Fire Flames covers Sea Point for fireplace, braai and chimney service enquiries.
FIRE FLAMES SERVICES
From a repair to a wider renovation, select the work you need below. Share photographs, the property type and access requirements so the team can discuss an assessment and a written quote.
Repairs for smoking fireplaces, cracked glass, worn seals and damaged firebox parts.
Built-in, freestanding, gas and custom braais, with installation and repair services.
Chimney sweeping, soot removal and blockage clearing for fireplaces and braais.
Building and home renovations, with painting, tiling and handyman work to discuss.
Help with home repairs, maintenance and the smaller jobs on your improvement list.
Tiling for home improvement projects. Share the room, surface and finish you have in mind.
Painting services for home improvements. Tell us which rooms or outside surfaces need attention.
Tell us your suburb and the repairs or improvements you have in mind. Scope, materials, access and scheduling can be confirmed with the team. For shared or managed properties, mention any building rules or approvals.
Call +27 73 209 3004Sea Point is mostly apartments, and that makes it the most constrained area we work in. A flue cannot usually pass through a shared roof, and a body corporate is rarely enthusiastic about the idea. So the honest answer in most Sea Point buildings is a gas fireplace: a balanced-flue unit vents horizontally through an external wall, needs no chimney, and comes with the Certificate of Compliance your building manager and insurer will both want to see.
Where a flue route does exist, usually in the older Victorian and Edwardian homes along the High Level Road side and in Fresnaye, a closed-combustion insert into the existing hearth is the better result. Those chimneys are typically a century old and need lining before they will draw reliably, which is a job worth doing properly rather than cheaply.
Salt air is unavoidable here. Every external component we fit in Sea Point, Bantry Bay and Three Anchor Bay is marine-grade 316 stainless, because anything else is a warranty claim waiting to happen.
Apartments. Balanced-flue gas fireplaces vent through an external wall, so no shared-roof penetration is needed. Certificate of Compliance included.
Body corporates. We prepare the documentation and handle the approval rather than leaving it with you.
Period homes. Chimney relining for the older Fresnaye and High Level Road properties, then a closed-combustion insert into the original hearth.
Salt air. Marine-grade 316 stainless on every external component, without exception in this area.
Suburbs we cover: Sea Point, Green Point, Three Anchor Bay, Bantry Bay, Fresnaye, Mouille Point and the Waterfront.
Usually yes, as a gas unit. A balanced-flue gas fireplace vents horizontally through an external wall, so it needs no chimney and no shared-roof penetration, which is what body corporates object to. It is installed with a Certificate of Compliance.
Almost always. We prepare the technical documentation, the compliance paperwork and the installation detail so the trustees have something concrete to approve. We have done this often enough in Atlantic Seaboard buildings to know what they ask for.
Usually. Century-old masonry chimneys are often unlined, partially blocked or oversized for a modern unit. Lining the chimney with stainless, sized to the new insert, is what makes the draw reliable, and it keeps the original fireplace look intact.
Yes, and Sea Point is as exposed as it gets. Standard galvanised flue components corrode within a few seasons here, so we use marine-grade 316 stainless on every external part as standard rather than as an option.
No. We quote after seeing the space or the photos, and you decide before any work starts.