Masonry repair
Sweep & inspection
Caps & crowns
Flue relining
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 Fireplace Repair for Orlando Homeowners
Fireplace Repair - Orlando comes down to one question: is this fireplace safe to burn in tonight? Most repair calls we run in Orlando start with something small, like a draft that won’t reverse or a set of gas logs that won’t stay lit, and the fix is often straightforward. But when the repair involves the firebox, the damper, or the flue, getting it wrong means smoke in the house and carbon monoxide risk that no family should have to think about. We’re Kindling Chimney Orlando, part of the Cedarwell family of companies established in 2003, and Danny Cortes leads our team here. Every repair starts with a written price before any work begins, and every job is covered by our 365-Day Done Right Promise. If it’s not done right, we make it right. Call (850) 940-3442 and a live person answers, day or night.
Gas Fireplace Repair
Gas Fireplace Repair is what we do when your gas logs won’t ignite, the flame is weak or yellow when it should be blue, the pilot won’t stay lit, or the unit shuts off on its own. In Orlando, gas fireplaces work hard through our short winters and then sit idle for months, which means connections can loosen, thermocouples wear out, and dust builds up on burners in ways that affect performance. We’ll diagnose the exact cause, quote a written price, and complete the repair using professional-grade parts from brands like Fireplace Repair in Orlando specialists trust. Most gas fireplace repairs in the Orlando area run between $150 and $400 depending on the part and the unit, and our team always brings the most common replacement thermocouples, thermopiles, and igniters on the truck so we can finish most jobs in a single visit.
Thermocouple and thermopile replacement
A failing thermocouple means your pilot light won’t stay on, and a failing thermopile means the main burner won’t fire even when the pilot is lit. These are the two most common gas fireplace failures we fix in Orlando and Winter Park Fireplace Repair calls, and both are jobs we complete with OEM-spec parts, not generic substitutes.
Burner and log issues
If your flames look more like a candle than a fireplace, your burner ports may be clogged with dust or rust. We clean or replace burner assemblies and reposition gas logs so the flame pattern looks the way the manufacturer intended and the unit burns efficiently.
Styles & brands we work with
Gas Fireplace Service
Gas Fireplace Service is the annual tune-up your unit needs before the first cold snap hits Orlando, and it’s the single best way to avoid a repair call in January. During a service, we clean the burner and pilot assembly, check gas pressure, inspect the venting, test the safety shutoffs, and verify that your unit is burning cleanly. For families in Orlando who run their gas fireplace every evening between December and February, we recommend this service once a year, and it typically runs between $129 and $199 depending on the unit and its condition. Our technicians arrive in uniform, put down shoe covers and drop cloths as part of the Cedarwell Care Promise, and take a photo of the clean-up before they leave, so the only thing you’ll notice is that your fireplace works better.
Air quality and glass cleaning
Gas fireplaces pull air from the room and can redistribute dust, pet hair, and allergens across your floors and furniture. We clean the glass, vacuum the firebox, and clear the air passages so the heat you get is clean heat, which matters if you’ve got kids playing on the floor or pets who park themselves in front of the fire.
Venting and carbon monoxide check
Proper venting is what keeps combustion byproducts moving out of your home instead of into your living room. We inspect the entire vent run, test for blockages, and confirm that your carbon monoxide detector placement makes sense for the way your fireplace is configured.
Fireplace Insert Installation
Fireplace Insert Installation is the process of fitting a sealed, high-efficiency firebox inside your existing masonry fireplace opening, and it’s one of the best upgrades an Orlando homeowner can make if the current open fireplace is drafty or rarely used. A professionally installed insert turns a decorative fireplace into a real heat source that burns cleaner and pushes more warmth into the room. Most insert installations in the Orlando area run between $3,500 and $6,500 including the insert, the liner, and the labor, and the exact number depends on the size of your opening, the condition of your existing flue, and the features you want. We install inserts from brands like Copperfield and Famco, and every installation comes with our written price before work starts and the 365-Day Done Right Promise behind it. If the insert doesn’t perform the way we said it would, we make it right.
