Our work

Fireplace repair, chimney construction, fireplace restoration, custom chimney work — you name it and we have probably done it. No job is too big or small, and we take pride in our work.

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Limestone mantel fireplace with a live gas log fire burning behind a black fire screen — Barrington Hills, IL — Custom designed and built double-sided 60″ gas log set with remote control.

Restaurant fireplace with a copper hood over a brick firebox and tall gas flames — Ravenswood, Chicago — restaurant — Custom gas burner with geometrical shapes for a neighborhood restaurant.

Newly fabricated copper hip-and-ridge chimney cover with mesh sides, sitting on a roof — Hyde Park, Chicago — New gas line, gas log set, custom glass fireplace doors and two custom copper hip-and-ridge chimney covers.

Modern raised-hearth fireplace with a polished steel door frame and fire burning inside — Lincoln Park, Chicago — Two custom-made glass fireplace doors with a forged frame, plus a double-sided gas log set.

Cast stone fireplace surround fitted with bronze-framed glass fireplace doors — Glencoe, IL — Custom glass fireplace doors installed into a carved limestone surround.

Living room fireplace with a white painted mantel, dark tile surround and two armchairs either side — Deerfield, IL — Direct vent fireplace installation with custom mantel, granite tile surround and hearth, and custom trim.

Floor-to-ceiling natural stone fireplace with a timber mantel shelf in a family room — Elmhurst, IL — Clearance issues corrected, real stone veneer façade installed, new mantel, custom glass doors, chimney cap and top-sealing damper system.

Contemporary firebox with tall flames rising from a bed of dark glass media — Lincoln Park, Chicago — Firebox painted black and fitted with a custom burner and glass media for a very modern look.

Gas coal fireplace insert with a live fire under a timber mantel decorated for Christmas — Stonebridge, Aurora, IL — Gas coal direct vent fireplace installation with custom mantel and granite raised hearth; the exterior wall was built out in new brick so the unit would not protrude into the room.

Cast iron gas coal insert with glowing coals set into an exposed brick Victorian fireplace opening — Hyde Park, Chicago — Two gas coal fireplace inserts fitted into late-1800s Victorian fireplaces, with two new Ventinox stainless steel chimney liners.

Newly built stone fireplace with a firebrick firebox in an unfinished room — Chicago, IL — Two custom modular masonry fireplace installations with Class A metal chimney.

Restored fireplace with a stained timber mantel, tumbled stone surround and glass doors — Westmont, IL — Firebox repaired, smoke chamber rebuilt in high-temperature insulated fireplace cement, clearance-to-combustibles issues corrected, glass doors, custom mantel, travertine surround and limestone hearth extension.

Circular stone fire pit burning on a paved garden terrace at dusk — Aurora, IL — Custom outdoor fire pit gas burner, grate and logs.

Rebuilt light brick chimney with a projecting concrete crown and a black chimney cover against a blue sky — Hinsdale, IL — Chimney rebuilt with decorative upper courses, new poured concrete cap/crown, chimney cover, waterproofed throughout with ChimneySaver.

Rebuilt red brick chimney with a cast concrete crown and clay flue tile, seen above a roofline — Morton Grove, IL — Chimney rebuild, new concrete cap/crown, chimney cleaned out, new Ventinox stainless steel liner system, waterproofed with ChimneySaver.

Wide painted masonry chimney with two black chimney covers on a shingled roof — Franklin Park, IL — Chimney rebuilt from the roof line up, new poured concrete cap/crown, new stainless steel chimney covers, fireplace and furnace flues cleaned.

Tall brick chimney with cracked mortar joints and open flues, photographed before rebuilding — Highland Park, IL — Chimney rebuild, new poured concrete cap/crown, stainless steel chimney covers, flues swept.

Tradesman on scaffolding beside a tall yellow brick chimney on a slate roof — Evanston, IL — Extensive scaffold setup, the entire chimney rebuilt, blockage removed from the furnace flue, Ventinox liners for both flues, firebox rebuilt and smoke chamber restored.

Brick chimney rebuilt above the roof line with a new concrete crown — Bolingbrook, IL — Chimney rebuilt from the roof line up, plus chimney cleaning.

Rebuilt brick chimney topped with a stainless steel chimney cover — Berkeley, IL — Chimney rebuild with a stainless steel chimney cover installed.

Chimney stack mid-rebuild with fresh mortar joints and a new crown — Cicero, IL — Chimney rebuild, new concrete cap/crown, cleaning and debris removal, stainless steel Ventinox liner, flashing sealed.

Brick chimney raised to the correct height above a pitched roof — Beverly, Chicago — Chimney rebuilt to the proper height, two fireplace liners installed, fireboxes rebuilt, smoke chambers restored and an Exhausto chimney draft inducer fitted.

Rebuilt brick chimney with a freshly poured concrete crown — Burr Ridge, IL — Chimney rebuilt from the roofline up with a new poured concrete cap/crown.

Scaffold tower erected the full height of a church chimney beside a slate roof — Northwest Side church, Chicago — Major scaffold setup, chimney cleaning, top-of-chimney rebuild, new poured concrete cap/crown, Ventinox stainless steel liner and new connector pipes from the boilers and water heaters.

Two workers in the basket of a boom lift working at chimney height above a Victorian house — LaGrange, IL — Chimney rebuilt from the lower roofline up off a high lift, new poured cap/crown, debris blockages removed, Ventinox stainless steel liners installed.

Boom lift reaching over a slate roof to the chimney of a stone house — River Forest, IL — Stone work repaired at the top of the chimney, debris removed from the boiler and water heater flue, three Ventinox liners installed — all worked from a high lift to protect the slate roof.

Technician on a roof feeding a stainless steel chimney liner down a chimney — River Forest, IL — Two chimney liner installations and two Exhausto fan installations to guarantee proper fireplace draft, plus smoke chamber restorations.

Brick wall heavily stained with white efflorescence from trapped flue moisture — Rogers Park, Chicago — Wall opened up to find the cause of a major moisture problem — a previous contractor had vented the new furnace into the wall cavity. Connectors rerouted, a new Ventinox lining system installed, wall and chimney rebuilt.

Badly deteriorated common brick chimney on a flat city roof, missing its crown — Lincoln Park, Chicago — Deteriorated chimney rebuilt, new concrete crown, furnace flue relined with a stainless steel liner, all connector pipes replaced and a stainless steel chimney cover installed.

Historic brick mansion on a Gold Coast street behind a decorative brick and iron wall — Gold Coast, Chicago — Historic Gold Coast mansion fireplace restorations: three stainless steel fireplace liners, firebox repairs, smoke chamber restorations and stainless steel chimney covers.

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