Chimney damage is far more prevalent than you might think. At least one third of all chimneys in existence today are in need of repair. This sometimes hidden damage is most commonly caused by water intrusion and the lack of proper maintenance - but may be caused by settling, lightning or other factors. The end result is often poisoning of unknowing homeowners, or a chimney fire.

Even now, most chimneys are built with a terra cotta liner without a chimney cap to protect it. On average, these chimneys loose their viability after 10 to 15 years. Other factors affecting your chimney's life span are the quality of construction, the maintenance schedule - or lack thereof - and the type of appliance venting into it. Read more about Furnace Appliances, click here.

Many homes built earlier this century don't have flue liners at all!

What's Happening to Your Chimney Liner???
Burning creates byproducts, which build up on the walls of the flue. Oil heating systems create soot that contains carbon monoxide and sulfur dioxide, which are lethal. When this soot mixes with water it forms sulfuric acid and this chemistry eats your flue from the inside out.

Once the flue is compromised, the chemistry attacks the chimney shell allowing the venting gases and airborne particles into the home, poisoning - and possibly killing - its occupants. If a new high efficiency furnace is vented into an older chimney, this process is much more rapid. It creates more condensation and can destroy a masonry chimney in a couple of seasons.

In using fireplaces & woodstoves, the formation of creosote is unavoidable. Woodstoves are manufactured to vent through a specifically sized flue, usually an area much smaller than most existing masonry flues. This makes venting woodstoves into masonry (clay or tile) chimneys inherently dangerous.

The flues are not made for the stove. They can't handle the higher temperatures generated by the stove and the smoke cools too quickly in the oversized flue leaving heavy creosote deposits in the wrong places.

Each and every woodstove should have a continuous, sealed, properly sized steelliner to assure its proper function and minimize fire hazard - especially woodstoves inserted into fireplaces. These very popular inserts are extreme fire hazards if not installed and maintained properly.

Even with proper maintenance, the clay tiles eventually become saturated with creosote that can't be cleaned - and the risk of fire in your home increases with each season.

Chimney maintenance usually begins as reactive and ends in shock. Most homeowners don't think about their chimney until an obvious problem occurs, and by that time, the damage is so extensive that the cost of repair sounds criminal. The most challenging part of my job, therefore, becomes conveying to my customers the importance of a healthy chimney system, and the subsequent, unnecessary risk to life and property.

Chimney relining is the most practical and affordable way to repair deteriorated or damaged chimneys. To insure your safety, any stove should be vented with the proper size stainless steel liner.
In many cases, if this work is not done, serious injury or death may occur.

Isn't your family's health and home worth whatever it may take to preserve it?

Call Admiralty Chimney Service for a yearly Inspection,
We are fair and honest and won't attempt to do unnecessary work.
That is our promise to you.

Pricing:
Every chimney is different and therefore each reline is a custom fit.

Please contact us at 603-594-0400 so we can look at yours.