A Martin's Additions chimney is often the oldest working system in the house - brick laid generations ago, a clay tile liner, and a season of creosote from winter burning. We treat it that way: careful sweeping, honest camera findings, and repairs matched to the masonry itself.
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Sweeping, cleaning, repairs, leak work, caps and liners - the full chimney service list for Martin's Additions, for mountain cabins, brick colonials and suburban homes alike. This page covers chimney in Martin's Additions, MD end to end — the services, the local picture and the ZIP codes served.
Sweep & Cleaning
Chimney Sweep
The full professional sweep: rotary brushes scrub the flue from top to bottom while a HEPA vacuum keeps every speck of soot sealed in — the visit that keeps a chimney safe to burn in. In Martin's Additions, the sweep also reads the flue for pine glaze and storm debris, the two findings that change what a chimney needs next. Chimney Sweep in Martin's Additions, MD is one call away, every day of the week.
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Sweep & Cleaning
Chimney Cleaning
Creosote, soot and ash removed from the flue, smoke shelf and firebox — the deep clean that kills the campfire smell and the fire risk with it. That is chimney cleaning in Martin's Additions, MD, done the way it should be.
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Repair
Chimney Repair
Any chimney, any problem — leaks, cracks, crumbling brick, bad draw. In Montgomery County, we repair masonry stacks and factory-built systems alike, each with the materials it was built for. Diagnosed on camera first, then repaired properly with the right materials. For chimney repair in Martin's Additions, MD, one call books the visit and a local tech takes it from there.
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Inspection & Care
Chimney Inspection
A full inspection of flue, liner, cap, crown, flashing and firebox — camera inside the flue, with a plain-language report of what is safe, what is not, and what can wait. In Martin's Additions, the inspection reads the flue for pine glaze, cracked tiles and storm debris in a single camera pass. Chimney Inspection in Martin's Additions, MD is one call away, every day of the week.
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Install & Replace
Chimney Cap Installation
A quality stainless cap keeps rain, birds and sparks where they belong. Fitted to your flue, secured properly, and screened against animals. In Montgomery County, caps are secured against storm winds that lift loose fittings off the crown in a single night. That is chimney cap installation in Martin's Additions, MD, done the way it should be.
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Repair
Chimney Liner Repair
Cracked tiles, gaps at the joints, a liner that is shifting — liner faults found on camera and repaired so hot gases stay inside the Martin's Additions flue where they belong. Around Martin's Additions, furnace and water heater flues share these stacks, so liner findings are reported for every flue, not just the fireplace. For chimney liner repair in Martin's Additions, MD, one call books the visit and a local tech takes it from there.
Get a free estimateNeed something else — a damper, a blower, a smoke problem, a bird in the flue? We cover all 27 fireplace specialties. Call (888) 258-0797 and describe it.
Heating season in Martin's Additions is real, the summers are humid, and the housing stock runs from old brick to new suburbs. This is what that mix does to a chimney - and what we check on every visit.
Summer in Martin's Additions is long, hot and wet, and a chimney spends it breathing humid air through the flue. Damp soot turns corrosive against metal dampers and liners, mortar stays wet longer after every storm, and musty odors drift down into the room.
Freeze-thaw here is milder than up north, but it still works on Martin's Additions chimneys every winter: water in a mortar joint freezes on the cold nights, expands, and loosens the joint a fraction at a time. Over years that fraction becomes cracks and leaks.
This region runs from Appalachian ridgelines to the Atlantic shore, and Maryland chimneys live in both climates and everything between. Mountain homes burn longer and harder; coastal homes fight salt air and storm rain. The inspection follows the weather your chimney actually sees.
Older Martin's Additions homes have been tightened up over the years - new windows, added insulation, bigger kitchen fans - and a fireplace that once drew fine now competes for air. The result is smoke at startup and spill on windy nights, with a diagnosable cause.
Martin's Additions sits in Montgomery County, and the ZIP list at the bottom of this page covers 1 serviceable ZIP codes — 20815 through 20815. The closest served neighbors are Chevy Chase, Chevy Chase Village, North Chevy Chase, and every one of them is covered by the same crews, the same day, under the same number: (888) 258-0797.
Same-day service, free estimates, licensed & insured — and a flue you can see on camera, clean from top to bottom.
Usually the chimney top: a cracked crown, worn flashing, a cap past saving or brick so saturated it passes water through. Southeast rain is heavy enough to find all four. We trace the entry point from the top down in Montgomery County homes and repair the source, not the stain.
Your house is competing with the fireplace for air. Modern furnaces, dryers and kitchen fans exhaust air out, and a tightened Martin's Additions home cannot replace it fast enough, so the flue reverses and smoke spills. We test the draw, check the flue size and cap, and fix the actual cause.
They can be for decades - until heat, age or a chimney fire cracks them. Cracked tiles leave gaps where hot gases reach the masonry and framing, and you cannot see it from the firebox. A camera inspection of the full flue in your Martin's Additions home gives a straight answer.
That white bloom is efflorescence, mineral salts left as water travels through brick and mortar and evaporates at the surface. Around Martin's Additions it means the chimney is taking water in - often at the crown or through worn mortar - and humid air slows the drying that would limit the damage.
Yes, just more slowly than up north. Water sits in mortar joints and crown cracks, freezes on the hard nights, and pries the masonry open a fraction at a time. Across Maryland winters that fraction adds up to loose brick, open joints and leaks that start small and grow.
No — and be wary of anyone who does. Every chimney fails differently, so a phone price is a guess that changes at your door. Our estimates are free: a tech looks at the actual problem, then gives you one clear price before any work starts.
Chimney Service Co is a national company with local technicians serving Martin's Additions street addresses across the ZIP codes below — same-day service and free estimates, every day 8 AM – 8 PM. More of Maryland is covered from our Maryland page. The Martin's Additions list below covers 1 ZIP codes, 20815 through 20815.
Don't see your ZIP? Martin's Additions also uses P.O. Box and single-organization ZIP codes that have no street addresses — call (888) 258-0797 and we will confirm coverage for your street address on the call.
Also serving nearby: Chevy Chase, MD · Chevy Chase Village, MD · North Chevy Chase, MD · Glen Echo, MD · Kensington, MD · Takoma Park, MD.
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