Liners and insulation for inserts
An insert needs a properly sized liner running all the way to the top of the chimney, and in many Orlando homes the existing clay tile flue is too large or too deteriorated to do the job. We’ll run a DuraFlex stainless liner and insulate it where the manufacturer calls for it, which improves draft and protects the surrounding masonry from heat.
When an insert beats rebuilding your fireplace
If your existing firebox has cracked panels or a damaged smoke shelf, an insert can sometimes be the more economical fix than a full rebuild. We’ll tell you honestly which route makes sense for your home, and if the masonry can safely wait, we’ll say so and put it in writing.
Gas Fireplace Installation
Gas Fireplace Installation is what we do when an Orlando homeowner wants a gas fireplace where there isn’t one today, whether it’s a new construction framing or a retrofit into an existing wood-burning firebox. We handle the full scope: running the gas line connection at the appliance, setting and leveling the unit, building out the surround if needed, installing the venting, and confirming the whole system burns safely before we hand it over. Straightforward vented gas fireplace installations in Orlando typically run between $2,800 and $5,000, while vent-free units can come in lower and direct-vent models with high-end finishes can run higher. Danny Cortes and the team walk you through every option with a written price before any work begins, so you know exactly what the job will cost before we pull a single tool off the truck.
Vented vs. vent-free units
Vented gas fireplaces pull air from outside and exhaust outside, which means they’re the cleaner choice if anyone in the house has asthma or allergies. Vent-free units put more heat in the room but require careful sizing and a properly maintained room-oxygen sensor, and we’ll explain the tradeoffs for your specific floor plan.
Chase construction and framing
When a gas fireplace isn’t going into an existing masonry opening, the chase, the steel framing that holds the unit and vents it through the roof, has to be built right. We construct chases to the manufacturer’s exact clearance specs and flash the roof penetration correctly, because water intrusion through a chase is the most common failure we see from rushed installations.
Gas Fireplace Maintenance
Gas Fireplace Maintenance is the set of routine tasks that keeps your unit running safely and efficiently between repairs, and it’s the service we recommend for Orlando homeowners who burn their fireplace more than a few times a week in season. We’ll clean the glass, inspect and adjust the burner, test the pilot and thermopile, check vent connections, and verify that all safety shutoffs respond the way they should. A standard maintenance visit runs between $129 and $199, and it takes about an hour. The Cedarwell Care Promise applies to every maintenance call: shoe covers and drop cloths on arrival, nothing moved without asking, and a photo of the clean-up before we leave. For homes with pets, we use pet-safe cleaning products where there’s a choice, and we’re happy to run quieter tools if the kids are napping.
Annual safety inspection included
Every maintenance visit includes a visual safety inspection of the firebox, the glass gasket, and the vent run, because small problems caught in October cost a lot less than big problems discovered in January. We document what we find and give you a straight written summary of anything that needs attention now versus what can wait.
Pilot performance and flame pattern
Over time, dust and oxidation change the way your burner distributes gas, which is why a flame that looked perfect three years ago may look uneven today. We’ll clean the burner ports, check the air shutter, and adjust the gas pressure so your fireplace produces an even, efficient flame instead of a sputtering one.
Wood Stove Installation
Wood Stove Installation is the process of safely placing and venting a freestanding wood stove in an Orlando home, including the floor protection, clearance requirements, and the chimney or flue connection it needs to burn safely. A wood stove is a serious heat source, and the difference between a good installation and a dangerous one is often in details like clearance to combustibles and the quality of the flue connection. Most wood stove installations in the Orlando area run between $3,000 and $7,500 depending on the stove, the chimney work required, and whether we’re running a new stainless liner. We install stoves with proper clearances per the manufacturer’s specs and the applicable building code, and we’ll pull the permit when one is required. Before you burn the first fire, we’ll walk you through the stove’s operation, the air controls, and what a clean burn should look like.
Hearth and floor protection
Wood stoves radiate heat downward as well as outward, which means the floor underneath needs protection that extends far enough in every direction to catch embers and protect combustible flooring. We measure and install proper hearth pads and floor shields based on the stove model’s clearance requirements, not a generic guess.
