Affordable Chimney Sweeps

read moreWe Are Open as an Essential Business to Service Your Chimney as it is a Heat Source. However, the office is closed to the public until further notice. Our regular hours are 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM Monday - Friday. Please Call 888-50-SWEEP (79337) To Schedule a Service Appointment or 24 hr. Emergency Service. We Are Using Personal Protection Equipment (Masks, Coveralls, Booties, Gloves, Safety Glasses, Disinfectant Cleaning Agents) For Your Protection and Ours Until Further Notice. We Are Here For you and We Will Get Through this Together!

read moreAffordable Chimney Sweeps offers a comprehensive range of high-quality chimney sweeping and cleaning services in the North Shore of Massachusetts, Southern New Hampshire. With more than 40 years of combined experience, we have the expertise to also provide chimney capping, liners, repair, waterproofing services and much more. Brick repointing and fireplace cleaning is available as well. CSIA Certified Massachusetts does not have a license for the chimney industry. What is currently acknowledged and accepted by the industry is the CSIA Credential.

read moreThis service is vital to the safety of every home. There are 35,000 chimney fires a year in the United States. Sweeping the chimney flues on a regular maintenance program will help prevent Chimney Fires, Carbon Monoxide Dangers, and help your appliances to operate more efficiently. It is necessary to remove flammable creosote that builds up after each fire from your fireplace or Solid fuel stove every year. If you use your heating appliance daily as a primary heating source, then it should be cleaned twice a year.

read moreReal Estate Property that is being sold or transferred is required by the NFPA (National Fire Protection Agency) and CSIA (Chimney Safety Institute of America) to have a Level 2 Inspection performed. A Level 2 Inspection includes a Video Scan or other means of all accessible areas of the chimney. Please note that Home Inspections performed by a Home Inspector do not perform Level 2 Inspections of your chimney. The truth about Home Inspectors: Home Inspectors have cost many homeowners tens of thousands of dollars at their home due to oversights from lack of experience and knowledge of Chimney Ventilation Systems.

read moreAlso known as fireplace liners, flue liners, chimney flues or flexible chimney liners. Chimney liners are the passageway in the fireplace, furnace or wood stove appliance flue in which the By-Products of Combustion (Carbon Monoxide) and smoke travel through in order to escape your home safely. These Stainless Steel Chimney Liners separate the fireplace or the furnace exhaust from the rest of your house. Before a Homeowner purchases a home they should have an inspection performed by a CSIA (Chimney Safety Institute of America) Certified and Trained Technician so that they know about the condition of the whole chimney, including each of the chimney flues and if they are properly lined and their current condition.

read moreFireplace Flue Sweeps - Also known as chimney cleanings or fireplace cleanings. Fireplace chimney sweeps are done to remove flammable Creosote Deposits from the inside of your chimney and to assure the flues are obstruction free. The NFPA (National Fire Protection Association) code 211 says, Chimneys, fireplaces, and vents shall be inspected at least once a year for soundness, freedom from deposits, and correct clearances. Cleaning, maintenance, and repairs shall be done if necessary. Annual inspection with a fireplace chimney sweep as required.

read moreOil or Gas Fuel Chimney Cleanings - Also known as furnace flue cleanings, chimney liner sweeps, or furnace chimney cleanings. Furnace chimney sweeps are primarily to remove acidic soot deposits, wildlife nesting for obstruction free assurance and Integrity Purposes. Your oil or gas burning units emit the products of combustion, i.e. carbon monoxide and soot deposits to the atmosphere through your furnace chimney flue. Affordable Chimney Sweeps will clean the chimney flue to remove these corrosive deposits and ensure safe & efficient exhaust escape from your home (carbon monoxide).

read moreFireplace Odors & Chimney Odors may be attributed to a multitude of different things. Fireplace smells come from creosote deposits in your chimney, a natural byproduct of wood burning. Chimney odors are usually worse in the summer when the humidity is high, on rainy days, and/or when the air conditioner is running. Getting the Chimney Flue cleaned may help minimize your fireplace smell but will not solve the problem entirely, but it must be done before other steps are taken. Creosote absorbs into the porous masonry construction inside your chimney, embedding the fireplace smell beyond the masonry's surface (much like the walls of your firebox stain black with use).