Chimney soot removal and sweeping in North Bay Village
We look for blockages before brushing and remove loose material without pushing damage out of sight.
- Owned and run locally
- Available for same-day service
- Fully licensed and insured
- Family owned and run
Signs that point to chimney cleaning
- Smoke drifting into the room
- Flakes of black residue in the firebox
- Fires that are slow to draw
- Smell that worsens after rain
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Flue cleaning and what it leaves you with
Lighting the fireplace again after a sweep
After a cleaning with no open findings, the fireplace can go back into use. Build a hot fire with dry, split wood, as EPA guidance advises, and watch how the smoke rises. A fire that draws well and leaves the room clear is a good sign.
If smoke enters the room, an odor lingers or the damper feels different, stop and tell us. Something may have changed, or may not have been visible during the sweep. Asking early is better than burning on while you wait to see.
Timing the cleaning around your plans
Book the cleaning for a time before you plan to use the fireplace, not the morning after a fire. The firebox needs to be cold, and findings may need time to be dealt with. A little lead time keeps both simple.
If you have a date in mind for the next fire, tell us. We can plan the visit so that any repair found has room to be discussed and, if you approve it, scheduled. Rushing a repair to meet a date rarely helps the chimney.
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.
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.
Parts named in your sweep estimate
- Flue brushing along the reachable length
- Written record of the work
- Unreached sections noted in writing
- Walk-through of results at the hearth
Chimney cleaning answers for households in North Bay Village
Can the free inspection and the sweep happen on one visit?
It can. We look at the fireplace and flue and give you the estimate. If you approve it and the scope allows, we clean on the same visit. If a separate item needs deciding, the cleaning can wait until you are ready.
Is there anything I should not burn after the cleaning?
EPA guidance advises against household trash, cardboard, plastics and painted or treated wood. Dry, split wood burned in a hot fire leaves less residue. Ask us what your deposits suggest about the fuel you have been using.
Do you haul away the soot and debris?
Yes. Everything that comes down is bagged at the fireplace, and anything that falls on the roof is gathered too. It all leaves with us when the work area is cleaned up.
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Chimney & Fireplace Brands We Work With
DuraVent 
Olympia Chimney and Venting 
Copperfield Chimney Supply 
Rutland 
Heatilator 
Heat & Glo