Fireplace Smoke Guard Systems

Also known as smoke guards, combustion chamber opening decreases, or chimney smoke protectors. The fireplace smoke guard system prevents a wide variety of chimney smoke problems including fireplace smoke roll out & backup and staining above your fireplace firebox.  These usually occur as a result of improper original construction and/or reconstruction. 

Staining above your fireplace - Chimney smoke problems can leave black staining above your firebox which is difficult to remove (sometimes impossible) and very unsightly.  Fireplace smoke damage to carpeting, furniture & wall discoloration are just some of other concerns. Most importantly though is realizing that fireplace smoke back up contains carbon monoxide.      

Improper original construction and/or reconstruction - There are many complex & specific spec requirements of chimney construction.  They are required to allow for enjoyable, safe, fireplace smoke free - burning experiences.  The basic rule of thumb here is that the area of your fireplace opening can be no more than 10 times the area of the chimney liner (12 times for round flues). An undersized chimney liner simply can't handle the volume of fireplace smoke produced, and some of it will spill back into the room.

Superior Chimney can find out if your fireplace smoke back up is from an improper firebox opening to flue diameter & height ratio.  Since there is usually no practical way to make the chimney liner size larger, the solution may be to make your firebox opening smaller with a fireplace smoke guard system, install an exhausto fan, or one of Superior Chimney's masonry crews can resize your firebox.

Call Superior Chimney today to enjoy safe, fireplace smoke free, burning experiences!