The standards bodies and trade organizations behind the credentials on this site. Worth ten minutes of your time before you hire anyone — including us.
A non-profit educational organization dedicated to chimney and venting system safety. CSIA is committed to eliminating residential chimney fires, carbon monoxide intrusion and other chimney-related hazards, and runs the only national certification program for the chimney service industry.
The trade guild for chimney sweeps, promoting professionalism and ethical accountability and advancing the chimney and venting industry through public awareness of the trade.
The professional certification division of the Hearth, Patio & Barbecue Education Foundation. NFI establishes credentials for professionals who plan and install residential hearth appliances and venting systems — our own certification.
A non-profit association dedicated to educating industry professionals and the public through hands-on workshops, industry seminars and a quarterly newsletter.
The regional affiliate of HPBA, monitoring local, state and regional issues for hearth businesses in the Midwest.
An international trade association established in 1980 representing manufacturers, retailers, distributors and installers of hearth, patio and barbecue products in North America.
The authority on fire, electrical and building safety, and the publisher of NFPA 211 — the standard we work to for chimney inspection levels and inspection frequency.
Federal guidance on wood stove changeouts and cleaner burning appliances. Replacing twenty-five non-certified older stoves with EPA certified stoves prevents about one ton of fine particulate matter per year.
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Tell us what the fireplace is doing — or not doing — and we will tell you what it needs. Certified technicians, the whole Chicago area, one number.
