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Showroom · 1314 N Royal Ave, Front Royal VA
Mon–Fri 8–5 · Sat 10–4
Firefighter Owned · Licensed VA & WV
Know Your Chimney
Chimney Anatomy
Every part of a chimney has a job — and a way of failing. Pick masonry or factory-built, tap any part, and see what it does, what tends to go wrong, and how we fix it. Add what concerns you to your enquiry and we will look at it on the inspection.
Interactive Diagram
Masonry vs. Factory-Built
Why It Matters
Small Parts, Expensive Problems
Water is the enemyA missing cap, a cracked crown, a rusted chase cover or lifted flashing all do the same thing: let water into the chimney. Water is behind most of the brick, liner and framing damage we repair — and the fix at the top is a fraction of the cost of the damage below.
Heat has to stay in the flueCracked flue tiles, open mortar joints, missing firestops and packed insulation all let heat reach wood framing. That is how chimney fires spread into the house. A Level 2 inspection looks at exactly these points.
Two trades, one visitFlashing, chase covers and the roof around the chimney belong to both the roofer and the chimney contractor. We are licensed for both, so the leak gets fixed once, by one crew, with one warranty.
Not sure what you have?If your chimney is brick or stone from the ground up, it is masonry. If it is sided like the house and the fireplace has a metal box with glass doors, it is factory-built. Either way, start with an inspection and we will walk you through it.