How long does a chimney sweeping and inspection take?
Level I inspection and cleaning service takes approximately 45 minutes to and 1-1/2 hours to complete. There is no mess made in your home, and our competent technicians will use tarps to provide extra protection around your systems area. I have water leaking in my masonry chimney. Help! There are many places a masonry chimney can leak. We check to see if you have a chimney cap. Your chimney is an uncovered hole at the top. Next check the flashing and it is a common point of entry. The flashing should be secured to all sides of the chimney facing the roof and be free of separations gaps or holes. Another area to check is the roof slopes toward the chimney and the pitch of the roof. If the roof is too step or the chimney is too wide, the roof should have a cricket built against the chimney to divert water away from it. The chimney crown should be free of cracks and should slope away from the chimney. And finally the masonry chimney brick should be checked for cracked or deteriorating mor
