Chimney with a ladder set up for service, similar to homes throughout Maplewood, MN

ASH Chimney has been serving Maplewood since 2014, covering one of the largest and most spread-out communities in our service area. From the streets near Maplewood's older Gladstone neighborhood to the newer developments out toward the Maplewood Mall area, we schedule routes efficiently so you're not waiting weeks for an appointment just because of distance. Many Maplewood households heat with a wood-burning fireplace or a wood stove, which means routine sweeping matters more here than in neighborhoods that switched to gas long ago. We show up on time and do the job the same way whether you're five minutes from the shop or on the far side of town.

Maplewood's housing stock is overwhelmingly mid-century, with most homes built during the 1950s and 60s boom, and a lot of those homes still have their original wood-burning fireplace or a wood stove insert added later. Wood-burning appliances produce far more creosote buildup than gas units, and creosote is the leading cause of chimney fires when it's allowed to accumulate season after season. Minnesota's freeze-thaw winters still take a toll on the masonry itself, but in Maplewood we spend just as much time checking flue liners and creosote levels as we do checking brick and mortar. If it's been more than a year since your last sweep, it's worth getting ahead of it before the weather turns.

Every Maplewood appointment includes a full inspection and a written estimate before any repair work begins, so there's no guessing at cost. Our technicians are professionally trained and hold every job to NFPA 211 fire code standards, whether it's a routine sweep or a full reline. Pricing is flat-fee, period. Our $199 winter sweep special — a full rotary sweep plus a free inspection — is a good fit for most Maplewood wood-burning setups heading into the cold months.

Chimney Services in Maplewood

Why Maplewood Homeowners Choose ASH Chimney

  • Routine experience with wood-burning fireplaces and wood stoves, common throughout Maplewood's mid-century homes
  • Efficient routing across Maplewood's larger, more spread-out footprint — distance doesn't mean a longer wait
  • We check creosote buildup and flue condition as carefully as the masonry itself
  • Flat-fee, written estimates before repair work starts, no matter which part of Maplewood you're in

FAQs

We route our Maplewood appointments together, so being farther from our shop doesn't usually mean a longer wait than a St. Paul or Roseville job. Most homeowners get an appointment within the week, faster outside of the fall rush. Call (651) 395-4870 and we'll find a time that works.

If you use it regularly through the winter, once a year is the standard recommendation, since creosote buildup is the leading cause of chimney fires in wood-burning systems. Households that burn less often, or that use a wood stove insert, should still get an annual inspection even if a full sweep isn't needed every year. We'll tell you honestly what your chimney needs rather than what's easiest to sell.

Both. A lot of Maplewood's mid-century homes have had a wood stove insert added to an original fireplace at some point, and that combination needs its own inspection approach — the liner, the connector pipe, and clearances all matter. We service traditional open fireplaces and wood stove setups with the same flat-fee, written-estimate process.

Written by the ASH Chimney Team · Last updated 2026