A chimney sweep in Hillsboro Pines with a written record
Say yes to the sweep inside 72 hours of your free inspection and a 10% discount applies to it.
- Owned and run locally
- Available for same-day service
- Fully licensed and insured
- Family owned and run
When the chimney is due for a sweep
- The damper will not close fully
- Nest material on the smoke shelf
- Fires that are slow to draw
- Soot stains above the fireplace opening
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Planning a chimney cleaning around your fireplace
Leave the fireplace cold for the visit
There is no need to light a fire to show us a problem. A test fire before a sweep only adds warm ash and fresh residue to the work area. If you want us to see a symptom, describe it or show us the marks it has left.
After cleaning, we can talk through how to judge the next fire. Watch whether smoke rises cleanly, whether the room stays clear and whether odor appears. Those observations tell us more than a demonstration on cleaning day would.
How house air affects soot and smoke
A chimney connects the inside of the house to the outside, so air can move either way through it. Kitchen and bathroom exhaust fans pull air out of the house, and some of that air can come back down the flue. It carries loose soot and odor with it.
If soot or smell appears when fans are running, mention it. Cleaning removes the loose material, but the air path stays. We explain simple steps, such as closing the damper when the fireplace is cold, and whether anything more needs looking at.
The top plate and cap on an insert liner
When an insert vents through a liner, the old flue opening at the top is often closed with a plate around the liner. A cap sits above it. Cleaning the liner may mean lifting the cap, as the liner's instructions describe.
We refit the cap as we found it. If the plate around the liner is loose, rusted or gapped, water and animals can get into the old flue beside the liner. That is noted as a separate finding with an estimate if you want one.
Soot marks on the outside of the chimney
Dark staining on the chimney top, the cap or the siding near it comes from smoke leaving the flue. A little is expected on a working chimney. Heavy, sticky marks can mean the fires are smoky or that residue is being carried out by rain.
We note the pattern when we are at the top. Cleaning outside surfaces is not part of an ordinary sweep, and we say so before you approve. If the staining tells us something about the fires, we explain that instead of simply scrubbing it away.
Cleaning work listed before any brushing
- Room and hearth protection
- Cap screen clearing where reachable
- Unreached sections noted in writing
- Next maintenance visit suggestion
Before you arrange a chimney sweep
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.
Will cleaning get rid of the smell from my fireplace?
It often reduces it, because deposits are a common source. It may not remove it entirely if water in the masonry or air moving down the flue is involved. We tell you before the work if cleaning alone is unlikely to be enough.
What should I tell you when booking a chimney sweep?
Give us the number of fireplaces and which ones you use. Add any manual or model label, recent smoke or smell, and access notes for the roof or gate. Anything you do not know, we find out during the free inspection.
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Our team will contact you to arrange your inspection.
Chimney & Fireplace Brands We Work With
DuraVent 
Olympia Chimney and Venting 
Copperfield Chimney Supply 
Rutland 
Heatilator 
Heat & Glo