One of the smartest things you can do as a homeowner is make sure your chimney is in tip-top shape and ready for that first fire of the winter.
So one of the smartest calls you can make as a homeowner is to JCS Home Services, Northern Virginia’s local chimney sweep and chimney inspection expert.
Our company was officially established in 2011, but our experience as local chimney sweeps goes back well beyond then. Today, we’re considered among the best chimney sweep services in NoVA because we go above and beyond to inspect your chimney, combining our years of hands-on experience with our state-of-the-art special tools to determine whether the creosote buildup requires attention and whether chimney repairs are needed to keep your fireplace and chimney working efficiently.
Make the right call when it’s time for your next annual chimney inspection. Set an appointment with the pros at JCS Home Services.
Many homeowners don’t realize that there are actually three levels of chimney inspection, according to the Chimney Safety Institute of America (CSIA). A Level Three inspection involves the temporary removal of entire components of your chimney apparatus, such as the interior wall. While JCS Home Services does perform chimney crown and chimney cap replacement and installation, we do not offer a Level Three chimney inspection.
But we do provide a Level Two and a Level One chimney inspection – and that’s a service which homeowners really benefit from.
In a Level One chimney inspection, the JCS Home Services technician visually inspects the readily accessible components of your home’s chimneys and fireplaces, including the outer hearth, inner hearth, firebox, throat, smoke chamber, flue opening, damper, and exterior masonry. Armed with a flashlight and the eyes of experience, we look for cracks in the masonry, creosote buildup on the walls, and excessive soot in and around the fireplace. We’re looking for areas of potential danger from a chimney fire – and both soot and creosote are flammable, so we pay careful attention to look for that.
Level Two chimney inspections go even farther. When JCS performs a Level Two inspection, we use a video camera to scan the exterior and the interior of the chimney masonry. The advantage of using video is the ability to see gaps and cracks that might not be apparent with a visual-only Level One chimney inspection. In addition, Level Two inspections come with a written report that fully outlines the chimney’s overall condition.
Chimneys ought to be inspected about once every 12 months, ideally before the cold season sets in. If you don’t know when you last had your chimney professionally inspected, then the next time should be soon.
Chimneys are like any other equipment: They need to be properly maintained in order to function as they should. Using a chimney – whether it’s equipped with a wood-burning fireplace or a gas stove – results in cracks in the masonry, wear-and-tear of accessories like crowns and caps, and potentially dangerous accumulations of soot, creosote, and other inflammables that could cause serious problems such as chimney fires.
Customers in the Northern Virginia region who own a house with a chimney are well-advised to hire JCS Home Services for complete chimney inspection and chimney sweep services – at least once a year.
We’re an experienced, highly trained team of chimney sweeps, but we do a lot more for your chimney than sweep the soot out of it.
In addition to chimney inspections, JCS Home Services offers a wide array of ancillary maintenance techniques that benefit the property owner. These include:
Trust the health of your chimney to the professional inspectors at JCS Home Services. We’ll make sure it’s in great shape to handle your next roaring fire – and that fire stays where it’s supposed to.
We’re in the cleaning business. Cleanliness may be next to godliness, but it’s definitely alongside efficiency and close friends with functionality. Clean machines simply run better.
So JCS Home Services makes sure your home’s systems are clean, so they function efficiently and work when you need them. Check out our lineup of services to keep the systems of your house clean and running up to snuff:
That’s all in addition to our top-notch chimney cleaning services.
From the attic to the crawl space, whenever it’s time to service any system in your Northern Virginia house, it’s time to put the JCS Home Services team on the job.
JCS Home Services is your local chimney inspection company. Our techs live here in Northern Virginia, and we’re dedicated to providing the absolute best service to our neighbors around the area.
We serve homeowners and light commercial customers in the counties of Frederick, Clarke, Loudoun, Fairfax, Arlington, Prince William, and Fauquier, including the cities/towns of Winchester, Manassas, Falls Church, Vienna, Herndon, Alexandria, Middleburg, and Warrenton. The JCS Home Services vans are frequently seen on Rt. 7, I-66, Rt. 28, and all the parkways and side streets on our way to visit customers’ homes or businesses.
Wherever you live in the NoVA area, from Stephens City to Crystal City, JCS Home Services is the local chimney company to depend on.
The time is now to schedule an appointment with JCS Home Services for the most thorough chimney inspection in Northern Virginia. It’s easy to reach us.
Since 2011, homeowners across Northern VA have relied upon JCS Home Services to conduct the area’s most complete, most revealing chimney inspections. We’ve helped homeowners enjoy a more efficient chimney/fireplace system and the peace-of-mind that comes from a safe chimney in excellent repair.
Lower the risk of a chimney fire. Next time you need your home’s chimney inspected, make sure JCS is on the job.
JCS Home Services
172 Imboden Dr #18
Winchester, VA 22603
(540) 215-8425
customerservice@jcs-homeservices.com
JCS Home Services
Sterling, VA 20165
(571) 299-9389
customerservice@jcs-homeservices.com
JCS Home Services
Berryville, VA 22611
(540) 254-5044
customerservice@jcs-homeservices.com