Chimney sweep work planned around your fireplace in Bayside
We clean the passage you use, protect the room around it and explain what the brushes could not reach.
- Owned and run locally
- Available for same-day service
- Fully licensed and insured
- Family owned and run
Reasons households book a flue cleaning
- Smoke drifting into the room
- Leaves or twigs falling into the firebox
- Sticky residue around the damper frame
- Smoke puffing out as a fire starts
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Sweeping your chimney with a defined scope
When rain reaches the deposits in the flue
Water entering an uncapped or damaged chimney top mixes with soot and residue. The result can be a dark stain on the firebox walls, a sour smell or a streak running down the damper. Cleaning removes the deposits but does not stop the water.
We note where the staining starts and what the top looks like. If a cap, crown or seal is letting water in, that becomes a separate finding with its own estimate. Removing the deposits often makes the source easier to see.
Cleaning from the roof or from the hearth
A flue can be cleaned from the roof down, from the fireplace up, or from both ends. The choice depends on safe roof access, the shape of the flue and where the debris will collect. Either way, the opening below is sealed so soot stays in the firebox.
If the roof is wet, steep or fragile underfoot, we may work from below and explain what that changes. The written record says which way the flue was cleaned. That detail matters if a section near the top needs a second look later.
A chimney top with no cap
An open flue with no cap lets rain, leaves and animals in. Much of what we remove from an uncapped chimney arrived from above rather than from the fires below. Cleaning clears it out but leaves the opening as it was.
We note the missing cap and explain what a screened cap would change. Fitting one is a separate item on its own estimate. If you choose to leave the top open, expect debris to return, and keep the damper closed between fires.
Leaves and twigs inside the flue
Leaves, twigs and seed pods can drop into an open flue or blow in past a damaged screen. They pile up on the smoke shelf or catch in a bend. Dry plant material is combustible and can also restrict the draft.
We clear what we find and say where it collected. A torn screen or an open top is noted as the cause. If trees overhang the chimney, you may see the same debris again, and that is worth knowing before the next fire.
What the chimney sweep estimate covers
- Firebox walls, floor and grate area
- Brush choice matched to the lining
- Damper operation checked after cleaning
- Blockage identified before any brushing
Questions about chimney cleaning visits
Can you clean a fireplace that has an insert in it?
Usually, yes. The insert's manual decides whether we clean through it, remove a baffle or slide it forward. Tell us the make and model when you book so we can plan the route and include any removal step in the estimate.
Is the cap screen cleaned as part of the sweep?
Yes, when the top can be reached safely. We brush the mesh and clear the opening. A torn, rusted or loose screen is noted and priced as a separate repair rather than patched without your approval.
What if part of the flue cannot be reached?
We tell you where the unreached section is and why, and the written record notes it. You are not told the flue is clean when part of it went unbrushed. We also explain whether that section affects safe use.
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Chimney & Fireplace Brands We Work With
DuraVent 
Olympia Chimney and Venting 
Copperfield Chimney Supply 
Rutland 
Heatilator 
Heat & Glo