Real-world chimney know-how from our West Hartford crew covering the questions West Hartford fireplace owners actually ask.
The "once a year or else" line is marketing, not code. Here is the honest answer for West Hartford fireplace owners, based on how much and what you burn.
Read more →Before you reline anything, read this. Most West Hartford chimney leaks have nothing to do with the flue.
Read more →When a West Hartford chimney needs a Level 2 — and what you actually get for it.
Read more →How a West Hartford crown gets graded: sealable crack or failed slab.
Read more →Stainless or cast-in-place? How we decide which liner a West Hartford chimney actually needs.
Read more →From easy fixes to chimney problems: why a West Hartford fireplace smokes back.
Read more →Pick up the phone and a local West Hartford crew takes it from there. Protected with drop cloths, documented with photos, and quoted before we start.