Chimney Sweep & Repair in Fox Chapel, PA

Located about 8 miles northeast of downtown Pittsburgh in Allegheny County, Fox Chapel is a borough of roughly 5,200 residents. The typical home in Fox Chapel dates to around 1969 (about 20% of homes here were built before 1950). Chimneys from the mid-century building era are now well past 50 years old, and their flue liners are often cracked, undersized, or missing for the way modern furnaces and water heaters vent. Most homes in Fox Chapel (about 83%) heat with natural or propane gas, and gas furnaces and water heaters vent through the chimney too — a blocked or deteriorated flue can push carbon monoxide back into the house. At roughly 670 residents per square mile, it is a typical suburban-to-semi-rural community. We serve Fox Chapel together with nearby communities such as O'Hara Township, Oakmont and Indiana Township.

Western Pennsylvania sees real winters with repeated freeze-thaw cycles from December through March, which is hard on exterior masonry — cracked mortar joints and crown damage show up more here than in milder climates.