Chimney Sweep in Comstock Park, MI

Types of Chimney Work We Do in Comstock Park

Smoky Fireplace and Draft Problems

If smoke comes back into the room, the flue is blocked, too cool, too small, or capped with a screen clogged with soot. The camera shows which. A sweep clears the obstruction, and a liner sized to the fireplace fixes a flue that is too big or leaking. A lot of draft trouble is also simply a dirty chimney. See chimney liner installation.

Chimney Sweeping With a Report

We sweep from the inside with wire brushes and a HEPA vacuum, after tarps and runners are down. The 360 degree camera scans the flue and we email you a digital report with photos. A clean flue gets a short report. A flue with a problem gets a photo of the problem and a quote you can read.

Caps Against Nests and Weather

Squirrels, starlings and raccoons all look at an open flue as a free apartment. A stainless mesh cap closes the top and keeps rain out. If there is a nest, we clear it before sweeping. A stainless cap typically costs $250 to $750. See chimney cap installation.

Leaks and Flashing

Railroad-era houses often have additions, and the flashing where a chimney crosses an old roof line can be a patchwork. We trace leaks to flashing, crown or brick, in that order, and repair the cause. Typical cost is $350 to $1,200. See chimney leak repair.

Level 1 and Level 2 Inspections

A Level 1 inspection is the basic yearly look. A Level 2 adds a camera scan and the attic and crawl space sides, and is used when a house is sold or the fuel changes. See chimney inspection for how they differ.

Tuckpointing and Crown Work

The two jobs that keep a brick chimney standing are fresh mortar and a sound crown. We cut out loose joints about half an inch to three quarters deep and repack them, then coat or rebuild the crown. Typical cost is $600 to $2,800 for tuckpointing and $350 to $2,200 for the crown. See tuckpointing and crown repair.

Dryer Vent Sweep as an Add-On

Lint builds in a dryer vent the way soot builds in a flue. We offer a dryer vent sweep only as an add-on to a chimney visit, with a rotary brush and the dryer pulled from the wall.

What Chimney Work Costs in Comstock Park

Typical 2026 ranges for Comstock Park homes. We confirm the real price after the camera has looked.

Comstock Park Homes, Trail to Alpine Avenue

A Town That Grew Around the Rails

Two railroads once met here, and many houses went up for the people who worked on them. Their chimneys are brick, simple and often unlined beyond the original clay tile. The tile is often cracked, and a camera shows it in minutes. In our experience, a railroad-era chimney is usually fixable, and often more worth fixing than it looks from the street.

Newer Streets by the River

Houses nearer the Grand River and the White Pine Trail are newer, with factory-built or framed chimneys. Their weak spot is the lid and the flashing. We check those first, then run the camera, then talk through the options on the screen with you.

What the Whitecaps Crowd Does in November

Fall is when everyone remembers their chimney. Searches for chimney sweeps in Grand Rapids hit about 480 a month in November and December. Book in September, and a Comstock Park sweep is done before the first fire, before the first hard freeze.

Why We Do the Draft Check First

When a Comstock Park fireplace smokes, I want to see the flue before I guess at the cause. Half of draft trouble is dirt, a quarter is a cap or nest, and the rest is the flue itself. The camera sorts them out in a few minutes. Then we fix the one that is actually the problem, and not the three that are not.

Heading to East Grand Rapids

We also work in East Grand Rapids, where the lake and the 1920s brick make a different kind of job.