Trusted Chimney Sweeps & Inspections In Glenview, IL

Having your chimney cleaned and inspected once a year will help it operate more safely and efficiently. In Glenview, IL, and throughout Cook County, IL, homeowners call Lindemann Chimney & Fireplace, Heating & Cooling first for professional chimney sweeping and licensed chimney inspections.

Chimney Cleaning

When you burn wood in your fireplace, the smoke moves into the chimney and condenses into creosote. This highly flammable substance is the cause of most reported chimney fires in the greater Chicago, IL, region each year.

Creosote can form anywhere smoke goes:

• Chimney flue
• Fireplace damper
• Smoke shelf
• Smoke chamber
• Firebox
• Chimney cap

Lindemann’s CSIA-certified chimney sweeps remove creosote wherever it shows up in your chimney system.

Our Chimney Sweep Process

As a professional Illinois chimney sweep company, we use a variety of commercial brushes, scrubbers, and solvents to remove both creosote and any draft-blocking debris that may have entered your chimney. During the cleaning process, our crew runs high-powered vacuums equipped with HEPA filters to contain soot and dust.

We cover the work area with tarps to safeguard furnishings and other items. When the work is complete, we leave the room in the same condition as when we first walked into it.

Chimney Inspections Glenview, IL

A basic chimney inspection is usually performed at the same time as chimney cleaning. Both services should be scheduled once a year.

A Level 1 chimney inspection, as outlined by the Chimney Safety Institute of America (CSIA), covers all the areas and parts of your chimney and fireplace system that are readily accessible.

More-involved inspections are required when:

• You’re adding a new appliance to draft through your chimney or otherwise modifying the system
• You’re selling your home or looking to buy a new one that has a fireplace and chimney
• A fire, weather event, or other occurrence is believed to have damaged the chimney
• Major chimney damage has occurred, and a full-scale inspection is the only way to understand the scope of the problem