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Chimney Code Violations can usually be avoided by proper maintenance of your chimney flue, a professional cleaning (chimney sweeping) and inspection once per year, helps to ensure good chimney safety and code compliance. Chimney fires, gas leaks, escaping fumes, deteriorated mortar & mortar joints, chimney collapses, and other blockages can be detected early, before they become a major issue.

There are many reasons that you may receive a violation by a utility company or city, state or federal government agency. Agencies like National Grid, Con Edison, FDNY, DEP, EPA, NYC Building Department; it can be caused by problems with your hot water heater, boiler, fireplace, chimney, or other fuel burning appliance or exhaust system.

Big Apple Chimney and our Servicemen are fully qualified and prepared to diagnose and repair any code violations that result in your heat or hot water being shut off or turned off. Determining the best route to a solution, our professional chimney technicans will give you all the proper code compliant options available to you. Upon your approval, we will commence the repairs necessary to assist you in restoring your heat or hot water.

Big Apple Chimney has corrected thousands of chimney and fireplace code violations all around the five boroughs. We are very familiar with the NYC Department of Buildings Code; we can inspect, repair and certify your Chimney or Fireplace. We provide the finest quality, clean and safe chimney and fireplace services in the Brooklyn and Manhattan (New York City) Area. Some of the Services we provide are:

All Code Violations Corrected

Fire Department Violations Corrected

National Grid Violations Corrected

Con Edison Violations Corrected

Building Department Code Violations Corrected

Department of Environmental Protection Violations Corrected

Smoke Problems Corrected

Carbon Monoxide Violations Corrected

Flue Spillage Corrected

Draft Issues Corrected

Blockages Removed

Safe, Humane Animal and Nest Removal

Infra-red Video Flue Scanning

Install, Repair and Reline Chimney

Build, Rebuild or Extend Roof Chimney

Big Apple Chimney “The Brownstone and Pre-War Specialists” are Fully, Licensed, Insured and Bonded, Chimney and Fireplace Contractors. Primarily Servicing Brooklyn and Manhattan in New York, We also service the New York Metropolitan Area. Our Chimney and Fireplace Experts Specialize in Chimneys and Fireplaces for Pre-War Era Buildings including Brownstones, Townhouses and Carriage Houses.

Big Apple Chimney’s Mechanics and Technicians have been in the Chimney & Fireplace business over 20 years. We are a Better Business Bureau (BBB) accredited business with an A rating since 2006.

Big Apple Chimney offers Complete Chimney and Fireplace Services, H.V.A.C, Masonry, Roofing and Complete Historical Restoration Services.

We employ Master Masons, Master Carpenters, Licensed Plumbers and Licensed Electricians.

“We will send the right people to do the job, correctly and to your complete satisfaction”.

Call Big Apple Chimney today at 718-648-3998 to speak to our Chimney and Fireplace Specialists and request a free estimate. We service all residential and commercial customers. We are Family Owned and Operated with locations in NYC and Brooklyn.

Call Big Apple Chimney at 718-648-3998 for 24 hour emergency service regarding your chimney or fireplace. We Correct All Violations, if your heat has been turned off due to bad conditions, such as a blockage, a carbon monoxide leak, a draft, flue spillage, leaking soot or water, etc. Our Emergency Service crew is guaranteed to restore your Boiler or Hot Water Heater after a turn off. We are fully qualified to repair and restore your heat in the case of a gas, oil or electric company shut-off! We can also restore your heat and hot water if the Fire Dept., E.P.A. or any other city, state or federal government agency has shut you down.

Big Apple Chimney also provides a full range of inspection services (including but not limited to infra-red camera scanning, carbon monoxide detection), smoke and air flow testing services, reports and affidavits required by NYC Building Code.

(Big Apple Chimney combines their expert knowledge in NYC building code with their unequaled experience in brownstone and pre-war buildings to provide their clients with the best chimney and fireplace service in NYC.)

Big Apple Chimney is a full service New York City (Manhattan) and Brooklyn based contracting firm specializing in brownstone and pre-war building chimneys and fireplaces. We offer complete masonry services including but not limited to brick pointing, all types of brickwork, chimney crowns, chimney masonry, chimney construction, hand mixed cement and poured concrete, refractory firebrick, heating cement, high temperature smoke chamber cement, tight mortar joints, herringbone designs, (marble, stone, slate, limestone, timber, wood, wooden and custom) fireplace mantles. Fireplace surrounds made from many different materials, shelves and mantels, firewood log storage, mantel cabinets, cast-iron inserts, fireplace dampers, chimney dampers, direct vent, gas fireplaces, wood-burning fireplaces, brick-oven construction and maintenance, venting and ventilation, fresh-air intakes, chimney flashing, chimney caps, gut-renovations, historical fireplace and chimney restoration, chimney repair, heating-ventilating and air conditioning (H.V.A.C). You would be well served to have us involved in your home improvement, renovation or restoration project.

If you need your roof chimney raised, we are qualified in this area of expertise.

Big Apple Chimney can remove and replace your current chimney lining, and install a stainless steel liner in your chimney flue in such case that your old liner is shifting, crumbling, collapsing, collapsed, or non-existent. chimney flue repair, restoration, installation in Brooklyn and New York City is a task we have completed in thousands of homes and buildings, we can reline your chimney or give you all available options regarding your particular situation. We will do the “right job” and offer you only the legal and code compliant options for your chimney flue and fireplace needs.

We are very experienced in complete chimney and fireplace renovations, repair and restoration of brownstone chimneys and pre-war chimney and fireplace construction, including all types and variations of carriage house, townhouse, limestone, brownstone, granite, bluestone, brick, double brick, brick and block, solid masonry buildings, wood frame houses, Italian renaissance, Spanish revival, everything from Victorian era to farmhouse and ranch style houses, multi-family dwelling apartment buildings, historic district, landmark commission approved and NYC building code compliant workmanship is what we are best known for.

If you are looking for New York’s Favorite and most well respected chimney and fireplace company, chances are you are looking for Big Apple Chimney. We are the premier chimney builders and fireplace builders in Brooklyn and Manhattan (see: Fireplace New York City). We are very familiar when it comes to working with, around and protecting decorative moldings, hardwood floors, parquet floors, wood door frames, arched doorways, window frames, original window cases, cement walls, stair banisters, detailed borders, Art Deco, Venetian plaster, high ceilings and all the other pre-war design elements.

If you have a fireplace, boiler or chimney emergency, it may involve a chimney inspection or a fireplace inspection, either with time tested visual analysis methods or with our infra-red camera technology. If there is water or moisture damaging or accumulating near your chimney flue, you may be in need of our chimney leak repair services. If you have been shut down by a utility company or a city, state or federal agency you may have a chimney code violation, this may be caused a chimney blockage, we can repair your chimney and flue to code compliant status. We are qualified at officially restoring your heat or hot water and making sure all chimney violations are corrected.

We also provide a complete array of chimney maintenance, chimney cleaning, and fireplace cleaning services in Brooklyn and Manhattan. Our professional chimney sweeps, and chimney service technicians can help you to prevent creosote build-up, chimney fires, chimney violations, fire code violations and increase and help to ensure your family’s safety from carbon monoxide poisoning. (All homes are required to have CO detectors and smoke alarms installed)

 

718-648-3998 OR 212-785-9788