We quote before we start, and we show you the photos.
EmergencyWhat we do
Two of these are annual maintenance. The rest are what we find when something has gone wrong — and most of them started as something small that nobody looked at.
Creosote, soot, and blockages cleared out of your flue.
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A documented look at the whole system, firebox to crown.
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Tuckpointing, brick replacement, and rebuilds — above and below the roofline.
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The lid on your chimney. Keeps rain, leaves, and animals out.
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A cracked or missing flue liner is a safety problem, not maintenance.
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We find where the water actually gets in, fix it, and seal the masonry.
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Stuck dampers, crumbling firebox mortar, gas logs that won't light.
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Lint is fuel. A clogged vent is a documented cause of house fires.
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We fly the chimney instead of climbing it. Nobody goes on the roof.
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That's normal, and it's not your job to know. Describe what you're seeing and we'll tell you what it points to — including when the answer is “that's fine, leave it.”
Recent work
Our own photographs, from real jobs. Before and after where we have both ends of it.
The crown surface is unbroken again, sloped away from the tile and carried out over the brick.
New cover fitted over the chase and the flue capped — the rust it replaced is still showing underneath.
The chase opened at the roof and a single length of stainless flex liner fed down it.