Chimney work
Class A systems, stainless relining and post-season cleaning. The part of the job nobody photographs and everything depends on.
A stove is only as good as what it is vented into. Most of the wood heat problems we get called about are venting problems: smoke in the room, glass that will not stay clean, a fire that will not hold overnight.
Class A chimney
For an airtight wood stove going into a house with no usable masonry, we run an insulated Class A system: through the ceiling and roof, or up the outside wall with the proper clearances and supports. Direct vent chimney for gas units.
Relining
For a stove or an insert going into an existing masonry chimney, we run a stainless liner sized to the appliance. An oversized flue never gets hot enough to draft properly, and a flue that does not draft properly makes creosote. This is not the line item to shop on price.
Cleaning
We clean after the burning season, in spring, so the system sits clean all summer and is ready the first week you want it.
What we look at while we are up there
- Creosote type and depth, and what your burning habits are doing to produce it
- Cap, crown and flashing
- Liner condition and any gaps at the thimble
- Draft at the appliance, not just at the top
Get on the schedule
Tell us what you burn and how much of it, and we will tell you what the flue needs.
Most stove problems are chimney problems.
If the glass will not stay clean or the fire will not hold overnight, the venting is the first place to look. Bring us the symptoms.