flint Chimney Co Fort Lauderdale, serving Ojus and surrounding South Florida communities since 2002.