In Colorado Springs, a wood stove or fireplace is not decoration — it is real heat through dry, intense cold and big day-night swings. We diagnose on the spot, repair with real parts, and test-fire before we leave. Same-day service, every day, 8 AM to 8 PM.
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The six services Colorado Springs homeowners call us for most — from a gas fireplace that will not stay lit at altitude, to a wood flue loaded with pine creosote that needs a proper cleaning.
Repair
Fireplace Repair
Any fireplace, any failure — diagnosed first, then fixed with the right parts. In Colorado Springs that often means a pilot, thermocouple or venting setup that was never adjusted for elevation.
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Repair
Gas Fireplace Repair
Gas units at altitude need a different setup — this is the call we run most in El Paso County. Pilot that won't stay lit, dead remote, weak or lazy flame: gas systems diagnosed safely and repaired to code.
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Cleaning & Care
Fireplace Cleaning
Soot, dust and that stale closed-up smell removed from the firebox, glass and burner — the deep clean that clears fast-building softwood creosote before it becomes a flue fire risk.
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Cleaning & Care
Fireplace Inspection
Firebox, flue, venting and controls checked end to end, with a plain-language report. At elevation we also check the altitude setup, venting and snow damage most inspections skip.
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Install & Replace
Fireplace Installation
A new gas fireplace or an outdoor fire feature, done right: sizing, venting, gas and electric runs, finishing — one crew, start to first fire. We handle the whole job — unit, venting, gas line, electric and finish work, adjusted for altitude.
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Cleaning & Care
Fireplace Service & Maintenance
The annual service that keeps a Colorado Springs gas fireplace lighting first try: full clean, burner and pilot service, safety sensors tested, and a test fire before we leave. One visit a year is what stands between Colorado Springs homeowners and the first-cold-night no-light call.
Get a free estimateNeed something else — a damper, a blower, a smoke problem, a bird in the flue? We cover all 27 fireplace specialties. Call (888) 257-9181 and describe it.
A fireplace in Colorado Springs works at elevation, in dry cold and wide temperature swings few other regions see. Altitude, pine smoke, snow and long idle months in second homes do the damage here — this is what we check on every visit.
A Colorado Springs winter day can swing from hard freeze to thaw and back by nightfall. That cycling works moisture in and out of masonry, stresses metal venting, and makes a cold flue draft poorly at startup — the classic puff of smoke into the room. We read those startup problems as venting and temperature clues, not mysteries.
Heavy snow sits on caps, bends lightweight covers, and can bury low vent terminations on direct-vent units in El Paso County. A buried or crushed vent means poor draft, soot and shutdowns right when you need heat most. After big storms we check caps and terminations first — before assuming a part inside has failed.
Late-summer smoke changes how Colorado Springs burns. On bad air days, wood burning is restricted and discouraged, and many homeowners lean on gas instead — which is why gas units that sat unused all summer get found out in the smoke season, not winter. We service both, so whichever fuel you rely on is ready.
The dry mountain climate is kinder to masonry than wet regions are, but it does not spare it. Water that gets into a crown or mortar joint freezes hard at elevation, expands, and cracks it wider each cycle. In Colorado Springs we check crowns and joints on every inspection — caught early, it is a small repair.
Colorado Springs sits in El Paso County, and the ZIP list at the bottom of this page covers 31 serviceable ZIP codes — 80902 through 80951. The closest served neighbors are Manitou Springs, Fountain, Monument, and every one of them is covered by the same crews, the same day, under the same number: (888) 257-9181.
Same-day service, free estimates, licensed & insured — and a fireplace that lights when you click the remote.
Often it is not a broken part at all — it is altitude. Thin air weakens the pilot flame, so the thermocouple cools, thinks the flame is out, and shuts the gas off. Dust in the pilot makes it worse. A tech cleans the pilot, tests the thermocouple, and checks the altitude setup before replacing anything.
Yes. Gas appliances are rated and adjusted for an elevation range, and a unit set up for low elevation will burn dirty, soot the glass, and struggle to keep a pilot at Colorado Springs elevation. The gas and air setup has to match the altitude it will actually run at — we check and adjust that as part of any installation or repair.
Yes — clear it before you rely on the fireplace. Snow can bury a direct-vent termination, crush a light cap, and block the draft a gas or wood unit needs to vent safely. In El Paso County we see shutdowns and soot problems after every big storm that trace straight back to a buried or bent vent, not a failed part.
Please have it checked first. Months sitting empty in Colorado mountain country means animals may have nested in the flue, dust has settled in the pilot, and caps may have taken snow damage — all invisible from the room. An inspection and cleaning before the first fire is the difference between a cozy arrival and a cabin full of smoke.
At altitude, a gas flame that is not adjusted for elevation burns cooler and dirtier, and soot on the glass is often the first visible sign. Dusty burners and shifted logs make it worse. Cleaning the glass alone treats the symptom — a tech cleans the burner, checks the log placement, and verifies the altitude setup so it stays clean longer.
No — and be wary of anyone who does. Every fireplace fails differently, so a phone price is a guess that changes at your door. Our estimates are free: a tech looks at the actual problem, then gives you one clear price before any work starts.
Fireplace Team is a national company with local technicians serving Colorado Springs street addresses across the ZIP codes below — same-day service and free estimates, every day 8 AM – 8 PM. More of Colorado is covered from our Colorado page. The Colorado Springs list below covers 31 ZIP codes, 80902 through 80951.
Don't see your ZIP? Colorado Springs also uses P.O. Box and single-organization ZIP codes that have no street addresses — call (888) 257-9181 and we will confirm coverage for your street address on the call.
Also serving nearby: Manitou Springs, CO · Fountain, CO · Monument, CO · Woodland Park, CO · Palmer Lake, CO · Calhan, CO.
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