Fireplace damper

[mwhitnee]

Moved into a new house this year- the damper in my fireplace opens/closes properly but is missing the handle to open and close it. It's wedged open with a brick for wood burning. I haven't really spent a lot of time looking at it so I don't know if it's fixable.

So my questions are:
-can I get parts if it is fixable?
-How do I find the manufacturer, will it be on the damper plate?
-Is it hard to replace? I'm pretty handy but haven't done it before
-estimated cost of hiring someone to replace it?

Thanks guys!!

 

[bholler]

We would need allot more info and some pics to have any idea of what needs done

 

[mwhitnee]

I'll try to take some pics this weekend and take a closer look at it. Thanks

 

[webby3650]

Your best bet would to just install a lock-top cap. It opens and closes with a cable that mounts in the Fireplace. You might get lucky and find a handle that fits your damper plate though.