Chimney sweep
A chimney sweep is the routine job: brushing the flue, clearing the firebox and smoke shelf, and telling you what the walls of the flue looked like once they were clean.
See what's includedChimney services for Shorewood homes
Fireplaces, stoves and inserts, brick stacks and metal pipe: we clean, inspect and repair the whole path your smoke follows out of the house.
Four pieces at the top of the stack
Rain, snow and wind reach the top of the stack before anything else, and these four parts decide how far they get.
- The capThe cover over the flue. Weather and wildlife stay outside, smoke leaves through its mesh, and most sparks stay in.
- The crownThe sloped slab on top of the brick. Once it cracks, water runs straight down into the stack.
- The brickBrick soaks up water and lets it go slowly. If it stays wet into a freeze, the face of the brick can pop off.
- The mortar jointsMortar is the softer part of the wall. When its joints open, water gets behind the brick, and many masonry repairs begin there.
Chimney repair
Repair work picks up where cleaning stops: the rusted cap, the cracked crown, the leaking seam at the roof and the brick that has started to go.
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Chimney inspection
A chimney inspection is a look, not a repair: the firebox, damper, flue, smoke chamber, cap, crown and flashing, and a straight account of what condition they are in.
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Chimney cleaning
Chimney cleaning goes beyond the yearly sweep. It deals with creosote that has hardened, nests, fallen mortar and the stale smell that comes with them.
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Chimney crown repair
Chimney crown repair restores the sloped slab on top of the stack so that water runs off its edges, not down into the masonry, and the bricks below stay dry.
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Chimney cap services
Chimney cap services replace or add the cover on top of the flue: the part that keeps rain, snow and wildlife out of the chimney while the smoke still escapes.
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Chimney flashing repair
Chimney flashing repair covers the metal that seals the joint between the stack and the roof, and it deals with the leaks that follow once that metal has rusted through, lifted away or split open.
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Masonry restoration
Brick chimneys wear in their mortar first, and restoration puts that right: the joints, the bricks and, where the damage runs deep, whole sections of the stack.
See what's includedWhere we work
- Shorewood
- Joliet
- Rockdale
- Minooka
- Crest Hill
- Channahon
- Plainfield
- Elwood
- Plattville
- Romeoville
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Prefer to talk? Call(224) 324-3090