We usually have a convention every year somewhere in the Northeastern US. There is a non-profit organization called the Chimney Safety Institute of America (CSIA) that works to further education in the trade, and which has a certification program. We have a guild, which is mostly for networking and informal education. Beware of sweeps that call your house in search of business, or offer coupons! They are usually fly-by-night scammers who will sit on your roof for 10 minutes smoking a cigarette and charge you $100.

Assuming you live in an area with a similar economic situation you can expect to spend about the same. I can't speak for the sweeps in your area, but we charge $195 to sweep a fireplace. Every 1 1/2 to 2 cords is usually sufficient.

Another way to evaluate it is how many cords of wood you burn each season. If the unit is the primary heat source for the house for 4 months out of the year we usually recommend having it swept twice annually, once in the middle of the season and once at the beginning or end. If you only use it for a few hours on Thanksgiving and Christmas then you can expect to go a few years between sweepings. How often a fireplace, stove or pellet stove needs to be swept depends completely on usage and the efficiency of the unit. r/DIY now has a Discord channel! Come chat with us!ĭid you miss the AMA with Patrick DiJusto? Click here to read it!Īll content must be DIY - if you paid for the work or found it posted online it is not DIY.

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