Chimney and fireplace service in Glenview
Glenview mixes 1950s brick houses with homes built on the old Naval Air Station. We inspect any chimney for free and write down the price before work.
Glenview took its name by vote on May 7, 1895, was incorporated in 1899 and stayed mostly farmland until developers built it out after World War II. The Census Bureau's 2020–2024 survey shows that history in the housing: 18.3 percent of Glenview's 19,207 homes date from the 1950s and 14.5 percent from the 1960s, while 18.5 percent were built from 2000 to 2009. The median home dates to 1977.
Utility gas heats 78.5 percent of homes. That split in ages means two kinds of chimney. Postwar brick houses have masonry stacks with clay flues that also vent the furnace and water heater, and the newer houses mostly have factory-built fireplaces in framed chases or direct-vent gas units. We look at whichever you have at the free inspection.
The Glen and newer homes
Naval Air Station Glenview closed in 1995 and became The Glen, a 1,121-acre development that is about 15 percent of the village, with homes, shops, a lake and two golf courses. Houses there and in other newer subdivisions usually have prefab fireplaces with a metal flue inside a sided chase, topped by a metal chase cover.
Those covers rust, hold water and leak into the chase. A prefab metal cap typically runs $200 to $650, and a custom chase cover $425 to $850. Gas fireplaces need a yearly look at the pilot, burner and glass seal, and common repairs run $90 to $150 for an igniter and $150 to $350 for a thermocouple.
The Park and postwar brick
The Park is one of Glenview's oldest neighborhoods. It was laid out from 1894 for a Swedenborgian New Church community, with houses set in an oval around a common park designed by Swain Nelson, one of the designers of Lincoln Park. The 1950s and 1960s brick ranches and split-levels that followed make up a third of the village's homes.
On those masonry chimneys the crown is usually the first thing to go, worked loose by about 78 freeze-thaw days a year at nearby O'Hare (derived from NOAA 1991–2020 normals). Crown crack repair typically runs $150 to $700, and an aluminum liner for a furnace or water heater flue $625 to $2,250.
Where we work in Glenview
The Glen · The Park · Willow Road · Valley Lo · Glen Oak Acres · Downtown Glenview · West Glenview · Glenview Road
FAQ
Glenview chimney questions
Our Glen house has a gas fireplace. Does it need yearly service?
Yes. Nicor Gas tells customers to have gas appliances inspected at least once a year, and a gas fireplace's pilot, burner, glass seal and vent all wear. Yearly gas service is priced at the free inspection.
Why is there rust running down our chimney siding?
On a factory-built fireplace that usually means the metal chase cover on top has rusted or is holding water. Replacing it with a custom chase cover typically costs $425 to $850.
How much does a chimney cleaning cost in Glenview?
We price it at the free inspection, once we've seen 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.
Who do I call if I smell gas?
Leave the house first, then call Nicor Gas at 888-642-6748 and 911 from outside.
Book online
Book in Glenview. 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.