Chimney Sweeping & Fireplace Repair in Oshawa

A standard chimney sweep with a Level 1 inspection in Oshawa runs $180 to $340 for a single open masonry fireplace or wood insert. Tall three-storey Windfields and Taunton elevations that need roof-harness access, or a second flue on the same visit, sit at the upper end. The price is confirmed in writing before we start and includes the written safety report.

Once a year for any wood-burning fireplace, insert or stove burned through the season, and every two years minimum for a gas appliance vented through masonry. Oshawa sits high on the north Durham ridge and runs colder than downtown Oshawa, so local fireplaces burn more hours per winter — creosote builds up faster here than the general Ontario guidance assumes.

Nine times out of ten it is a weak thermopile, a dirty thermocouple or a pilot that is drifting off the sensor. The safety circuit reads the drop and closes the gas valve exactly as designed. It is usually a same-visit fix — we carry thermopiles, thermocouples, pilot assemblies and glass gaskets on the truck for the fireplace brands common in Durham Region.

A cap replacement is typically $180 to $450 installed depending on flue size and whether you need a single, multi-flue or draft-correcting cap. A crown reseal runs $350 to $700, and a full crown rebuild in concrete is $900 to $2,200. Fixing a hairline crown crack early is the single cheapest way to avoid a five-figure masonry rebuild later.

Yes. WETT-certified inspections are one of our most requested services in Ajax, Clarington and rural King, where insurers routinely ask for documentation on any wood-burning appliance before they will bind or renew a policy. You receive a signed report you can send straight to your broker.

Spalling brick and washed-out mortar joints mean water is already inside the masonry. Ontario freeze-thaw cycles turn that water into pressure every night, and each cycle takes more brick with it. Repointing while the damage is in the top few courses costs a fraction of a rebuild from the roofline up, so yes — get it looked at this season, not next.

If your home was built before roughly 1950 and later converted to gas or oil, there is a real chance the flue is unlined or lined with clay tile that has cracked. That is the most common serious defect we find in downtown Oshawa and the Whitby village core. A stainless steel liner properly sized to the appliance resolves it and typically runs $2,200 to $4,800 installed.

Yes. Carbon monoxide alarms, gas odours, chimney fires, smoke backing into the room and no-heat calls jump the queue. Routine sweeps and inspections are usually booked within the same week outside the October-to-December rush — book September if you want your pick of dates.

Napoleon, Valor, Regency, Continental, Marquis, Montigo, Heat & Glo, Majestic, Mendota, Pacific Energy, Osburn, Enviro and Kozy Heat, plus most builder-grade zero-clearance units installed across Durham Region subdivisions since the 1990s — regardless of who installed it.

Every technician is WETT certified for solid fuel, holds a G2 or G1 gas licence, is TSSA registered, and works under $2M liability coverage. Everyone entering your home is background checked. Ask any contractor for those four things before they open a firebox.

Yes, and it is rarely the fire's fault. Smoke roll-out comes from negative pressure in a tightly sealed modern house, an undersized or blocked flue, a cap that is causing downdraft, or a smoke chamber that was parged badly when it was built. We diagnose the cause with a draft reading rather than guessing, then quote the actual fix.

A photo-documented written report: flue condition, creosote grade, liner status, crown and cap condition, draft readings, clearances to combustibles, and anything to monitor before next season. It is written for a homeowner, not for another tradesperson, and it is what your insurer will accept.