| The cost of having your chimney repaired | | | | problem. Eventually, if it is continually used and the |
| depends on the extent of the damage as well as | | | | necessary repairs are not made, the flames can |
| the contractor you choose to work with. You | | | | potentially escape to other parts of the house. |
| should seek out someone with a track record of | | | | This is a serious hazard, and it's one of the |
| doing quality work who charges a fair and | | | | reasons why this needs to be done occasionally. |
| competitive price in order to get the most for | | | | If the house is old but the chimney is new, |
| your money and to stay within your budget. | | | | consider the investment in repairing your chimney |
| A simple cleaning may not cost very much, but a | | | | in order to protect the house. If you can do any |
| complete renovation or rebuilding of your chimney | | | | of the repair work yourself, you can cut down on |
| may cost substantially more. For instance, bricks | | | | costs a great deal more than if you had to use a |
| may need replaced and grafted in with the old | | | | contracting specialist to do the bulk of the work. |
| bricks that are still intact. That will cost money for | | | | A complete rebuilding of your chimney can cost |
| both parts and labor. A thorough cleaning will just | | | | up to several hundred dollars and even into the |
| cost you the man hours. The cost of having your | | | | thousands range, depending on the scope of the |
| chimney repaired may be something as simple as | | | | work involved and who you hire to do the job. |
| getting a chemical cleaning log to get rid of the | | | | If you plan on having him do a cleaning as well, |
| excess carbon built up on the inside of your | | | | you can add that to the total amount of your bill. |
| chimney from lots of use. This is a natural | | | | However you choose to go about having the |
| process that just requires some gentle scraping | | | | work done, remember that it will probably cost |
| after you're through burning your log. | | | | you more in the long run if problems go without |
| If the outside portion of your chimney is | | | | being dealt with because of the hazards to your |
| completely falling apart, it will require that you pay | | | | home and because having a chimney completely |
| out for the services of a contractor who can | | | | replaced is even more costly. |
| climb up on your roof and take care of the | | | | |