Chimney connection and draft
A wood stove connected to a chimney that doesn’t draft properly will fill your house with smoke on the first 50-degree night in Orlando. We’ll evaluate the existing flue and run a correctly sized stainless liner when needed so the draft is strong enough to pull smoke up and out, even on relatively mild days.
Brands We Service
We’re experienced with the full range of Olympia Chimney products, from their venting systems to their chase covers and caps, and we stock common replacement parts on the truck so we can finish most repairs in one trip. Olympia’s stainless liners show up in a lot of the direct-vent installations we do around Orlando, and we know the installation tolerances that keep them performing.
Famco is another brand we work with regularly, particularly their dampers, caps, and venting solutions. When a Famco damper fails or a cap gets blown off in one of our summer storms, we can usually source the replacement quickly and get the repair done without leaving your fireplace out of commission through a cold snap.
Whether you have Olympia Chimney, Famco, Copperfield, DuraFlex, or any other make, we can help. What matters more than the brand is that the parts are installed correctly and the unit burns safely, and that’s where our written promise comes in.
See the difference
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AfterSigns You Need a Pro Right Now
- Smoke rolls back into the room when the fireplace is lit. This usually means the damper is closed or the flue is partially blocked, and both are fixable. But smoke in the living room also means carbon monoxide is being pushed back into the house along with it, so this one deserves a call today.
- You smell gas near the fireplace, even faintly. A persistent gas odor means a fitting has loosened or a valve isn’t sealing, and that’s not something to troubleshoot yourself. Turn the gas off if you know how, open a window, and call us from outside the house.
- The glass on your gas fireplace is cracked or the gasket is peeling. A cracked glass panel or a worn gasket lets combustion gases escape into the room instead of venting up the chimney. This is a safety repair we can usually schedule quickly, and it’s far less expensive than it sounds.
- The pilot light keeps going out or the flame is mostly yellow. A pilot that won’t stay lit points to a failing thermocouple or a gas pressure issue, and a yellow flame means incomplete combustion that puts soot and carbon monoxide where you don’t want them. Both are quick diagnostics for our team.
- There’s water in the firebox or a musty smell when the fireplace is off. Water inside the firebox means the cap, crown, or flashing has failed somewhere above, and moisture is working its way into your masonry. Left alone, freeze-thaw cycles even in Orlando’s mild winters will widen the damage, and a repair that costs a few hundred dollars becomes a rebuild that costs thousands.
Our Process, Step by Step
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You call, and a live person answers. That’s us, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. You describe what’s happening, we’ll ask a few questions about your fireplace and your home, and we’ll schedule a time that works for your family’s schedule. You’ll always speak to a person, never a voicemail tree.
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We arrive in uniform and protect your home first. Shoe covers go on at the door, drop cloths go down around the work area, and nothing gets moved without asking you first. This is the Cedarwell Care Promise, and it’s not a premium add-on; it’s every visit, every time.
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We diagnose with tools, not guesses. Depending on the symptom, we may use a video camera to look inside the flue, a manometer to test draft, or a gas detector to check for leaks. We show you what we find, and we explain it in plain language, because you can’t make a good decision about a repair you can’t see.
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You get a written price before any work starts. No “we’ll see how it goes.” The number we quote is the number you pay, unless we find something hidden that requires a conversation with you first. If we find additional issues, we stop, show you, and re-quote before doing anything you haven’t approved.
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The work happens, the clean-up happens, and we leave proof. We complete the repair, test the unit to confirm it’s working safely, clean the work area, and take a photo of the clean-up before we walk out the door. Every job is backed by the 365-Day Done Right Promise. If it’s not right, we come back and make it right.
How Much Does Fireplace Repair Cost in Orlando?
A typical fireplace repair in Orlando runs anywhere from $150 for a simple thermocouple replacement to $6,500 for a full fireplace insert installation with a new liner. Most gas fireplace repairs fall in the $150 to $400 range. Gas fireplace service and maintenance visits run $129 to $199. Fireplace insert installations land between $3,500 and $6,500. Gas fireplace installations run $2,800 to $5,000. Wood stove installations range from $3,000 to $7,500.
