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Best Chimney Service

  • Homestead Chimney

    908-735-7708

    David Bowlby heads a crackerjack team of chimney technicians—that is, chimney sweeps trained to do masonry repairs. If cleaning, or lining, or damper installation seems steep, remember that the fireplace is half the reason you bought the house. (A cleaning is $195; full restoration is about $5,000.)

From the 2006 Best of New York issue of New York Magazine

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