# Crown Heights Chimney Sweep

> Clean flues, honest inspections, Crown Heights crews


## Posts

- [Winter Prep for Pre-War Building Boiler Chimneys: A Checklist for Supers and Boards](https://crownheightschimney.com/blog/pre-war-building-boiler-chimney-winter-prep/): Have the boiler flue inspected and cleaned before the first firing, confirm every flue in the stack is either in service or sealed, and get a written report with photos in the building file, all before the boiler contractor's fall startup.
- [Chimney Crown vs Chimney Cap: The Two Parts That Fail First on Crown Heights Roofs](https://crownheightschimney.com/blog/chimney-crown-vs-cap/): The crown is the sloped masonry top that sheds water off the brick and the cap is the metal cover that keeps rain and animals out of the flue, and on a rowhouse stack both are usually the first things to fail and the cheapest to fix early.
- [Creosote Stages 1, 2 and 3: What Each One Means for a Wood-Burning Fireplace](https://crownheightschimney.com/blog/creosote-stages-explained/): Creosote starts as loose soot a brush removes, hardens into crunchy tar that needs a rotary head, and ends as a glossy glaze that only chemical treatment and chains will shift, and the stage you have is set by how you burn.
- [Converting Oil to Gas in a Brooklyn Rowhouse? Your Flue Needs a Liner](https://crownheightschimney.com/blog/oil-to-gas-conversion-chimney-liner/): A masonry flue built for oil is far too large and too cold for a gas boiler, so the exhaust condenses into acid inside the brick, which is why the NYC Fuel Gas Code requires a properly sized listed liner before gas service is turned on.
- [Seven Signs Your Crown Heights Chimney Is Leaking (and Three Things That Only Look Like Leaks)](https://crownheightschimney.com/blog/signs-of-a-chimney-leak/): Most chimney leaks on Crown Heights roofs enter through a cracked crown, failed flashing or a missing cap, and each one leaves a different signature inside the house, which is how our crew tells them apart from condensation and plumbing.
- [Level 1 vs Level 2 Chimney Inspection: What Crown Heights Buyers and Owners Need](https://crownheightschimney.com/blog/level-1-vs-level-2-chimney-inspection/): A Level 1 is the yearly look at everything you can reach without tools, and a Level 2 adds a camera scan of the whole flue, which NFPA 211 calls for whenever a property changes hands, a fuel or appliance changes, or something has happened to the chimney.
- [How Often Should a Crown Heights Rowhouse Chimney Be Swept?](https://crownheightschimney.com/blog/how-often-sweep-chimney/): Have every flue inspected once a year and swept whenever that inspection finds soot at the thickness NFPA 211 and CSIA flag, or any glaze at all, which in a working rowhouse fireplace usually means every season.

## Pages

- [Chabad Crown Heights](https://crownheightschimney.com/chabad-crown-heights-chimney-sweep/): Professional chimney sweeping and fireplace safety for the historic brownstones of Crown Heights, a few blocks from 770 Eastern Parkway.
- [Chimney Cap Installation](https://crownheightschimney.com/chimney-sweep-services-crown-heights-brooklyn/chimney-cap-installation-crown-heights-brooklyn/): Most Crown Heights chimneys lost their caps decades ago, and the water that has been running down those flues since is behind half the repairs we do.
- [Chimney Liner Installation](https://crownheightschimney.com/chimney-sweep-services-crown-heights-brooklyn/chimney-liner-installation-crown-heights-brooklyn/): When the clay tile in a century-old flue has cracked, or a new gas boiler needs a correctly sized vent, a stainless steel liner gives the chimney a continuous, sealed path again.
- [Dryer Vent Cleaning](https://crownheightschimney.com/chimney-sweep-services-crown-heights-brooklyn/dryer-vent-cleaning-crown-heights-brooklyn/): Brooklyn dryers often vent through long runs to a rear wall, a roof, or a basement areaway.
- [Creosote Removal](https://crownheightschimney.com/chimney-sweep-services-crown-heights-brooklyn/creosote-removal-crown-heights-brooklyn/): Glazed creosote does not brush out.
