Full-service fireplace maintenance for wood-burning and gas fireplaces. Includes firebox cleaning, damper inspection, flue check, and written condition report. From $199. Same-week scheduling across Chicago and 100+ suburbs.
Widen Chicago's annual fireplace tune-up covers everything your fireplace and chimney system needs to operate safely for another season. Our NCSG-certified technicians inspect and clean the firebox, remove ash and debris from the smoke shelf, test and adjust the damper, and scan the flue with an HD camera. You receive a written photo report documenting every finding — so you know exactly what's happening inside your chimney.
For gas fireplaces, we additionally clean the burner assembly, test the pilot and ignition system, verify thermocouple and thermopile function, and check gas connections for safety. Gas fireplace maintenance is often skipped — and it's why so many gas fireplaces fail to ignite or produce weak flames when fall arrives.
| Service | Price Range |
|---|---|
| Wood-burning fireplace tune-up | $199–$299 |
| Gas fireplace maintenance & cleaning | $199–$349 |
| Fireplace + chimney cleaning bundle | $299–$449 |
| Damper repair or replacement | $150–$400 |
| Smoke chamber parging | $350–$700 |
| Annual maintenance plan (2 visits) | $299/year |
Chicago homeowners run their fireplaces hard from October through April — six months of consistent use that builds creosote, stresses the firebox, corrodes dampers, and wears down smoke chamber coatings. By the time fall arrives each year, most fireplaces haven't been touched since the previous spring. Annual maintenance catches the problems that build up invisibly between seasons.
Chicago's older housing stock — brick bungalows, two-flats, and pre-war greystones — often have original fireplaces with aging mortar, clay tile flues, and dampers that haven't been properly serviced in decades. Our HD camera inspection catches cracks, spalling, and deterioration that no visual check can see.
Wood-burning fireplaces accumulate creosote — a combustible byproduct of burning wood — that requires annual brushing. Gas fireplaces don't produce creosote but still need annual attention:
Widen Chicago provides fireplace maintenance service across all Chicago neighborhoods and 100+ suburbs. We serve Lincoln Park, Lakeview, Bucktown, Wicker Park, Logan Square, and all North Side neighborhoods, plus the North Shore (Evanston, Wilmette, Winnetka, Highland Park, Lake Forest) and West Suburbs (Oak Park, Hinsdale, Naperville, Elmhurst). Same-week scheduling available.
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