Chimney and fireplace service in Elk Grove Village
Elk Grove Village was planned and built mostly from the late 1950s on. We inspect any chimney or gas fireplace for free and price the work in writing.
Elk Grove Village was incorporated on July 17, 1956 as a planned community, and most of its houses were built by one developer, Centex. The village doubled in size in the 1960s and kept growing west through the 1970s and 1980s. The Census Bureau's 2020–2024 survey shows it: of 13,687 homes, 24.1 percent date from the 1960s, 28.6 percent from the 1970s and 19.4 percent from the 1980s, with a median year built of 1974.
Gas heats 81.4 percent of homes. Because so many houses came from the same builder in the same years, neighbors often have the same chimney with the same problems at the same age. We check yours at the free inspection, with photos and a written price.
One builder, matching chimneys
Original-section houses between Higgins Road, Arlington Heights Road, Landmeier Road and Wildwood Road are mostly late-1950s and 1960s, with brick chimneys that vent the furnace and water heater. Those clay flues are now 60 years old and have usually seen at least one furnace replacement.
Expansion-era houses from the 1970s and 1980s lean toward factory-built fireplaces and metal chimneys in a chase. For those, a prefab metal cap typically runs $200 to $650 and a custom chase cover $425 to $850. For the older masonry flues, an aluminum liner for gas appliances typically runs $625 to $2,250.
Next to O'Hare
The village sits right against O'Hare, so the airport's NOAA 1991–2020 normals are its own: about 38.4 inches of snow, 121 nights at or below freezing and roughly 78 freeze-thaw days a year (derived). That is the cycle that breaks up crowns and pushes water under flashing.
Crown crack repair typically runs $150 to $700, a new poured crown $1,000 to $3,000, and leak sealing $150 to $500. Nicor Gas also warns that snow drifting over a gas vent can cause carbon monoxide to build up, so clear side-wall vents by hand or with a broom after a storm.
Where we work in Elk Grove Village
Original village section · Busse Woods area · Tonne Road · Ridge Avenue · West of Route 53 · Higgins Road · Landmeier Road · Arlington Heights Road
FAQ
Elk Grove Village chimney questions
Our neighbors had the same chimney fixed. Will ours need it too?
Often, since many Elk Grove Village homes were built by the same builder in the same years. But it depends on how each chimney has been maintained and what is connected to it, so we check yours at the free inspection before quoting anything.
How much does a chimney cleaning cost in Elk Grove Village?
We price it at the free inspection, after seeing the flue, and you have the price in writing before any work. We book Sunday to Friday in 3-hour windows and call to confirm.
Should I clear snow from the gas vents?
Yes. Nicor Gas warns that snow or ice covering a gas vent or meter can cause carbon monoxide to build up. Clear direct-vent and side-wall vents by hand or with a broom, not a shovel.
Who do I call if I smell gas?
Leave the house and call Nicor Gas at 888-642-6748 and 911 from outside.
Book online
Book in Elk Grove Village. The inspection is free.
Free inspection in a 3-hour window: 8 to 11, 11 to 2, or 2 to 5. We call to confirm before we arrive.