- [Chimney Flashing Repair](https://crownheightschimney.com/chimney-sweep-services-crown-heights-brooklyn/chimney-flashing-repair-crown-heights-brooklyn/): Flashing is the metal that bridges the chimney and the roof, and it fails quietly under layers of tar.
- [Clinton Hill](https://crownheightschimney.com/chimney-sweep-service-areas-brooklyn/chimney-sweep-clinton-hill-brooklyn/): Slate mansards and tall Italianate stacks call for copper, lead and patience. Our Crown Heights crew brings all three to Clinton Hill chimneys.
- [Brownsville](https://crownheightschimney.com/chimney-sweep-service-areas-brooklyn/chimney-sweep-brownsville-brooklyn/): Aging built-up roofs and brick stacks that have not been touched in decades make Brownsville chimneys leak first and fail quietly.
- [East Flatbush](https://crownheightschimney.com/chimney-sweep-service-areas-brooklyn/chimney-sweep-east-flatbush-brooklyn/): The chimney on an East Flatbush two-family vents your boiler and water heater every day of the heating season.
- [Flatbush](https://crownheightschimney.com/chimney-sweep-service-areas-brooklyn/chimney-sweep-flatbush-brooklyn/): From six-story boiler stacks to Victorian wood-burning fireplaces, Flatbush chimneys cover the whole trade. We handle both from Crown Heights.
- [Bedford-Stuyvesant](https://crownheightschimney.com/chimney-sweep-service-areas-brooklyn/chimney-sweep-bedford-stuyvesant-brooklyn/): Bedford-Stuyvesant holds the largest run of intact Victorian brownstones in the country, and most of their chimneys have never been relined.
- [Prospect Heights](https://crownheightschimney.com/chimney-sweep-service-areas-brooklyn/chimney-sweep-prospect-heights-brooklyn/): Four-story brownstones carry old multi-flue stacks that deserve careful hands.
- [Chimney Inspection](https://crownheightschimney.com/chimney-sweep-services-crown-heights-brooklyn/chimney-inspection-crown-heights-brooklyn/): Buying a rowhouse, converting a boiler, or just unsure what is behind the firebox?
- [Chimney Sweep](https://crownheightschimney.com/chimney-sweep-services-crown-heights-brooklyn/chimney-sweep-crown-heights-brooklyn/): A proper sweep removes soot and creosote from the firebox to the flue cap and ends with a camera look at what is left behind.
- [Chimney Tuckpointing](https://crownheightschimney.com/chimney-sweep-services-crown-heights-brooklyn/chimney-tuckpointing-crown-heights-brooklyn/): Mortar joints are the sacrificial part of a chimney: they are meant to wear before the brick does.
- [Chimney Crown Repair](https://crownheightschimney.com/chimney-sweep-services-crown-heights-brooklyn/chimney-crown-repair-crown-heights-brooklyn/): The crown is the slab that seals the top of the chimney around the flues, and on most Crown Heights stacks it is a thin mortar wash that cracked years ago.
- [Chimney Leak Repair](https://crownheightschimney.com/chimney-sweep-services-crown-heights-brooklyn/chimney-leak-repair-crown-heights-brooklyn/): Water near a fireplace has four possible sources, and sealing the wrong one wastes money.
- [Chimney & Masonry Guides for Crown Heights Homeowners](https://crownheightschimney.com/blog/): Everything here comes from what our crew sees inside local flues and on top of rowhouse roofs, written so an owner, a buyer or a building super can make a sound decision.
- [Chimney Cap Installation](https://crownheightschimney.com/chimney-cap-installation-crown-heights-brooklyn/): Most Crown Heights chimneys lost their caps decades ago, and the water that has been running down those flues since is behind half the repairs we do.
- [Chimney Liner Installation](https://crownheightschimney.com/chimney-liner-installation-crown-heights-brooklyn/): When the clay tile in a century-old flue has cracked, or a new gas boiler needs a correctly sized vent, a stainless steel liner gives the chimney a continuous, sealed path again.
- [Dryer Vent Cleaning](https://crownheightschimney.com/dryer-vent-cleaning-crown-heights-brooklyn/): Brooklyn dryers often vent through long runs to a rear wall, a roof, or a basement areaway.
