Chimney Sweep Prairieville

Expect to pay about tuppense.

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I LOVE to laugh

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Figure out your flue tile size, and buy a kit off Amazon. Chimney sweeps make their money selling "repairs". Just pull off your cap, shine a flashlight down to look for obstructions, run a filtered shop-vac at the bottom, lay out a tarp in front of you fireplace, and put on a dust mask. After you sweep it, shine a flashlight down the flue and look for cracks in the flue tile or disconnects on a pre-fab system. Also, if it's masonry, check the profile joint (mortar joint that butts up to firebrick), and look to make sure there are no glaring voids in your smoke chamber.

Some people in my subdivision in Houston had it done and was $60.

If you do it yourself just watch the wasp nests.

I deeply apologize if mentioning Houston creates grimacing and discomfort for you. Just wanted to point out the cost and my location.

I cant reccomend one, but I would say avoid CC Chimney Sweep.

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can I ask why? I was about to call them

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They showed up very late, their inspection was a joke. In total they spent less than 5 minutes doing the inspection. Literally all he did was look up the chimney to see that the flue opened and closed. He did not get on the roof to check the crown, cap, bricks, mortar or flashing. They told me my firebox had major damage, had to be replaced, and was unsafe. They gave me an estimate on the repairs in excess of $10,000.

I did not feel right about it, and called another guy whose name I can't recall, and he did a much more thorough inspection, and told me my firebox was pristine, but said some mortar needed to be re-pointed on the stack.