For ALL your Chimney and Venting needs from A to Z

 “owner present on every job”

  A to Z Chimney Sweep was founded by Jim Aresimowicz ( A to Z ) (Ct Lic #0626986) to serve Homeowners of Connecticut with the best in service and products for Chimneys and Venting systems.  Jim has over 27 years of on the job experience sweeping chimneys, installing caps and dampers, installing wood, pellet and gas stoves and fireplaces, as well as performing masonry repairs rebuilding and solving water leaks.  With chimney liners installed throughout Connecticut, A to Z guarantees that your appliances will operate safely and at peak efficiency. We will work closely with your fuel providers and will obtain all permits when code requires.  Your Home will be treated with the respect it deserves at a fair price. 

Our state of the art vacuums and equipment insures no soot enters your home

Fireplaces: Soot builds up in your flue and over time can becomes a hard glaze that is flammable and could cause a hazard to your home. Even if you burn very little you should have it inspected every year or two to make sure it is in working order.

Oil flues: Flues should be swept every year or two.  Even as little as 1/4 inch of oil soot can reduce the airflow enough to cause a reduction in efficiency. Oil soot is also made up of sulphur and when left in flue breaks down the clay tiles leading to costly relining.

Gas flues: Although gas does not produce soot it does produce water vapor that is acidic and could break down masonry.  The flue should be inspected every other year for defects or deterioration.

Rotary Cleanings: A hard tar-like soot builds up in the flue and when combusted it burns at over 2000 degrees.  The extremely hot flame raises temperatures to a point where it can cause serious property damage.  This glaze soot can be removed by chemicals or by a chain rotary system.

Caps / Dampers

Chimney caps / covers prevent rain and snow and debris from entering your chimney. Water can break down brick and mortar and cause costly repairs.  Dampers are made of cast metals and will rust if not properly protected.  Oil flues accumulate sulphur deposits from combustion, and when mixed with water this creates sulphuric acid that breaks down your flue, leading to costly repairs or relining.

Animals such as birds, squirrels, bats or raccoons can build nests in your chimney. Along with carrying disease, these pests will birth their young in the dark quiet smoke chamber of your fireplace, or may build nests in gas or oil flues, blocking them off and allowing fumes to exaust into your home. 

Chimney caps also act as a spark arrestor to stop sparks from exiting your chimney and landing on parts of your home that could ignite and cause damage.

 

Fireplace dampers  are made of cast-iron and are housed in a low-tech frame work.

• These cast-iron dampers do not seal well; they have leaky, rough, metal-to-metal seals. 
• Recent lab studies have shown that even a new throat damper can leak up to $200 of heating and cooling a year.  Imagine how much energy an old, rusted-out damper leaks!

Lyemance’s and Lock-top dampers have rubber gaskets that seal tightly like a storm door for your fireplace, keeping heating and cooling dollars where they should be...in your home. These dampers mount on top of your chimney to keep out animals and rain.  They easily operate from inside your firebox and seal tight everytime you close them, eliminating any draft.

Chimney Relining:

  A to Z Chimney Sweep carries and installs a full line of 304 and 316 stainless steel chimney liners, chase tops and Pre-Fab caps and down draft reducing caps. We also perform masonry rebuilding and repairs such as:

Chimney Masonry Repairs                                                                  

We provide a full spectrum of masonry repairs, including exterior tuck pointing, crown wash repairs/replacements, and replacing those worn out firebox bricks with new extruded fire brick.  Water infiltration, condensation, acidic gases, and erosion all contribute to the deterioration of the masonry structure of your chimney. Some of the signs of this masonry breakdown are visible from the outside.                       

Tuck Pointing 

Acid from within the chimney, and leaves and debris on your rooftop can soften the bricks. There can also be defects inside your chimney you can’t see, like a cracked flue liner, or no flue liner at all. The tuck pointing or rebuilding of a chimney is designed to repair masonry deterioration of the chimney structure. In the process of tuck pointing, existing mortar joints are cut out to an appropriate depth and the joint is repacked with a new mortar compound. The joint is then struck to form a concave surface that will direct water out of the joint. A properly completed tuck pointing job will give the chimney a much longer life span, and often will enhance its appearance. This preventative maintenance is designed to protect the overall structural integrity and performance of the chimney and to help prevent costly repairs in the future.

Other Services

Flashing Leaks / Waterproofing: A to Z Chimney Sweep offers flashing replacements and waterproofing with Chimney Saver waterproofing.  Chimney Saver is a spray-on system that allows your chimney to breath.  Other systems seal your chimney tight and cause brick and mortar to break down from the inside out.  Chimney Saver carries a 10yr MFG warranty. 

• Dryer vent cleaning      • Power Washing      • Gutter Cleaning

• Dry wall repair       • Light Carpentry      • Ceiling Fan Installs

 

Stoves  For Sale

Breckwell P231 Pellet Stove         $1600.00 Installed w/full liner + sales tax