Chimney Sweep & Repair in Bloomfield, CT
Chimney cleaning, flue relining and repairs for Bloomfield homes, from Blue Hills on the Hartford line to the quieter roads of North Bloomfield.
Sunday to Friday
A Class Chimney sweeps, inspects, relines and repairs chimneys in Bloomfield. Much of the town was built after it became a postwar suburb in the 1950s, so many chimneys here still run on original clay liners serving oil or gas heat. We check them with a camera and price any work in writing after a $59 inspection visit.
Bloomfield’s postwar growth and its chimneys
Bloomfield was farm country for most of its history: settled as part of Windsor, organized as the Wintonbury parish in 1736, and known for shade tobacco. That changed in the 1950s, when it grew into a suburb of Hartford and its population more than doubled in a single decade.
The south and east sides are the most built up, including Blue Hills in the southeast corner along the Hartford line. North Bloomfield and the western side toward Talcott Mountain and Penwood State Park keep a more rural feel, with meadows, woods and some farmland. Houses on those wooded roads have more leaves and animals to keep out of their flues, which makes a good cap worth having.
Houses from the 1950s and 1960s typically have a masonry chimney with clay tile liners, often one flue for the fireplace and one for the boiler or furnace. Many of those houses are ranches and capes, with the chimney rising through the middle of the roof or up an end wall. After 60-plus years, the liners inside are usually where the trouble starts.
Why mid-century heating flues need attention
Many of these houses were built for oil heat, and plenty still burn it. Oil exhaust leaves soot and acidic residue that slowly eats at mortar joints and clay tile. A clay liner can also crack from age, from a small chimney fire nobody noticed, or simply from decades of heating up and cooling down.
Oil flues also shed flaky scale, which drops to the base of the chimney and can eventually narrow the opening where the boiler’s pipe enters. That is why a yearly look at the bottom of the flue matters as much as the top.
Changing the heating equipment changes things again. A high-efficiency furnace or boiler may vent out the side wall instead, which can leave the water heater alone in a flue sized for far more exhaust. Cooler exhaust in an oversized flue condenses, and that moisture breaks down the liner and weakens the draft. Our page on oil furnace and boiler chimney service explains the details.
A properly sized stainless liner solves most of this. Relining runs about $1,500 to $4,000+ as a Connecticut ballpark, and chimney liner cost breaks down what moves the price. If you are weighing materials, see chimney liner types.
Ballpark price check
Typical Connecticut ranges for common chimney jobs.
Changed something in the basement? What to ask about the flue
Use this when your heating setup changes, and raise it with your installer before the job rather than after. The appliance work belongs to a licensed heating or gas technician; the chimney and flue are our part.
| Change | What can happen in the chimney | What to do |
|---|---|---|
| Old oil boiler replaced with a newer oil unit | Flue may be oversized for the new boiler; old soot and scale remain | Clean and inspect; reline if the size or condition is wrong |
| Converted from oil to gas | Gas exhaust carries more water vapor, which can damage old clay tile | Level 2 inspection when the fuel changes; liner as needed |
| High-efficiency furnace now vents out the side wall | Water heater left alone in a large flue, prone to condensation and weak draft | Have the flue checked; a smaller liner is the usual fix |
| Wood stove or insert added | The stove needs a liner sized for it and connected to it | Inspection, then a stainless liner if needed |
| Fireplace no longer used | An idle flue still collects water, leaves and animals | Cap it and keep the crown sound |
Recent work: a partial chimney rebuild
The same chimney, during and after the work. The damaged top courses come down with the roof covered in tarps, then the top is rebuilt and finished with a new crown.
If a carbon monoxide alarm goes off or smoke is coming into the rooms, get everyone outside and call 911. CO has no color or smell, and early symptoms can feel like the flu. Once the fire department says it is safe, have the heating system and the chimney checked before using them again. More in chimneys and carbon monoxide.
What happens when you call A Class
We start with a few questions on the phone or through the callback form: what heats the house, what has changed recently, and what you have noticed. Then we schedule a $59 on-site visit.
The technician inspects the chimney outside and in, runs a camera up the heating flue, and photographs any cracks, gaps or blockages. You get those photos and a written price for any cleaning, relining or masonry work. If the flue needs a liner, the estimate spells out the liner size and material and what happens to the old tile. Nothing starts until you say yes, and the work area is protected and cleaned when we finish.
Getting on the schedule in Bloomfield
Our phone, (203) 779-6787, is answered from 7 AM to 8 PM Sunday through Thursday and from 7 AM to 2:30 PM on Friday; you can also request a callback online. Having the make of your boiler or furnace and water heater handy when you call helps us prepare. We also work in nearby Windsor, West Hartford and Hartford.
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Three quick taps and a real person from A Class Chimney calls you back to set up a $59 on-site inspection.
- $59 on-site visit and written estimate
- Photos of everything we find
- A written price before any work starts
- Licensed and insured in Connecticut
Sunday to Friday
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$59 on-site visit, photos of what we find and a written price before any work. Licensed and insured in Connecticut.