Where We Work Across the Metro

Our Twin Cities Service Area

We operate across the core metro, handling everything from annual sweeps to full liner installations. Each city page breaks down permitting, typical timelines, and the local factors that shape the work. A continental climate with long, dry, very cold winters and warm humid summers. Heating season runs from early October into late April, and the first hard freeze usually lands in the second week of October.

The climate profile records 7,800 heating degree days. That's a lot of burning, and a lot of creosote. Most households book their sweep in September or early October, before they light the first fire. We also see a spike in January, usually after a draft problem or a puffback makes itself known.

Two Seasons, Two Schedules

Two distinct seasons for two distinct jobs. Sweeps and inspections spike from September as households book before the first burn, and again in January when something goes wrong. Masonry runs the other way: mortar will not cure below roughly 40 degrees, so crown rebuilds and tuckpointing are May-to-September work and the book fills by March.

If you need tuckpointing or a crown rebuild, call in March or April. If you need a sweep, call in August. We can't move the weather, but we can help you plan around it.

Permits Across the Metro

Minnesota adopts the International Mechanical Code through the Minnesota Mechanical Code, Minnesota Rules chapter 1346. Liner installations and structural chimney rebuilds are permitted work almost everywhere in the metro; sweeps and inspections are not. The configured typical permit fee is $110. The configured permit turnaround is 5 days.

We pull permits, coordinate inspections, and keep a copy of the signed-off card for your records. Every city has its own building department, so timelines and fees shift slightly, but the code itself is consistent.

What the Climate Does to Chimneys

The local climate profile records 45 freeze-thaw cycles. Every cycle drives water a little deeper into the brick. The local climate profile lists freeze-thaw spalling as a hazard. The local climate profile lists ice dams at the flashing as a hazard. The local climate profile lists negative pressure in tightened envelopes as a hazard.

Spalling shows up as flaking brick faces, usually on the north side of the stack. Ice dams form where snow melt refreezes at the flashing, and the water backs up under the shingles; Negative pressure happens in newer, tighter homes: the furnace and dryer compete with the fireplace for air, and the chimney loses. We catch all three during the inspection.

Find Your City

Each city page lists every service we offer in that jurisdiction, with local permit notes and typical project timelines. Use the city pages to see what applies where you live, or call us and we'll walk through it.