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Chimney Sweeping, Montgomery County

Your Local Chimney Sweeps in Montgomery County, PA

Chimneys in Montgomery County often pull double duty. One flue serves the fireplace, and another, right beside it, vents an oil or gas boiler, a furnace or a water heater. Wood fires leave creosote, oil burners leave soot and acidic scale, and both narrow the flue when they build up. A sweeping clears that out so the chimney drafts cleanly and the deposits cannot catch fire. Our crew cleans each flue, the smoke shelf and the firebox, protects your floors and walls, and points out anything we think needs a closer look.

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Montgomery County, PA

Chimney Sweeping for Montgomery County Homes

Upper Dublin was mostly farmland until the 1950s and grew from about 6,000 people to nearly 20,000 by 1970. Many of the houses from that boom still have their original chimney with a fireplace flue and a heating flue side by side, and both need regular cleaning.

New highways near King of Prussia in the late 1950s set off a construction boom, followed by the mall, a business park and housing developments. Homes from those decades are now old enough that their flues have seen a great many heating seasons, and a sweep is the simplest way to keep them clear.

We sweep chimneys in Upper Dublin, King of Prussia, Horsham, Lansdale and Abington.

When to Call Us

  • Smoke rolls into the room when the fire starts
  • A strong campfire smell on humid days
  • Black flakes falling into the firebox
  • You do not remember the last sweep
  • You bought a house with a fireplace you have never used

How the Job Goes

  1. We protect the room

    Drop cloths go down from the door to the hearth and the opening is sealed before any brush goes in.

  2. We clean the whole system

    Firebox, damper, smoke shelf, smoke chamber and flue, with rods and brushes sized to your flue.

  3. We look while we clean

    We check the damper, the flue joints and the crown and cap, and tell you plainly what we found.

  4. You get it in writing

    If anything needs repair, you get a free written estimate before any work starts.

Chimney Sweeping Questions in Montgomery County

My oil boiler shares the chimney with my fireplace. Do both need sweeping?
Yes, and on their own schedules. The fireplace flue needs cleaning when creosote builds up from wood fires, and the boiler flue collects soot and scale from the oil burner every winter. We clean both and check the boiler connector while we are there.
When is a good time of year to book a chimney sweep in Montgomery County?
Late spring and summer are the easiest times to get on the schedule, and the flue is clean and ready before the heat comes on. Early fall gets busy, so booking ahead helps.
How often should a chimney be swept?
NFPA 211, the national standard for chimneys and fireplaces, calls for an inspection at least once a year, with cleaning when deposits build up. A fireplace used every winter weekend usually needs a sweep every year.

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How It Works

  1. Your callCall, text or book online

    Tell us what you see or smell. A real person from our team answers and sets a time that suits you.

  2. The visitFree chimney inspection

    Our own crew arrives in a marked Pro 1 van, covers the floor and inspects the chimney from the firebox to the cap, free of charge.

  3. The estimateFree written estimate

    We walk you through what we found, in plain words, and put any repair in writing before work starts.

  4. The workThe job, done right

    We do the work, clean up the roof, the yard and the room, and walk you through the finished job.

Book before the holidays. Fireplaces get their heaviest use from Thanksgiving to New Year. A free inspection now catches nests, creosote and cracked flue tiles before the first big fire and the family gatherings.

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Chimney Sweeping in Montgomery County

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