The flue that has sat unused
An unused flue still takes rain, still loses its cap to rust, and is the one animals choose to nest in precisely because nothing ever comes up it. We check every flue on the house, not just the one you point at.
Sandy Springs houses are large, and a lot of them have more than one fireplace — the family room one that gets used, and a second in a bedroom or basement that has not been lit in years. The forgotten one is usually the one with a problem, because nobody has had a reason to look at it.
Tell us about your fireplace and we’ll call to confirm a time and give you a free quote.
We’ve got your details and will call you shortly with a free quote for your chimney.
Call us now: (470) 486-7009No trip fee and no charge for the inspection, whether or not you go ahead. You get a flat written price before any work starts.
About 5 in 10 homes in Sandy Springs went up between 1960 and 1989 (U.S. Census, 2020–2024), and that single fact decides what is likely wrong with yours.
An unused flue still takes rain, still loses its cap to rust, and is the one animals choose to nest in precisely because nothing ever comes up it. We check every flue on the house, not just the one you point at.
Roughly half of Sandy Springs housing is from 1960 to 1989, which puts those crowns at or past thirty years. Cracked crowns are the single most common repair we quote in this part of the metro.
Almost as much of the city is 1990 or newer, and renovation here is constant. A house can easily have an original masonry stack on one side and a factory-built unit added later on the other. We identify each one separately.
The inspection covers every flue in the house, not one, and it is free either way. You get the written price before anything starts.
Also useful: how we sweep a chimney and everything we repair.
One visit covers the full flue, the firebox and everything on the roof — and you get a written free quote for any repair we find.
Chimney work isn’t one-size-fits-all. A single-storey flue that gets used twice a winter is a different job from a two-storey stack with a season of creosote on it.
So rather than advertise a number that changes the moment we arrive, we look at your actual chimney and give you a free estimate in writing — then you decide.
Most chimney problems start small and cheap. Left alone through a few Georgia winters, they stop being either.
The concrete slab on top takes the weather first. Hairline cracks let water in, and freeze-thaw cycles widen them until the masonry starts coming apart. We reseal before that happens.
A missing or rusted-through cap is an open invitation for rain, leaves, squirrels and birds. A new stainless cap keeps all of it out and lasts for years.
The liner is what keeps heat and combustion gases inside the flue instead of in your walls. If we find cracks or gaps, we'll show you and explain the options plainly.
Crowns, caps and flues on real Atlanta homes — no stock photos, no filters.







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Most sweeps are finished inside 90 minutes.
Fill in the form or call us. We'll confirm a slot that suits you — often same or next day.
We seal the hearth, sweep the full flue, then check the crown, cap, liner and draft. You see whatever we find.
You get a clean chimney and a written free quote for any repair — no pressure to book it there and then.
We cover 52 cities across metro Atlanta. Every sweep starts with a free estimate, and anything we find comes back to you as a written quote — before a single repair begins.
If you’ve been looking for a chimney sweep near you in metro Atlanta, you’ve found a local one. We’re based here, our crews live here, and we cover 52 cities across the metro — from Woodstock and Kennesaw in the north down to Fayetteville, McDonough and Covington in the south.
Don’t see your town below? Give us a call — if you’re in the metro, we almost certainly cover you.
The things people ask us most before booking.
Both need looking at; usually only one needs sweeping. The unused flue is the one that collects nests and loses its cap, because nothing disturbs it and nobody looks. We inspect every flue on the house as part of the free visit and tell you honestly which ones actually need work.
Normally yes. Multiple flues on one property are routine for us and we would rather do them in one trip than make you book twice. You get one written price covering everything, broken down so you can see what belongs to which fireplace and drop anything you would rather leave.
It depends on the height of the chimney, the type of flue and how much creosote has built up since the last sweep. That's why we start with a free estimate — we look at your actual chimney and give you a flat written price before any work starts. No trip fee, no surprises.
Once a year if you use your fireplace regularly, and always before the first burn of the season. Even a lightly used chimney should be inspected annually — animals nest in open flues over summer, and crown cracks don't announce themselves.
No. We seal off the fireplace opening and run our vacuum the whole time we work, so the soot goes into our equipment rather than onto your floor. We leave the hearth cleaner than we found it.
We cover all of metro Atlanta and the surrounding suburbs — from Woodstock and Kennesaw in the north to Fayetteville, McDonough and Covington in the south. Enter your address in the form and we'll confirm availability when we call.
One visit. A clean flue, an honest inspection, and a written estimate you’re under no obligation to accept.