What moves the price is the unit’s age, the part that failed, and whether the chimney or venting system needs work along with the fireplace itself. A fireplace that’s been regularly maintained will almost always cost less to repair than one that’s been ignored for a decade, because small problems that get caught early don’t cascade into big ones. The best way to avoid overpaying is to get a written price before the work starts, which we deliver on every single job as part of our process. We’ll tell you what’s urgent, what can wait, and what’s optional. Our estimates are free, and you’ll never be pressured to decide on the spot.
Our Service Area Near Orlando
We serve Orlando and the surrounding communities throughout the greater metro area, including Maitland, Deltona, Kissimmee, Apopka, Ocoee, Winter Garden, Winter Springs, Winter Park, Four Corners, DeBary, and Hunters Creek. Most appointments in the Orlando area can be scheduled within a few days, and our technicians are dispatched from nearby so we’re responsive when you need us. If you’re in Fireplace Repair in Maitland or need Fireplace Repair in Deltona, we cover those communities regularly. You can also check our home page for the full range of chimney sweeping, inspection, and fireplace repair services we offer across Central Florida.
Serving Orlando, FL - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Orlando 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 Fireplace Repair in Orlando
Fireplace repair is the process of diagnosing and fixing problems with the firebox, damper, flue, gas lines, burners, or venting system of a wood-burning or gas fireplace. It covers everything from replacing a worn thermocouple and repositioning gas logs to repairing cracked firebox panels and running new liners. The goal is always the same: a fireplace that burns safely, drafts correctly, and doesn’t leak smoke or combustion gases into your Orlando home. We also provide our Fireplace Repair in Maitland with the same standards.
Most common repairs, like thermocouple replacement, burner cleaning, or damper adjustment, take under 90 minutes and are finished in a single visit. Insert installations and wood stove installations typically take a full day or two depending on the chimney work involved. We’ll give you a realistic time frame before we start, and we’ll stick to it.
In Orlando, expect to pay $150 to $400 for most gas fireplace repairs, $129 to $199 for maintenance and service visits, and $2,800 to $7,500 for full installations or inserts. The price depends on the specific part, the condition of the chimney or venting, and the unit’s age. Call (850) 940-3442 for an exact quote; estimates are free and we put every price in writing before any work begins.
Yes. We work on all major brands and installs using parts from Olympia Chimney, Famco, Copperfield, DuraFlex, HeatShield, and Gelco, but we service every make we encounter. If we need a brand-specific part, we’ll source it and schedule the repair when it arrives. The brand of your fireplace won’t be the reason you can’t get it fixed.
Yes, our team works around your schedule, and a live person answers the phone 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. That means you can call at 8 a.m. on a Saturday or 9 p.m. on a Tuesday and reach someone who can schedule your repair. We schedule weekend and evening appointments throughout the Orlando area, including our Fireplace Repair in Apopka.
Every repair we do is covered by the 365-Day Done Right Promise. If the work isn’t right, we make it right, no fine print and no runaround. Most of the parts we install also carry their own manufacturer’s warranty, and we’ll register those for you when the product requires it.
Clear the area immediately around the fireplace so we have room to work, and move any furniture, toys, or pet beds back a few feet. If you can, turn off the gas to the fireplace before we arrive, though we’re happy to do that when we get there. You don’t need to cover anything; our shoe covers and drop cloths go down before we touch a single tool.
Schedule Your Fireplace Repair Service in Orlando Today
If your fireplace isn’t working the way it should, the fastest way to get an answer is to call (850) 940-3442. You’ll talk to a real person, get a straight written price before any work starts, and work with a team that leaves your home cleaner than we found it. Every job is backed by the 365-Day Done Right Promise. Call today for a free, no-obligation estimate.
Written by Danny Cortes, Owner at Kindling Chimney Orlando, serving Orlando and the surrounding Central Florida communities.