- [Creosote Removal](https://crownheightschimney.com/creosote-removal-crown-heights-brooklyn/): Glazed creosote does not brush out.
- [Chimney Flashing Repair](https://crownheightschimney.com/chimney-flashing-repair-crown-heights-brooklyn/): Flashing is the metal that bridges the chimney and the roof, and it fails quietly under layers of tar.
- [Clinton Hill](https://crownheightschimney.com/chimney-sweep-clinton-hill-brooklyn/): Slate mansards and tall Italianate stacks call for copper, lead and patience. Our Crown Heights crew brings all three to Clinton Hill chimneys.
- [Brownsville](https://crownheightschimney.com/chimney-sweep-brownsville-brooklyn/): Aging built-up roofs and brick stacks that have not been touched in decades make Brownsville chimneys leak first and fail quietly.
- [East Flatbush](https://crownheightschimney.com/chimney-sweep-east-flatbush-brooklyn/): The chimney on an East Flatbush two-family vents your boiler and water heater every day of the heating season.
- [Flatbush](https://crownheightschimney.com/chimney-sweep-flatbush-brooklyn/): From six-story boiler stacks to Victorian wood-burning fireplaces, Flatbush chimneys cover the whole trade. We handle both from Crown Heights.
- [Bedford-Stuyvesant](https://crownheightschimney.com/chimney-sweep-bedford-stuyvesant-brooklyn/): Bedford-Stuyvesant holds the largest run of intact Victorian brownstones in the country, and most of their chimneys have never been relined.
- [Prospect Heights](https://crownheightschimney.com/chimney-sweep-prospect-heights-brooklyn/): Four-story brownstones carry old multi-flue stacks that deserve careful hands.
- [Areas We Serve Around Crown Heights](https://crownheightschimney.com/chimney-sweep-service-areas-brooklyn/): We are a service-area crew based in Crown Heights, and we deliberately keep the radius short.
- [Chimney Inspection](https://crownheightschimney.com/chimney-inspection-crown-heights-brooklyn/): Buying a rowhouse, converting a boiler, or just unsure what is behind the firebox?
- [Chimney Sweep](https://crownheightschimney.com/chimney-sweep-crown-heights-brooklyn/): A proper sweep removes soot and creosote from the firebox to the flue cap and ends with a camera look at what is left behind.
- [Chimney Tuckpointing](https://crownheightschimney.com/chimney-tuckpointing-crown-heights-brooklyn/): Mortar joints are the sacrificial part of a chimney: they are meant to wear before the brick does.
- [Chimney Crown Repair](https://crownheightschimney.com/chimney-crown-repair-crown-heights-brooklyn/): The crown is the slab that seals the top of the chimney around the flues, and on most Crown Heights stacks it is a thin mortar wash that cracked years ago.
- [Chimney Leak Repair](https://crownheightschimney.com/chimney-leak-repair-crown-heights-brooklyn/): Water near a fireplace has four possible sources, and sealing the wrong one wastes money.
- [Chimney & Masonry Services in Crown Heights](https://crownheightschimney.com/chimney-sweep-services-crown-heights-brooklyn/): Ten services, four groups, one rule: we look inside the flue and photograph the stack before we recommend anything.
- [Chimney Cap Installation](https://crownheightschimney.com/services/chimney-cap-installation/): Most Crown Heights chimneys lost their caps decades ago, and the water that has been running down those flues since is behind half the repairs we do.
- [Chimney Liner Installation](https://crownheightschimney.com/services/chimney-liner-installation/): When the clay tile in a century-old flue has cracked, or a new gas boiler needs a correctly sized vent, a stainless steel liner gives the chimney a continuous, sealed path again.
- [Dryer Vent Cleaning](https://crownheightschimney.com/services/dryer-vent-cleaning/): Brooklyn dryers often vent through long runs to a rear wall, a roof, or a basement areaway.
- [Creosote Removal](https://crownheightschimney.com/services/creosote-removal/): Glazed creosote does not brush out.
- [Chimney Flashing Repair](https://crownheightschimney.com/services/chimney-flashing-repair/): Flashing is the metal that bridges the chimney and the roof, and it fails quietly under layers of tar.
