Chimney sweepingPopular
Flues brushed and vacuumed with the creosote removed and the level recorded, done with drop sheets and negative air so nothing lands in your living room.
Chimney Sweep & Technician · Milton
Chimney sweeping & WETT inspections in Milton
Sweeping, inspections, liners and repairs. Sootline Chimney will record the creosote level and leave you a written report with photographs.
Serving Milton
- WETT certified
- Insurance inspection reports
- Clean, contained sweeping
- LicensedLicence 7A-47085
- Response timeSame day where we can
About us
About Sootline Chimney
Sootline Chimney will sweep the chimney, inspect it properly, and write the report your insurer will accept. Sweeping is done contained and vacuumed so the room stays clean, creosote levels are recorded so you know whether your interval is right, and liners and stoves go in to the Canadian installation code at proper clearances. When a chimney leaks, we find where the water actually enters rather than sealing the brick and hoping.
- Licensed
- Response time
What we do
Our chimney & venting services
Big jobs and small ones, across Milton and the surrounding area.
WETT inspections for insurance & salePopular
Written inspection of a wood-burning appliance and its venting, which is what insurers and buyers' lawyers ask for by name.
Wood stove & insert installationPopular
Stoves and inserts set at the required clearances on proper hearth protection, with a listed liner sized to the appliance.
Liner installation & relining
Stainless liners for wood, gas and oil appliances, insulated where required, so an oversized masonry flue stops condensing and drafts properly.
Masonry repair & repointing
Crowns, caps and deteriorated joints above the roofline rebuilt, since that is where the water gets in and the freeze-thaw does its work.
Caps, dampers & animal removal
Rain caps and spark arrestors fitted, dampers freed or replaced, and birds, squirrels and nests removed and screened out.
Leak & flashing repair
Water stains on the ceiling beside a chimney traced to the crown, the flashing or the brick itself, and repaired at the actual source.
Gas fireplace service
Gas fireplaces and their venting cleaned, tested and serviced under a gas technician licence, including pilot and valve faults.
Need a hand in Milton?
Tell us what the job is and we'll tell you what it takes.
Why choose us
Licensed and insured
- Licence number
- 7A-47085
- Established
- 2020
- Service area
- Milton
- Response time
- Same day where we can
- WETT certified technicianWood Energy Technology Transfer certification — the inspection credential Canadian insurers ask for by name.
- Installations to CSA B365Solid-fuel appliances installed to the Canadian installation code for clearances, hearth protection and venting.
- TSSA Gas Technician (G2)Licensed for gas fireplace and gas venting work.
- Listed liners installed to their listingCertified stainless liners sized and insulated per the manufacturer's listing, so the warranty and the inspection both hold.
- Written report with photographsEvery inspection comes with photographs and a written report you can hand to your insurer or your lawyer.
- WSIB coverage & $2M liabilityCertificates supplied before we go on your roof.
Ask to see any of these before the work starts.
Service area
Where we work
Sootline Chimney covers these towns week in, week out.
- Milton
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FAQ
Common questions
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At least once a year for anything burned regularly, and more often if you burn softwood, damp wood, or run the stove low and smoky through the shoulder seasons. The measure that matters is creosote thickness, not the calendar — we record it each visit and tell you whether your interval should be shorter or can be longer.
It is a documented inspection of a wood-burning appliance and its venting against the installation code, carried out by a certified technician, and it is what most Canadian insurers require to write or renew a policy on a house with a wood stove. It also comes up at nearly every rural real estate closing. You get a written report with photographs to send them.
Creosote — unburned wood tars condensed on the flue wall — igniting. People describe a loud roaring or a sound like a freight train, dense smoke and sparks from the top. If it happens, get everyone out and call the fire service, and have the chimney inspected before you light another fire, because the heat frequently cracks liners and tiles even when the house is untouched.
Usually draft. Common causes are a cold flue that needs priming, a closed or seized damper, a flue that is too short or too large for the appliance, a blockage such as a nest, or a house so tight that the fireplace cannot get combustion air — a range hood or a bathroom fan running will often make it worse. We diagnose which of those it is rather than guessing at the chimney.
Yes, once we find where it actually enters. The usual culprits are a cracked crown at the top, failed flashing where the chimney passes through the roof, missing cap, or porous brick and open joints soaking up water. Sealing brick without fixing the crown or flashing traps the water inside and accelerates the damage, so we repair the source.
They do, annually. Glass gets a haze, logs and embers shift out of position and burn incorrectly, pilots and thermocouples fail, and vent terminals get blocked by snow or nests. It is a gas appliance venting to the outdoors, so it gets serviced under a gas licence and its venting checked like any other.
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Contact us
- Call us(905) 555-0109
- AddressMilton
Hours
- Monday
- 7 am – 5 pm
- TuesdayToday
- 7 am – 5 pm
- Wednesday
- 7 am – 5 pm
- Thursday
- 7 am – 5 pm
- Friday
- 7 am – 5 pm
- Saturday
- 8 am – 1 pm
- Sunday
- Closed
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