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A chimney sweep in New York, NY is the person who clears creosote and soot from your flue, checks the liner and damper, and tells you straight whether the fireplace is safe to burn. If you've been searching for a chimney sweep near me before the cold sets in, here's the honest version of how it works and what it costs. We sweep, inspect, and clean fireplaces and dryer vents for apartments, brownstones, and commercial buildings across Manhattan, and we confirm the exact price on-site before any work starts.
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We remove creosote, soot, and debris from the firebox up through the flue, contain the mess with drop cloths, and leave the hearth swept clean. Regular sweeping matters most when you burn wood often, because creosote buildup is the leading cause of chimney fires. Standard for fireplaces in brownstones and pre-war apartments across the Upper East Side and Harlem.
A Level 1 visual inspection checks the readily accessible parts of a flue in normal use; a Level 2 video inspection sends a camera up the liner when you've bought a home, had a chimney fire, or changed how you heat. Inspection matters when you can't see what's behind the masonry — it catches liner cracks and blockages before you light a fire.
We service wood-burning, gas, and prefab fireplaces — dampers that won't seal, smoke that rolls back into the room, worn fireboxes. Repair work fits the apartment that draws poorly or the unit that hasn't been touched in years. We'll tell you what's worth fixing and what isn't.
We clear lint and blockages from dryer ducts for apartments, homes, and commercial laundry rooms. This matters when the duct runs long through a pre-war wall — clogged vents make dryers run hot and slow, and lint is a fire risk. A yearly clearing is a small job that prevents a big one.
Crowns, flashing, and brickwork that let water in eventually crack a liner from the inside. Spring is the right time to handle this, off-peak, before the next heating season. If you've got ceiling stains near the chimney, this is the fix — not sweeping.
We handle commercial buildings, restaurants, and laundromats across Manhattan on a schedule that fits your operation. Commercial flues and high-use dryer vents need clearing more often than a home fireplace — we set up routine visits so it never becomes an emergency.
Most New York calls come down to a few real choices. If you only want to know whether your fireplace is safe to light this winter, book a standard sweep with a Level 1 visual inspection — it covers a chimney in normal use and is the right starting point for most Upper West Side or Murray Hill apartments. If you just bought the place, had a chimney fire, or smell smoke backing into the room, choose a Level 2 video-camera inspection instead; the trade-off is cost and time versus actually seeing cracks in the liner that a flashlight can't catch. If your problem is a slow-drying dryer rather than the fireplace, that's a separate dryer vent cleaning — the same crew, a different line item, and worth doing yearly in tight pre-war buildings where the duct runs long. And if the flue is sound but water is staining the ceiling near the chimney, that's masonry and flashing work, not sweeping — fix that in spring before the next heating season rather than paying peak-season rates in October. The rule of thumb: sweep when it's dirty, video-inspect when something's wrong, and repair masonry off-season when the crew has time to do it right.
| On-site minimum (any single visit) | from $150 |
| Standard chimney sweep + Level 1 inspection | $150–$325 |
| Level 2 video-camera inspection | $250–$500 |
| Dryer vent cleaning (residential) | $150–$300 |
| Fireplace repair / damper service | $200–$650+ |
| Masonry, crown & flashing repair | $350–$1,500+ |
| Commercial / laundromat vent service | quoted on-site |
Your exact price is confirmed before any work begins.
Manhattan's chimney work is shaped by its housing: the brownstones near Riverside Park and the pre-war buildings around Columbia University and St. John the Divine often share decades-old flues with narrow access and long dryer-duct runs that hold lint. Up in Washington Heights and Inwood — near the Morris-Jumel Mansion, one of the oldest houses in the city — original masonry chimneys frequently need water-damage repair before they need sweeping. We work everything from a Yorkville high-rise gas insert to a Greenwich Village townhouse wood-burner, and we plan around the calendar: book fall sweeps early, save masonry for spring.
Neighborhoods we cover: Upper West Side, Upper East Side, Harlem, Greenwich Village, Chelsea, Tribeca, Washington Heights, Murray Hill, Inwood, Yorkville.
A standard sweep with a basic inspection typically runs $150–$325 in New York, with $150 being our on-site minimum for any single visit. Access, the type of flue, and how much creosote has built up move the number — we confirm the exact price on-site before starting, and the estimate is free.
Once a year is the standard recommendation if you burn regularly, and an annual inspection is wise even if you barely use it. In New York's pre-war buildings, where flues are older and often shared, a yearly check is the cheapest way to catch a problem before it becomes a fire or a smoke-backup.
Demand peaks September through December as residents prepare wood-burning fireplaces, so book 2–4 weeks ahead in fall. August is usually the easiest window for scheduling, and spring is the smart off-peak time for masonry and water-damage repairs before the next heating season.
Yes — we clear residential, commercial, and laundromat dryer vents across Manhattan. In tight pre-war buildings the duct can run long through the walls and trap lint, which makes the dryer run hot and slow. A yearly clearing keeps it efficient and lowers the fire risk.
We cover Manhattan / New York County — including the Upper West Side, Upper East Side, Harlem, Greenwich Village, Chelsea, Tribeca, Washington Heights, Murray Hill, Inwood, and Yorkville. Call (332) 278-5818, or text a photo of your fireplace or chimney and we'll tell you what it likely needs and give you a ballpark.