Wood, gas and electric fireplace service in Fontainebleau

Choosing a chimney company comes down to how clearly it explains the work before you pay for any of it. We are a family-owned, locally owned team serving homes in Fontainebleau. Our estimates are written so you can see what each item fixes and why it is there. Nothing is scheduled until you approve it, and the price you approve is the price you pay.

A common example is the top of a masonry chimney. Two different parts live up there, and they are easy to confuse. The crown is the solid slab that closes the top of the masonry around the flue. The cap is the metal cover over the flue opening that keeps rain and animals out. Tell us what prompted the call, whether it is a crack you can see from the yard, water in the firebox or a cap that has come loose.

A cap cannot mend a cracked crown under it. Equally, a rebuilt crown does nothing for rain that drops through a flue left uncovered. Brick industry guidance on chimney design wants the crown pitched away from the flue, with an overhang past the brick so dripping water falls clear of the face. It also separates the crown from the flue liner, so the two can move without cracking each other.

When a crown lacks those details, cracks tend to return after a surface patch. We tell you which case you have before quoting either repair. You start with a free inspection and an estimate in writing, also free, with each price given upfront. If you approve the crown, the cap or any other listed repair within 72 hours of the inspection, 10% off applies to that work.

While the top is being rebuilt, the open flue is covered whenever work stops for the day. Old concrete and metal are hauled off. Afterwards the written record of the work is yours, and our workmanship warranty backs it. Keep it for the day you sell the house.