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DD977GM2
10-04-2011, 01:04
Anyone recommend a chimney sweep or a do it yourself way to clean my chimney?[Beer]
Beprepared
10-04-2011, 06:26
Friend of mine works for, and his father-in-law owns, Chimney Cricket in Woodland Park. If they don't go to Denver, maybe they could recommend someone for you.

Please contact Chimney Cricket at:

(719) 687-3512
PO Box 171
Colorado Springs, CO 80901
tmleadr03
10-04-2011, 07:24
Anyone recommend a chimney sweep or a do it yourself way to clean my chimney?[Beer]

Don't you have preteen kids? Give them a broom and dustpan and tell them to get cracking! If nothing else the threat should be a good motivator for the rest of their chores.[ROFL2]

I usually burn one of those cresote logs at the beginning and middle of the season.
Bowtie
10-04-2011, 07:41
I just had Complete Chiminey Cleaning clean mine. They were reasonable and did a good job. They are firefighters that clean chiminey one the side.
DD977GM2
10-04-2011, 18:12
I just had Complete Chiminey Cleaning clean mine. They were reasonable and did a good job. They are firefighters that clean chiminey one the side.

Got a number for them or easy search on yellow paes.com or whatever?
Bowtie
10-04-2011, 18:15
http://completechimneycleaning.com/
DD977GM2
10-04-2011, 18:24
http://completechimneycleaning.com/


Thanks Bowtie, will give them a call as soon as I can. [Beer]
sniper_tim
10-04-2011, 23:12
Don't you have preteen kids?

Decided to run cat5/coax to all the rooms in the house (pre-wireless), got the kids all excited to "go up in the attic and check it out". Had one kid by the ankles in the attic, holding him down into the space that the exhaust pipes from the water heater etc run up though so he could drill holes in the fire block for running cable. They never checked out the attic again and my wire puller disapeared.

cheers,
Tim
Irving
10-04-2011, 23:19
Every time I look into this, I can never find any prices.
Bowtie
10-04-2011, 23:38
I called 2 companies, one was $170 and one was $99. It really doesnt take that long. They were done in 30 minutes. They scub the chimney with a brush and vacume it up. I had just bought a 40 yr old house and wanted to see if the chimney was ok and clean it. It was more about the inspection. You can buy the brush at home depot for $35
ChunkyMonkey
10-04-2011, 23:39
I called 2 companies, one was $170 and one was $99. It really doesnt take that long. They were done in 30 minutes. They scub the chimney with a brush and vacume it up. I had just bought a 40 yr old house and wanted to see if the chimney was ok and clean it. It was more about the inspection.

Whoever sold you that house probably screwed you good. 40 year old house w/o chimney inspection. Did you even get any kind of inspection??? [ROFL1]

Btw.. kirsten and I are fighting another battle w/ HUD..This time they think our buyer is on somekind of list. Hope its not the terrorist list.
Irving
10-04-2011, 23:58
I'd do it myself if I didn't live in an apartment.
DFBrews
10-05-2011, 00:01
I'd do it myself if I didn't live in an apartment.

just back bill the complex for services rendered[LOL]
Irving
10-05-2011, 00:06
I called them and asked about it, they said it was "on the list, but not in the budget. Just burn a cresote log."