Chimney repair in Duluth
Chimney help for Minnesota's port city at the western tip of Lake Superior.
Duluth had 86,697 residents at the 2020 census and is the seat of St. Louis County. The city climbs a steep hillside above the lake and the harbor, and much of it was built during the boom years around the turn of the twentieth century. The City's housing analysis puts the share of homes built before 1940 at roughly 44 percent.
What chimney problems are common in Duluth?
Old brick, long winters and lake weather. Chimneys on the hillside and near the lake take wind-driven rain and lake-effect snow, and the city averages around 100 days a year when the high stays at or below freezing. That adds up to washed-out mortar, cracked crowns and leaks at flashing on houses in Lakeside, Hunters Park, Congdon, Chester Park, the Central and East Hillside, Lincoln Park and West Duluth. Lake Superior brownstone, quarried at Fond du Lac, also shows up in older Duluth buildings and needs a mason who knows soft stone.
Permits in the city
Building and mechanical permits, including fireplaces, go through the City of Duluth's Construction Services and Inspections division. Ask your contractor whether your rebuild, relining or new appliance needs one, and who will pull it.
Common jobs
- Tuckpointing and top-down rebuilds on century-old stacks
- Relining when a furnace or boiler is replaced
- Crown and cap work before winter
- Camera inspections for home purchases
Common questions
Do you cover Park Point and the hilltop neighborhoods?
Yes. We cover all of Duluth, from Park Point and Canal Park to Piedmont Heights, Duluth Heights and the western neighborhoods. Call with your address.
Who issues building permits in Duluth?
The City of Duluth's Construction Services and Inspections division.
Services in Duluth
- Chimney masonry and tuckpointingRepoint washed-out mortar, replace spalled brick and rebuild deteriorated stacks.
- Chimney crowns and capsRepair or replace cracked crowns and install caps that keep snow, rain and animals out.
- Chimney liners and reliningStainless steel liners for cracked clay tile, unlined flues and new furnaces, boilers or stoves.
- Chimney leak repairFind and fix leaks at flashing, crowns, porous brick and missing caps.
- Chimney inspection and sweepingYearly inspections, sweeping, home-sale inspections and checks after a chimney fire.
Nearby areas
Loose brick, a leaking chimney or a stove you haven't had checked?
Call now and a local chimney company will look at it and quote the work.