Serving Madison & South-Central Wisconsin, WI
Annual chimney sweeping plus Level 1 and Level 2 inspections by an experienced local crew — the safest way to start every Wisconsin heating season.
Every chimney should be inspected at least once a year — and for good reason. A clean, properly functioning flue is the difference between a cozy fire and a house fire. In Wisconsin, where wood-burning fireplaces and stoves get heavy seasonal use, skipping annual service is a risk no homeowner should take.
We perform both Level 1 and Level 2 chimney inspections across Madison and South-Central Wisconsin. A Level 1 inspection is the routine annual check-up — we visually inspect every accessible portion of the chimney (firebox, smoke chamber, crown, cap, flashing, and exterior masonry) and document anything we find. It's what we recommend for every chimney in regular use, year after year. A Level 2 inspection covers everything in a Level 1 and adds a video scan of the entire chimney — it's required any time you buy or sell a home, change your heating appliance, or after an event that may have damaged the chimney (a chimney fire, severe storm, or earthquake). We carry the right equipment for both.
Our sweeping service removes creosote, soot, nesting material, and debris, and leaves the firebox, smoke shelf, and smoke chamber clean. Booking annually in spring (after the heating season) or early fall (before it) keeps your chimney clean year-round and catches issues while they're small.
Every inspection includes a detailed written report with photographs. If we find deficiencies, we'll explain exactly what we found, what the risk is, and what it will cost to fix — no pressure, no inflated urgency.
Years of focused chimney work means our inspectors know what failures look like and how to spot them — across every common chimney style in South-Central Wisconsin.
Every inspection includes a detailed written report with photos of any deficiencies found. You'll have documentation to share with your insurance company or real estate agent.
Every inspection covers the firebox, smoke chamber, chimney, crown, cap, flashing, and exterior masonry — not just what's visible from the fireplace opening. Level 2 inspections add a video scan of the entire chimney to find issues a visual inspection can't reach.
Annual sweeping removes the creosote, soot, and debris that build up in your flue and smoke chamber over the heating season — the buildup that's the leading cause of chimney fires when it's left in place.
A blocked or cracked flue is a leading cause of residential fires and CO poisoning. Annual inspections catch these hazards before they become emergencies.
Spring and fall slots book out fast — we recommend scheduling before the rush. We offer weekday appointments across South-Central Wisconsin.
Local weather can be hard on exterior masonry and roofing. Here are the issues we encounter most often — and exactly what we do about them.
Every wood fire deposits creosote — a flammable byproduct of incomplete combustion — on the chimney walls. Left in place, creosote buildup is the leading cause of chimney fires in the U.S.
Our fix: Annual sweeping clears creosote from the flue and smoke chamber before the next heating season. We follow up with a visual check of the chimney for any signs of prior heat damage and document anything we find in a written report.
Raccoons, squirrels, and chimney swifts regularly nest in uncapped flues. Nesting material is highly flammable, and a blocked flue forces combustion gases — including carbon monoxide — back into the living space instead of venting outside.
Our fix: We remove the nesting material, clean any residue from the liner, and install a stainless-steel chimney cap sized to your flue. The cap prevents re-entry while still allowing normal draft.
Clay tile liners crack from heat stress and freeze-thaw cycling. A compromised liner allows carbon monoxide to migrate through mortar joints into adjacent walls, and — if a chimney fire occurs — allows heat to reach combustible framing rather than being contained in the flue.
Our fix: Our Level 2 inspection's video scan identifies liner damage that isn't visible from inside the firebox. Depending on severity we recommend a stainless-steel relining sized to your appliance.
The smoke chamber above the damper concentrates combustion gases before they enter the flue. With every wood fire it accumulates creosote, soot, and loose debris on the brick walls and corbeled ledges — buildup that slows draft, traps deposits, and adds fire load when left in place.
Our fix: We clean the smoke chamber and shelf with rotary tools to clear the layered creosote, soot, and debris that standard sweep brushes can't reach. If we find cracked bricks or deteriorated mortar joints during cleaning, we document them in the written report so you can plan repair on your own timeline.
A wood stove or fireplace insert that's connected to the wrong flue size, or that's connected without a properly installed liner, is both inefficient and dangerous. Oversized flues create downdraft; undersized connections cause back-puffing and CO spillage.
Our fix: We inspect the entire chimney connector — from the stove collar at the appliance outlet up through the flue to the cap — and confirm that flue area, liner sizing, and clearances to combustibles meet appliance manufacturer specifications. We provide a written compliance report.
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Serving Madison · Sun Prairie · Middleton · Verona · Fitchburg · Waunakee · DeForest · Portage · Baraboo · Reedsburg · Wisconsin Dells · Tomah · Mauston & all of South-Central Wisconsin, WI
