Chimney, Fireplace, Ventilation & Duct

Certified Craftsmen: Chimney, Fireplace, Ventilation and Duct Experts serving Central New Jersey.

Certified Craftsmen: Proudly serving Monmouth, Ocean and Middlesex Counties since 1989.

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OUR SERVICES
Chimney & Fireplace Cleaning and Repair

Certified Craftsmen, LLC cleans and repairs chimneys throughout Monmouth, Ocean and Middlesex counties. All chimney cleanings come with a NFPA 211 Level One inspection. (for more information on the National Fire Protection Association please visit (NFPA.org). This is a basic maintenance inspection that should be done annually any cleaning. According to the NFPA and the CDC (Center for Disease Control - for more information visit CDC.gov) all chimneys, fireplaces, and vents shall be inspected at least once a year by a qualified expert.

Many times our company is called for an inspection when the homeowner actually notices a problem such as having a chimney fire, a leak, smoke coming in the house, structural failure, loose bricks/mortar etc. When the customer waits until these problems arise, many times significant damage has already occurred. With proper yearly maintenance and inspections many of these costly problems can be avoided. All of our cleanings come with a  NFPA 211 Level one inspection.

Inspected items can include:

Connectors, spark arrestors, cleanouts, tee fittings, hearth, hearth extension, visible clearances, brick and mortar condition, visible smoke chamber condition, visible liner condition, crown, flashing, damper operation, and other important items accessible during a level one inspection will be observed during a routine cleaning. This is an important process that should take place in every home yearly.

Cleanings:
Certified Craftsmen cleans fireplaces, woodstoves, woodstove inserts, gas or oil-fired furnace or boiler flues, dryer vents and HVAC systems. Cleaning and proper maintenance of your fireplace, chimney and venting systems in your home help remove the hazards associated with the burning off all fuels. More and pore people are maintaining their systems in the US. Look at some of the quotes below from an article of the NFPA website.

Repairs:
Certified Craftsmen can handle any repair; from a minor repair, relining or leak repair to major repairs and whole fireplace & chimney rebuilds. For a complete detailed list of repairs visit our online repair center.

Information from the National Fire Protection Association:
"In 1999, the most recent year for which statistics are available, home heating fires killed 301 people in the United States, by far the lowest number since NFPA started collecting such data in 1980. In contrast, the highest number of home-heating deaths in that 20-year span was 979 in 1985."

"People are heeding our safety messages and the fire problem continues to decline," said John R. Hall, Jr., Ph.D., of NFPA's fire analysis and research division. "But data from the United Kingdom and Canada, where the death rates are lower, show that we can do better. If everyone followed NFPA's codes, standards, and safety recommendations, we could prevent most home-heating fire deaths."

"In the United Kingdom and Canada, where the heating season is longer, the number of home-heating fire deaths, relative to population, is considerably lower than in the United States. This is particularly noteworthy for Canada, a country like the United States in many ways and with a similar overall fire death rate".

"Room gas heaters, portable kerosene heaters and portable electric heaters have the greatest risk of death. Wood stoves or fireplaces with inserts have the greatest risk of property damage from fire. Although kerosene heaters are illegal in some states, the data do not show that they are clearly or consistently more dangerous than other kinds of space heaters"

More words of advice:

  • When buying a new unit, make sure that a qualified technician installs the unit or checks that the unit has been installed properly.

  • For wood or coal stoves or fireplaces, have a professional inspect the chimney, chimney connector and other related equipment every year.  Have them cleaned as often as the inspections indicate.

For more info the National Fire Protection Association visit NFPA.org.

To order a cleaning please call us.


CLEANING /
INSPECTION
OFF-SEASON 
PRICING:

Level 0ne Inspection
& Cleaning
$149
Fireplace Masonry
(up to 25 ft)

$189
Freestanding Woodstove

$249
(first hour)
Woodstove Insert


Level Two
Inspection
(Includes a
video scan of
the chimney)
$149
without
cleaning

$219
with a
standard fireplace
cleaning

$275
with a
freestanding woodstove cleaning

$319
with a woodstove insert
cleaning
 

 

732-240-0128  /  732-974-0771  /  732-671-0131

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