Chimney Services In Arlington Heights, IL

Chimney Cleaning

Chimneys in and around Arlington Heights, IL, should be professionally cleaned once a year to help prevent chimney fires and drafting blockages.

Creosote

Creosote builds up in the chimney when you use your fireplace. This substance is highly flammable and causes most of the reported Chicagoland chimney fires each year.

Debris

Debris from trees and small animals can hinder drafting and cause smoke and deadly carbon monoxide to back up into your home.

Chimney sweeping dramatically reduces the likelihood of a chimney fire or a dangerous smoke backup. A secure chimney cap, which we can install, keeps debris out of your chimney in the first place.

Chimney Repairs

We have the tools, parts, and experience to fix anything wrong with your Arlington Heights, IL, chimney. We perform all chimney repairs in accordance with Illinois state and local code regulations.

• Chimney liner repair and relining with UL-listed stainless steel chimney liners
• Repair and replacement of chimney caps and chase tops
• Masonry repair, including brick replacement and tuckpointing to refill gaps in the mortar
• Chimney crown crack repair, sealing and rebuilding with the correct angle and drip edge
• Chimney flashing repair, reseating and installation
• Fireplace damper repair and replacement
• Chimney leak repair throughout your chimney system
• Waterproofing the masonry and chimney crown
• Partial and complete chimney rebuilding

Solving “Tricky” Chimney Problems

Along with standard chimney repairs, we know how to get to the bottom of the tricky, non-standard issues we find in the Chicago, IL, area.

• White staining on the exterior masonry
• Smoke backing up into the room
• Water in the firebox
• Strange noises in the chimney
• Leaning or tilting chimney
• Musty or rotten odors coming from the fireplace
• Dark stains on the upper bricks in the chimney stack
• Fires that are hard to start and keep going

Arlington Heights, IL Chimney Inspections

Along with chimney sweeping, a proper chimney inspection performed once a year is the best way to keep your chimney efficient and reliable.

During a basic safety inspection, we'll closely inspect the readily accessible parts of your chimney and fireplace system and provide a report of what we find. We can then make any needed repairs or modifications.

Lindemann also provides inspections for special circumstances:

• When you’re selling your home or buying a new one
• When you're connecting a new appliance to the chimney, replacing the chimney liner, or making other alterations
• After a weather event or chimney fire that may have caused damage
• When major damage is known to exist and must be understood

Many of our inspections include an extendable video camera that lets us see what we normally can't.