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Got a 1920s brick Tudor in Evanston back down to 2 inches of creosote after the last guy left it at 5
Last Thursday I got called to this old Tudor in Evanston where the homeowner said she was smelling smoke in the living room every time she lit a fire. Turns out the last sweep had signed off with a receipt saying stage 2 creosote was fine, but when I ran my rotary whip down the flue I pulled out chunks the size of my palm, all glazed and shiny. Took me and my helper about 3 hours with the rotary and then a chemical treatment, and the draft was pulling so hard by the end that I could feel it on my face when I cracked the damper. She said her neighbor's sweep quoted $1,400 to fix it and she paid me $350. Curious what you all charge for glazed creosote removal in older masonry flues, feels like I might be undercharging.
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