Chestnut Hill Chimney & Hearth

Soot is corrosive and damaging to your chimney, removing it now prolongs the life of your chimney, prevents that "nasty smell" during humid/rainy summer days, and ensures that when Fall rolls around your chimney is safe and ready to go when you want it. All pellet stove manufacturers require a professional cleaning at the end of the season to prevent remaining pellets in the system from damaging your stove, as well as to check overall systems function and parts.

Additionally now is the time to start any repairs or upgrades to your home heating system, when you don't need it running constantly. National Fire Code states that any changes you make to your heating system (even swapping out one oil burner for another) requires that your chimney be cleaned and inspected. And if you are looking to upgrade to a more efficient wood or pellet stove, or start using wood or pellets to reduce oil use we can help you with that as well.

From Winter Into Spring:

There were more chimney fires this season than average. There are 2 major contributing factors to this:

1. The weather we had this winter. When the temps warm up during the day, or for several days in a row, everyone tends to "choke down" their woodstoves because they don't need as much heat. This causes a faster build up of creosote. Then when we have cold nights, or a cold snap, everyone fires the stoves back up hot again, often igniting that creosote build up. It seems backwards but you actually need to clean your chimney MORE during a mild winter than you do in a very cold one!

2. Improper installations. So many of the fires we read about and/or investigate could have been prevented had the unit been installed correctly the first time. Cheap, quick installs are usually not proper installs. Proper clearances, airspaces, and looking for hidden combustibles is essential (for ANY heating appliance).

And, of course, the better the quality of product you use, the better it works. The "box store" do it yourself kits for metal chimneys will only contain a chimney fire for 10 minutes. The metal chimney brand we use contains a fire for 30. That 20 minutes can be the difference between saving your house or not. It's difficult for the Fire Department to get to your house and put out a fire in less than 10 minutes. Yes the better pipe costs more, but not as much as the potential damage to your home.

National Fire Codes and Manufacturer's instructions must be followed to keep you and your home safe. We always meet these requirements when we install any unit. No compromises, your safety is too important and protecting your home is worth doing it right.

We sell, install, repair and clean chimneys, stoves and fireplaces all 12 months of the year!

Former customers of Lilac City Hearth & Fireplaces in Rochester NH we can help! Click here Lilac City Help

See how we transformed this old brick fireplace in "Gallery of Good Ideas". You can change your fireplace into a practical heat source that adds to the beauty of your home. We can even create one for you, even if you don't have an existing chimney.

Anything is possible, it's your home you should love how it looks, be warm in it, and feel confident that we put your family's safety as our top priority.

Oil prices are predicted to go sky high due to current political unrest in the Middle East. They are already rising (as evidenced by the price of gas). Take control of your heating bill by installing a new wood or pellet stove to use as a primary or secondary heat source.

Install a stove or insert to supplement your heating needs and insure that your family is safe and warm regardless of the weather or oil price increases. Or to replace your oil burner as your main heat source. (We personally use a pellet stove as our primary heat source, and haven't used our oil furnace for heat for 3 years).

We sell stoves, fireplaces and inserts from Vistaflame, Regency and Archgard. We can also install and service any other brand. (Englander, Vermont Castings, Avalon, Jotul, Enviro, Dutchwest, Quadrafire, and Harman are just some of the brands we install and service frequently). For more on this please check out our additional web pages:

Products page on this site, Services page on this site or our new website:

www.newhampshirestovesandfireplaces.com

We are happy to be able to help you with your chimney and heating needs, all year round!

A common mistake is people think that chimney work is only done in the Fall. We are chimney professionals and work year round. You can get your chimney flues cleaned any month of the year. The same is true for stove sales and installations, liners, and many repairs or upgrades.

For more on chimney flue cleaning please read our page here on our sweeping services or at our new website www.newhampshireandmainechimneysweep.com

Just a few of the services we provide are: chimney cleaning (sweeping), sales, service and installation of wood, gas or pellet stoves and fireplaces, repair and relining of an existing chimney, installation of a metal chimney, chimney inspection, chimney flue scanning, rain caps, water seal and chimney crown coating. (For more information click on any highlighted word, or on any of the topics listed to the left.) We clean and reline oil flues as well as wood, oil flues need maintenance too!

Complete installation from design to finish for wood, gas or pellet stoves and fireplace inserts.

We work on all chimneys - brick, block or metal- for all types fuels - wood, gas, pellet or oil.

Please click on our menu to the left for more information on any of our products and services

Mark has created two charts:

1. Comparison of heating costs per BTU for different fuels (oil, wood, pellet....)

2. Comparison of BTUs per pound of firewood for different wood species

Homeowner NEWS:

NFI Certified Sweep Mark Jones inspecting a chimney flue liner that was installed as part of a chimney scam in Maine.

Mark and David pulling a liner that was installed as part of a chimney scam in Maine. The suspects have been arrested. We were contacted as part of the investigation. For more about this and other scams please go to our News page. Dangerous rain cap can lead to carbon monoxide poisoning

This is NOT how to keep your chimney dry or your home safe, even temporarily. Blocking off the top of a chimney that vents anything means that whatever should be going up and out is instead staying in your home, whether that is smoke, oil or gas fumes or carbon monoxide.

We can help you. First we'll sweep and inspect the chimney for damage caused by water, birds, animals or debris, then we'll install a lifetime warranty stainless steel chimney cover that will extend the life of your chimney, allow fumes and smoke to exit, and keep other things from entering.

We are located in Farmington, NH. Our service area includes (but is not limited to): NH Strafford County area: Farmington- 03835, Rochester- 03867, 03868, 03839, Somersworth- 03878, Dover- 03820, Rollinsford- 03869, Durham- 03824, Barrington- 03825. "Our" Southern NH: Portsmouth- 03801, Deerfield- 03037, Stratham- 03885, Northwood- 03261, Newington- 03801, Newfields- 03856 , Epping- 03042, Hampton- 03842, Rye- 03870, 03871. "Our" Northern NH : New Durham- 03855, Alton- 03809, Alton Bay- 03810, Union- 03887, Milton- 03851, Milton Mills- 03852, Wakefield and East Wakefield- 03830, Sanbornville- 03872, Wolfeboro- 03894, Gilford- 03249. "Our" Western NH: Lee- 03824, Strafford- 03884, Barnstead- 03218, Center Barnstead- 03225, Gilmanton Iron Works- 03837, and to our North or South East (i.e. Maine): Berwick- 03901, South Berwick- 03908, North Berwick- 03906, Sanford- 04073, Kittery- 03904, Kittery Point- 03905, York- 03909, York Beach- 03910, Eliot- 03903, Lebanon- 04027, Acton- 04001. These are the towns we are in frequently, however we are willing to go beyond our "regular service area" so please give us a call!

Service Member of the National Hearth Patio and Barbecue Association

HPBA

Nationally Certified Professional for Wood Stoves, Gas Fireplaces, Pellet Stoves and other hearth appliances

NFI

Nationally Certified Master Hearth Professional

New England Hearth, Patio and Barbecue Association Member and class instructor

NEHPBA

NAFI

Thank you for your interest in our business, please let us know how we can help you.

To schedule an appointment or for questions please call us at 603-755-4835

or email specific questions to:

Mark (technical questions) chcs@metrocast.net

Laura (all other questions) chcsadmin@metrocast.net

Our business listings for all of our chimney services, sweeping and stove installations is on thumbtack.