replacing boiler chimney lining
hi i need to have the entire chimney flue/lining replaced, four storey brownstone. i’m getting wildly different estimates from $4000 up to $23,000 !!!! has anyone had this job done in their own house, done well, and if anyone has an approximate price range this should cost i would very much like to hear. thks
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i need to have the entire chimney flue/lining replaced, four storey brownstone. i’m getting wildly different estimates from $4000 up to $23,000 !!!!
has anyone had this job done in their own house, done well, and if anyone has an approximate price range this should cost i would very much like to hear.
thks
I had to replace the chimney flue and chimney in a four story brownstone. Reason was we had replaced the boiler and the new one emitted much hotter fumes than the old one. They had to break into every chimney breast on all four floors and replace the entire chimney on the roof. They charged $8500. We used ABC Chimney. They came when they said they would, and completed the job ahead of schedule and it was a huge job – really messy. This was three years ago – they gave us a 20 year guarantee. Recently we had a leak, they came by when they said they would and were good about patching a small hole somewhere that seemed to stop the leak. I’d recommend them. I spoke with somebody named Jason. If you interestd, let me know and I’ll let you contact me directly.
1:57 — You are right. My tone wasn’t helpful, even though I was trying to be. My point was, I hope, that OP would be more likely to get informative responses (like yours) and to know what to do with the responses, with a mroe thorough understanding, or at least presentation here, of what the quotes were for. Since you hadn’t posted yet, I was concerned OP was going to get a lot of silliness like 4:52 above, and that, if OP (as the post seems to suggest) thinks there is a simple numerical price answer, OP might be at risk of making a mistake on a job where the risk (fire) is quite significant.
1.57 here — I can’t recall the name of the company we used, but I do recall the owners name was Andre (I think — we’ve had so much work done on our house that it’s hard to remember who did what without checking the paperwork). They used a combination of metal and cermaic (ceramic for a small distance above each fire box and them stainless steel). For the boiler, they used stainless steel all the way. My recollection was that stainless steel was the more expensive option.
Good luck.
If you post the names of the companies you are considering I may be able to recall the one we used and some of those that simply gave us really bad advice (one company I recall wanted to charge us three time what we paid and was very derogatory when we told them we had better quotes).
1.57 here — I can’t recall the name of the company we used, but I do recall the owners name was Andre (I think — we’ve had so much work done on our house that it’s hard to remember who di waht). They used a combination of metal and cermaic (ceramic for a small distance above each fire box and them stainless steel). For the boiler, they used stainless steel all the way. My recollection was that stainless steel was the more expensive option.
If you post the names of the companies you are considering I may be able to recall the one we used and some of those that simply gave us really bad advice (one company I recall wanted to charge us three time what we paid and was very derogatory when we told them we had better quotes).
1.57 here — I can’t recall the name of the company we used, but I do recall the owners name was Andre. They used a combination of metal and cermaic (ceramic for a small distance above each fire box and them stainless steel). For the boiler, they used stainless steel all the way. My recollection was that stainless steel was the more expensive option.
If you post the names of the companies you are considering I may be able to recall the one we used and some of those that simply gave us really bad advice (one company I recall wanted to charge us three time what we paid and was very derogatory when we told them we had better quotes).
1:57 – Who did you end up using?
Also – was it a metal liner, or ceramic?
5.08 — It will obviously vary, but give the op a break. We went through the same experience and got varying quotes. For three story we put in four new fleus, three for wood buring fireplaces and one for the boiler. Unfortunately, one chimney had been blocked up between the second and third stories and all fireplaces need new fireboxes built. It was three years ago, and the work was done for about $12,000. You should be warned — the work can be very messy, we had to open up almost all the chimney breasts for one reason or another. Hope this helps.
My goodness, both OP and 4:52 provide waaaay to liitle information for meaningful discussion and advice. I’m just a homeowner and am perpetually mystified by the ways of chimneys, but even i know that one needs to know much more in the way of specifics to know what the job should cost. Some chimney guys will give you a lowball offer but the job won’t really be what you need. Others will charge way too much for work you don’t need. Lots of room to get screwed in both directions. Don’t get taken in by offhand comments.
For example, has anyone figured out whether dropping in a metal flue is doable and acceptable in your circumstance? Why? Why not? Are the passages for your flue straight enough or do you have multiple and curvy passages requiring them to break through the brick at various spots?
Get your bidders to tell you in detail what they think they need to do on your job. Then post in detail here, and/or, better yet, on a more chimney-oriented forum. Or even on houseblogs/community.net. You want to know who is doing the right job for your situation, then you can evaluate whether the price is right.
thks! would you be ableto pass on the details of the comapny you used?