Chimney Sweep · Nashville, TN
Liner Installation & Relining in Nashville
Stainless liners sized to the appliance, which is what makes an old chimney safe for a modern insert.
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Liner Installation & Relining in Nashville, Tennessee
Stainless liners sized to the appliance, which is what makes an old chimney safe for a modern insert.
Nashville's Chimney Sweep does liner installation & relining for homeowners across Middle Tennessee — licensed, insured, with the price in writing before the work starts. Chimney sweeps who put a camera up the flue, show you what they found, and repair what is actually wrong.
Why homeowners call
Fireplace trouble behind this call
- Smoke comes back into the room
- Sharp smell from the fireplace
- Birds or animals in the chimney
- Water staining round the hearth
- Cracked or missing chimney crown
- Damper stuck or will not seal
- Gas logs will not light or stay lit
- Want an outdoor fireplace on the patio
What is included
What liner installation & relining includes, flue to cap
- Flue measured and the liner sized to the appliance
- Stainless steel liner, insulated where required
- Full-length single piece where the run allows
- Top plate and cap fitted and sealed
- Connector to the appliance made correctly
- Old liner removed where it can be
- Manufacturer warranty documentation
- Camera inspection after fitting
Liner Installation & Relining as our sweeps carry it out
A liner is sized to the appliance, not to the chimney. Too large and the flue never gets hot enough to draw properly, so it condenses and produces more creosote; too small and it cannot vent. An oversized flue is the most common cause of a fire that will not draw.
Most Nashville houses with original clay flues were built for an open fire. Put a modern high-efficiency insert into one unlined and it will not vent correctly — the exhaust is cooler and the flue is far too big for it.
Insulation around the liner is not an upsell in this climate. An uninsulated liner in an exterior chimney runs cold, and a cold flue condenses exhaust into creosote faster than anything else you can do wrong.
We inspect with the camera again after fitting. A liner that was kinked going in is worth finding on the day rather than next season.
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Chimney and fireplace work besides this
Chimney Cleaning and Sweeping
Removing creosote and soot from the flue with the room sealed and put back exactly as we found it.
Learn moreChimney Repair
Crowns, caps, flashing, liners and brickwork — the whole stack, priced from what a camera actually found.
Learn moreFireplace Repair
Gas logs, wood inserts, dampers and fireboxes repaired, plus the smoke problems nobody else could find.
Learn moreOutdoor Fireplace Install
Built outdoor fireplaces and chimneys that draw properly, footed and flued to code rather than stacked to look right.
Learn moreChimney Inspection
Camera survey of the full flue, graded to the CSIA levels, with the footage shown to you rather than described.
Learn moreCaps, Crowns & Flashing
The three places water actually gets in, repaired or replaced before it reaches the firebox.
Learn moreChimney Masonry & Tuckpointing
Repointing, rebuilding above the roofline and replacing spalled brick, matched to what is already there.
Learn moreService area
Chimneys we sweep around Nashville
Our sweeps cover Nashville and 64 further towns across 12 counties; a Middle Tennessee house within an hour or thereabouts of Nashville is one we can reach.
FAQ
Asked about liner installation & relining
Why does my chimney need a liner?
Because the flue has to contain the heat and the gases, and an old unlined chimney, or one with cracked clay tiles, does not — heat reaches the framing around the chimney and carbon monoxide can reach the house. An insert or a new appliance needs a liner sized to it. Stainless liners are installed down the existing flue and are the standard fix.
How do I know if my chimney liner is damaged?
You do not, from the room — which is why a camera inspection exists. Cracked or missing flue tiles, gaps at the joints and a liner that has separated are found on the camera and nowhere else. Pieces of tile in the firebox and a chimney that has had a fire are the signs from outside.
Free estimate
Arrange liner installation & relining before the next fire
Let Nashville's Chimney Sweep know what you burn, how often and what you have noticed. A written estimate follows at no cost, without any obligation.