About this service

We connect Connecticut homeowners with licensed local chimney companys. We do not carry out the work ourselves.

What we actually do

Tell us what is happening and we put you in touch with a chimney company covering your area in Connecticut. They contact you to discuss it and arrange a visit. What they charge to attend or diagnose is theirs to set, so agree it with them before they come out.

There is no obligation attached to any of it, and nothing to pay us at any point. Ask for the diagnosis in writing before you authorize work, and for repair and replacement to be quoted side by side where a system is near the end of its life. Both are reasonable requests that any established firm will meet.

How we are paid

Contractors pay us for the introduction. You never do. That arrangement is worth stating plainly because it shapes what this site is: we are paid when a homeowner and a contractor start talking, not when work is sold, so there is nothing here pushing you toward a replacement you do not need.

It also means we are not neutral about everything. We are a commercial service, not a consumer advice charity, and the guidance on this site should be read alongside a second opinion on anything expensive.

Why registration is worth checking in Connecticut

Connecticut registers home improvement contractors through the Department of Consumer Protection, and chimney work falls under that registration. There is a free online lookup — ask for the HIC number and use it. Separately, CSIA certification is the recognized technical credential for sweeping and inspection, and it is worth asking for alongside proof of current liability insurance. Where a job involves relining after a fuel conversion, ask whether the installer is sizing the liner from the appliance manufacturer's figures rather than from the existing flue.