Providing Top-Notch Chimney Sweep Services

Bristle & Broom Chimney Cleaning is your destination for comprehensive chimney and heating appliance services, including:

Chimney Restorations

Masonry Repairs

Chimney Sweeping

Fireplace Installation

Chimney Waterproofing

Stove Installation

Chimney Leak Fix

Chimney Inspections

Chimney Relining

What Makes Us Unique Compared to the Rest?

We recognize your dedication to keeping your home looking wonderful, despite your busy schedule. That's why, at Bristle & Broom Chimney Cleaning, we do our utmost to leave only a smile on your face and a safe, healthy chimney after our visit. Immediately upon entering your home, we spread drop-cloths to maintain the cleanliness of your floors, and employ industrial-strength vacuums to clear any debris or soot that may become loose during sweeping.

Besides maintaining cleanliness, we employ cutting-edge video scanning technology to record your chimney's condition before and after our services. This way, we ensure no issues are overlooked.

Opt for Bristle & Broom Chimney Cleaning for your chimney needs, and benefit from certified technicians, an immaculate cleaning job, cutting-edge inspection, and documented before-and-after results.

Our integrity and craftsmanship have made us a top choice for Newport News, VA residents. Each work van is staffed with an experienced chimney technician and often an assistant. All our technicians are committed to providing personalized service and possess years of experience.

Discover the Benefits of Regular Chimney Sweeping

The task of chimney sweeping may seem straightforward, but it's a comprehensive process that calls for an expert's handling to be done accurately, and it's imperative for maintaining the performance of your chimney and the safety of your household and loved ones.

Whenever you use your fireplace or stove, your chimney is keeping harmful substances that result from burning fuel - gases, smoke, particles, minerals - safely contained. But over time, debris and creosote moves up your chimney and can lead to blockages and fires. A trained chimney sweep will thoroughly and safely remove this allowing your chimney to do its job properly.

To ensure safety and save money in the long run, chimney sweeping is an affordable and important aspect of preventative maintenance.

Annual cleaning and inspection are required for regularly used chimneys, but even chimneys used infrequently should be inspected and swept at least once to guarantee proper and safe functioning.

Without difficulty, get ready for your chimney sweeping appointment:

Refrain from having a fire in your fireplace for a minimum of 24 hours before your appointment.

Position furniture and fragile objects a few feet away from the space surrounding your stove or fireplace.

Please have your pets in a separate room, removed from the work area.

It should take around an hour to an hour and a half for your chimney sweep to finish the job, with your technician performing the following:

Study the interior and exterior accessible areas of your chimney.

Study factory-built units for cracks.

Rely on special brushes for chimney sweeping.

Examine the chimney liner for gaps, cracks, and absent joints.

Take care of your chimney's smoke chamber, smoke shelf, and damper by scrubbing them with our hand tools.

Remove all ashes before sweeping firebox.

For either a fireplace or stove, take off and brush the grate.

Scan for potential fire risks.

Chimney sweeping with brushes and rods remains traditional, even amidst the transformation of chimney tools over time.

What to Look For in a Chimney Sweep When Hiring?

Chimney sweeping isn't governed by federal regulations, allowing anyone to buy a few tools and brushes and call themselves qualified. Regrettably, hiring an unqualified team can be a costly error.

Chimney fires and fireplace troubles can often be dodged through proper maintenance, but issues and threats can be heightened by unqualified chimney sweeps and their substandard repair work. We've even had to intervene to help homeowners after they've been misled by some of these unqualified enterprises.

With a variety of chimney sweep companies in the Newport News vicinity, you might be curious about the distinctions in education, training, experience, and standards between each one.

Regrettably, some chimney sweeps don't focus on your long-term safety. When selecting a company like Bristle & Broom Chimney Cleaning or another, make certain they possess the required licensing, insurance, and certification for your chimney and fireplace needs.

At the start, make sure the company has a valid license and insurance, and it's always a wise move to inquire about references. Equally important is to look for CSIA certification in Virginia chimney sweep services.

With volunteer industry professionals at the helm, the non-profit Chimney Safety Institute of America (CSIA) is committed to keeping homeowners safe and shielding them from fire dangers. Since the 1980s, they have been achieving this through the CSIA Certified Chimney Sweep credential.