- [Clinton Hill](https://crownheightschimney.com/service-areas/clinton-hill/): Slate mansards and tall Italianate stacks call for copper, lead and patience. Our Crown Heights crew brings all three to Clinton Hill chimneys.
- [Brownsville](https://crownheightschimney.com/service-areas/brownsville/): Aging built-up roofs and brick stacks that have not been touched in decades make Brownsville chimneys leak first and fail quietly.
- [East Flatbush](https://crownheightschimney.com/service-areas/east-flatbush/): The chimney on an East Flatbush two-family vents your boiler and water heater every day of the heating season.
- [Flatbush](https://crownheightschimney.com/service-areas/flatbush/): From six-story boiler stacks to Victorian wood-burning fireplaces, Flatbush chimneys cover the whole trade. We handle both from Crown Heights.
- [Bedford-Stuyvesant](https://crownheightschimney.com/service-areas/bedford-stuyvesant/): Bedford-Stuyvesant holds the largest run of intact Victorian brownstones in the country, and most of their chimneys have never been relined.
- [Prospect Heights](https://crownheightschimney.com/service-areas/prospect-heights/): Four-story brownstones carry old multi-flue stacks that deserve careful hands.
- [Chimney Inspection](https://crownheightschimney.com/services/chimney-inspection/): Buying a rowhouse, converting a boiler, or just unsure what is behind the firebox?
- [Chimney Sweep](https://crownheightschimney.com/services/chimney-sweep/): A proper sweep removes soot and creosote from the firebox to the flue cap and ends with a camera look at what is left behind.
- [Chimney Tuckpointing](https://crownheightschimney.com/services/chimney-tuckpointing/): Mortar joints are the sacrificial part of a chimney: they are meant to wear before the brick does.
- [Chimney Crown Repair](https://crownheightschimney.com/services/chimney-crown-repair/): The crown is the slab that seals the top of the chimney around the flues, and on most Crown Heights stacks it is a thin mortar wash that cracked years ago.
- [Chimney Leak Repair](https://crownheightschimney.com/services/chimney-leak-repair/): Water near a fireplace has four possible sources, and sealing the wrong one wastes money.
- [Terms & Conditions](https://crownheightschimney.com/terms-and-conditions/): These terms cover your use of this website and the basics of hiring our crew. A written estimate you approve controls over anything general said here.
- [Sitemap](https://crownheightschimney.com/sitemap/): Converting Oil to Gas in a Brooklyn Rowhouse?
- [Our Guarantee](https://crownheightschimney.com/our-guarantee/): If something we built, lined, sealed or repointed fails because of how we did it, we come back and make it right. Here is what that means in plain terms.
- [Chimney & Masonry FAQ for Crown Heights Homeowners](https://crownheightschimney.com/faq/): The questions below come from rowhouse owners, co-op boards and landlords around Eastern Parkway. The answers are the same ones we give on the roof.
- [About Crown Heights Chimney Sweep](https://crownheightschimney.com/about/): We are a small service-area crew that sweeps, inspects, lines and rebuilds chimneys on the blocks around Eastern Parkway.
- [Contact Us](https://crownheightschimney.com/contact/): One phone number, one email, and a crew that serves Crown Heights and the neighborhoods around it.
- [Areas We Serve Around Crown Heights](https://crownheightschimney.com/service-areas/): We are a service-area crew based in Crown Heights, and we deliberately keep the radius short.
- [Chimney & Masonry Services in Crown Heights](https://crownheightschimney.com/services/): Ten services, four groups, one rule: we look inside the flue and photograph the stack before we recommend anything.
- [Crown Heights Chimney Sweep](https://crownheightschimney.com/): A working sweep and masonry crew for the limestone rows, Eastern Parkway apartment houses and frame homes of Crown Heights.
- [Thank You](https://crownheightschimney.com/contact/thank-you/): We read every form submission ourselves. One of our crew will reach out to confirm details and set a time.
- [Privacy Policy](https://crownheightschimney.com/privacy-policy/): We are a small chimney and masonry crew, and we collect only what we need to call you back and do the job. This page explains it in plain language.


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