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Wood Heat Done Right in Central Oregon

Sweeps, stove pipe, inserts and stainless liners for the stoves that heat Bend all winter.

When Do I Need a Sweep?Call the Shop
$245 sweep and inspectionMon to Sat 8 to 5
Sweep lifting the cap off a stainless chimney on a snowy metal roof in Bend

When Does Your Stove Need a Sweep?

Tell us what you burn and how. The dial reads your burn like a stove pipe thermometer, and you get a sweep plan for the season.

What do you burn in?
How much wood a season?
3 cordsA cord is a stack 4 feet high, 4 feet deep and 8 feet long.
How dry is the wood?
How do you usually burn?
Stove pipe thermometer showing how clean your burn runs Creosote Best burn Too hot

A Clean Burn

Every 3 cords

One sweep a season. Book it in late summer, before the first fire.

    A rule of thumb from what we pull out of Bend chimneys, not a promise. Creosote over 1/8 inch means sweep now, whatever the dial says. A yearly inspection is still the rule.

    Book a Sweep

    From the Hearth to the Cap

    Every sweep includes the stove, the pipe, the chimney and the cap, with drop cloths down and a vacuum running. Tap a photo to see it bigger.

    Cast iron wood stove with a clean glass door and a fire burning in a Bend living room
    Stove tune up and new gasketsClean glass is a sign of dry wood and a good door seal. Awbrey Butte.
    Tech taking apart black stove pipe on a drop cloth
    Stove pipe down and brushedTumalo
    Flaky black creosote inside a section of stove pipe
    What a wet wood winter leavesLa Pine
    Two installers sliding a new insert into a lava rock fireplace with a stainless liner above
    Insert with a full stainless liner1970s rock fireplace, Old Bend
    Homeowner stacking split pine and juniper under a wood shed in the snow
    Wood checks on every visitWe bring a moisture meter. Sisters.

    Burning Wood in Oregon Has Its Own Rules

    Most of Central Oregon heats with wood at least part of the winter. The state keeps a close eye on it, and so do we.

    Selling a house with an old stove?Oregon law says an uncertified wood stove or insert has to be removed and destroyed at the sale. We check the label and handle it.
    Smoke is a sign, not a smell.Thick smoke from your chimney on a cold morning means wet wood or a choked down fire. That is where creosote comes from.
    Map of the towns we drive to around Bend Bend, our shop Redmond Terrebonne Sisters Tumalo Prineville Sunriver La Pine

    No trip charge inside Bend. Sisters, Prineville and La Pine add $40.

    What Folks Say After the First Cold Snap

    4.9★★★★★231 Google reviews

    Sample reviews written for this demo. Your site shows your real Google reviews, word for word.

    Our old insert had no liner, which we never knew. They put in a stainless one and the house does not smell like smoke anymore.

    Karen S., Bend

    He showed me the moisture meter on my wood. 28 percent. Lesson learned.

    Matt D., Redmond

    Came out to Sisters in a snowstorm and left the hearth cleaner than he found it.

    Joan W., Sisters
    How often should a wood stove be swept?

    Get it inspected once a year, no matter how little you burn. That is the national fire code for chimneys, NFPA 211. How often it needs a sweep depends on the stove, the wood and how you burn, which is what the dial above works out.

    I am selling my house. What about the old wood stove?

    Oregon law says an uncertified wood stove or insert has to be removed and destroyed when a home is sold. We check for the EPA or Oregon label, pull the old one if needed and give you the paperwork for the sale.

    Is juniper good firewood?

    Dry juniper burns hot and clean, and it pops, so keep the door shut. Lodgepole and ponderosa pine are fine too once they are dry. Split it, stack it off the ground and give it a full summer. Aim for under 20 percent on a moisture meter.

    Does my fireplace insert need a liner?

    Yes. An insert should vent through a stainless liner that runs all the way to the top of the chimney. Many older inserts around Bend were set with no liner at all. They build creosote fast in the old clay flue, so we check that first.

    Do you work on pellet stoves?

    Yes. We clean the burn pot, heat exchanger, fans and the vent pipe. Pellet vents clog with fine ash, so plan on a cleaning after about two tons of pellets or once a season.

    Book Your Sweep Before the October Rush

    September has openings most weeks. By November we are booked three weeks out.

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