Brian Grady & Sons, LLC

Chimney Sweep

Annual chimney inspections and cleanings are vital, especially if you burn a cord of wood or more per year. Having your chimney swept and evaluated once a year can help you avoid hazardous problems with your fireplace. Creosote, a build up of wood fire byproducts, can accumulate inside your chimney and catch on fire; chimney fires can be violent and raging or slowly smolder, but both are dangerous to your family and home. Chimneys can also crack or leak, allowing deadly carbon monoxide to trickle into your house. That's why Brian Grady & Sons offers complete chimney sweep services in the greater Kansas City area, helping you enjoy your fireplace safely.

With over a decade of experience as chimney cleaners, Brian Grady & Sons has the experience necessary to accurately identify problems with your chimney as well as perform basic maintenance and sweeping. We place a strong emphasis on quality, backed by our 100% satisfaction guarantee. Let us help you keep your home safe with a full chimney sweeping!

At Brian Grady & Sons, our chimney sweeping process is thorough and complete, from initial assessment to final clean up. We begin with a chimney inspection, which identifies any damage and determines if your chimney and fireplace need to be cleaned. Following the inspection, we lay down a double layer of plastic inside your fireplace, as well as around the entire area, to protect your belongings from any debris or dust that escapes our containment system. We then turn on our air system, which contains the dust just like hardwood floor refinishers do. This is just the prep work; now the real work begins.

A Brian Grady & Sons chimney sweep initiates the cleaning by removing your chimney cap. Then they clean the flue and smoke chamber from above. Before coming down from the roof, our technicians will inspect the flue, crown, brick, mortar, and flashing to ensure no repairs are needed. We also remove your damper door to ensure thorough cleaning of the smoke shelf and chamber. The final step of the chimney sweeping process is a detailed fireplace cleaning, complete with wire brushing the bricks to remove stains and soot. We finalize your chimney cleaning by collecting and removing all debris, so that your home is cleaner than we arrive. Brian Grady & Sons is committed to thoroughly cleaning up after ourselves; after all, we're here to sweep and clean your chimney, not create a mess!

Our chimney sweep and fireplace cleaning services are available for wood stoves as well. In most cases, the chimney set up for a stove is virtually identical to that of a fireplace and will require annual inspections and cleanings.