Sunset Park heats from the basement up. The brick rowhouses of the historic district, the multifamily walk-ups along Fifth and Seventh Avenues, the mixed-use buildings toward the industrial waterfront — nearly all run boilers venting through masonry chimneys built for coal furnaces or early oil burners. Long-tenured buildings sometimes went years between chimney inspections while the boiler “worked fine,” and in that time soot packed the flues, mortar crumbled off aging crowns, and oil-to-gas conversions left acidic condensate eating the clay liners. A boiler compensates for a narrowing flue until it cannot — then the safety controls start tripping. Sweeps Chimney Services works across Sunset Park with 25 years of experience — camera inspections from the boiler room to the roof, stainless-steel liners sized to the boiler, cleanings and repairs. Call (347) 297-9646 or message us on WhatsApp — we answer 24/7, calmly and without pressure.
Our chimney services in Sunset Park
Boiler Chimney Inspection
Seven-point camera inspection of boiler flues — blockage, soot, liner condition, masonry, backdrafting, flue sizing and CO safety. Photos and a written report. Starts at $199.
Chimney Cleaning
Professional sweeping for fireplace and boiler flues — soot and creosote removed, draft restored. Brooklyn starts at $199.
Chimney Inspection
Level 1 visual and Level 2 camera inspections with written reports — for buyers, new-boiler installs and annual checkups. Level 1 starts at $99.
Chimney Liner Installation
Stainless-steel liners sized to your boiler — the lasting fix for gas-conversion liner damage. Brooklyn starts at $3,000 including labor and materials.
Not sure which service your chimney needs? Call (347) 297-9646 — we answer 24/7, calmly and without pressure, and we’ll point you to the right inspection.
Before installing a new boiler in Sunset Park
Inspect the chimney before the new boiler goes in, not after the first winter of trouble. A camera inspection shows the installer the flue’s true interior size and liner condition, so the new boiler gets venting matched to it — and so the warranty is never voided by a venting defect that was already in the chimney. In these attached rowhouses, one correctly sized stainless liner usually resolves the whole venting picture for decades.
Pricing
Chimney cleaning in Brooklyn starts at $199. Inspection Level 1 starts at $99; Level 2 with camera starts at $199. Stainless-steel liner installation starts at $3,000 including labor and materials. Basic accessible repairs start at $500.
Frequently asked questions
My boiler works fine — why inspect a chimney that isn’t causing problems?
Because the most expensive chimney damage is silent. Condensate from an oil-to-gas conversion eats mortar and clay tile for years without symptoms, and a flue can be halfway to failure while the boiler runs normally. Annual inspection — the NFPA 211 recommendation — catches it at the “needs watching” stage instead of the “needs emergency relining” stage.
Can a bad chimney damage the boiler itself?
Yes. A poorly drafting flue causes sooting that fouls the burner and heat exchanger, forces the boiler to cycle abnormally, and trips safety controls repeatedly. Over time that means more wear, more service calls, and a shorter boiler life — fixing the venting protects the boiler investment.
How will I know the inspection actually found something real?
Photos. The camera records the inside of your flue — blockages, cracked tiles, soot buildup, missing mortar — and the written report pairs each photo with a plain-language finding. You are not asked to take our word for it; you see what we see.
How fast can you come out for a heating problem?
We answer 24/7, calmly and without pressure. During heating season, inspection slots fill fast — booking before the rush gets you a calmer schedule and a pre-winter fix instead of an emergency call.
Call (347) 297-9646 or message us on WhatsApp — we answer 24/7, calmly and without pressure. Heating season is here — slots fill fast, book before the rush.
Sweeps Chimney Services INC, 68 Jay Street, Brooklyn, NY 11201, (347) 297-9646.
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