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ASH Chimney has been sweeping, inspecting, and repairing chimneys in St. Paul since 2014, and the city is still our home base. We cover downtown, Cathedral Hill, Summit Hill, and the West Side neighborhoods just as thoroughly as we cover the suburbs — this is where we started, and it's where most of our crew still lives. Whether you're in a high-rise condo or a single-family home a few blocks off Grand Avenue, we know the building stock because we grew up working on it. Same-day and next-day appointments are usually available since our shop is minutes from most St. Paul addresses.

St. Paul's housing stock is a genuine mix. Cathedral Hill and Summit Hill still have plenty of century-old masonry chimneys built when those neighborhoods were first platted along Summit Avenue, and years of Minnesota's brutal freeze-thaw winters have left many of them with spalling brick, cracked crowns, or mortar joints that need repointing. Downtown and pockets of the West Side have added newer infill construction and renovated lofts over the last two decades, often with prefab metal chimneys or direct-vent gas fireplaces instead of traditional masonry. We inspect both types regularly and know what tends to go wrong with each.

Every job starts with a full inspection and a written estimate before we touch anything — no verbal quotes, no surprise add-ons once the work is underway. Our technicians are professionally trained and follow NFPA 211 national fire code standards on every sweep, inspection, and repair. Pricing is flat-fee, so the number we quote is the number you pay. If you just need the basics covered, our $199 winter chimney sweep special includes a full rotary sweep and a free inspection.

Chimney Services in St. Paul

Why St. Paul Homeowners Choose ASH Chimney

  • Based in St. Paul, minutes from downtown, Cathedral Hill, Summit Hill, and the West Side
  • Deep experience with St. Paul's century-old masonry chimneys as well as newer infill and condo construction
  • Flat-fee, written estimates before any repair work begins — no verbal quotes
  • Local crew that's worked on St. Paul rowhouses, single-families, and multi-unit buildings alike

FAQs

Since our shop is based right in St. Paul, we can usually offer same-day or next-day appointments for standard sweeps and inspections. Weekend availability (we're open Saturdays) helps too, especially during the fall rush before heating season. Call (651) 395-4870 and we'll give you a real appointment window, not a vague estimate.

Century-old masonry in these neighborhoods has been through a lot of St. Paul winters, and freeze-thaw damage is the most common issue we find — spalling face brick, deteriorating crowns, and mortar joints that need repointing. Left alone, these problems let water further into the structure and get more expensive to fix. A yearly inspection catches most of this early, which is exactly why we build one into every sweep.

Both. St. Paul's downtown and Highland Park have plenty of newer builds and renovated units with prefab metal chimneys and direct-vent gas inserts, and we inspect and service those just as often as century-old masonry. The maintenance schedule and failure points are different, but the same flat-fee, written-estimate approach applies either way.

Written by the ASH Chimney Team · Last updated 2026