Padgitt Chimney

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Consumer Information:Choosing Firewood Liner Damages Energy Tips

Public and Professional Instructional Classes

Visit our online store for mantels, fireplace accessories and overstock items!

Our Mission Statement: To provide quality products, superior service, fine workmanship,
and to always exceed our customers expectations. Serving the Greater Kansas City area and beyond

Chimney Sweeping Dryer vent cleaning
and inspections by CSIA Certified Sweeps

Wood&Gas stove and insert sales and installations by NFI Certified Technicians. We will install your U.L. listed and EPA certified stove.

Commercial and residential indoor and outdoor Wood-fired pizza and bake ovens

Chimney Inspections for Real Estate Transactions: With a Chim-Scan camera.
Find out what the true condition of your chimney is BEFORE you buy!

♦ MASONRY: Masonry heaters, commercial and residential bake ovens, chimneys, fireplaces, historical chimney restoration

♦ REPAIR: Relining in steel, custom steel, Guardian ceramic flues, or ile, for wood and gas flues and any type of repair needed for stone, brick and prefabricated chimneys

♦ MAINTENANCE: Chimney sweeping; Level I, II real estate, insurance, and annual inspections

♦ FORENSICS: Forensic investigations for structural fires related to heating equipment or chimneys.
WE DO RESIDENTIAL, HISTORIC, GOVERNMENT AND COMMERCIAL PROJECTS

Chimney Restoration Services:
Residential repair and building projects, masonry heaters, bake ovens, fireplaces, and historic restoration. If it has anything to do with FIRE, we probably do it, and we have the proper equipment, training, certifications, occupational license and Master Mechanical Contractor License to do the job.

CSIA and NFI Certified technicians, HVAC degree, Master Mechanical License, 28 years in the industry. We know chimneys and fire!
You should know that A Master Mechanical License (HVAC) is required in most cities in Johnson County and Jackson County for chimney relining or repair, and installation of hearth appliances!
To date, WE ARE THE ONLY CHIMNEY COMPANY WITH A MM LICENSED Technician on staff. You can check the Johnson County Contractor Licensing Board or call your city codes department to check for a listing of licensed contractors. (our company is listed as HearthMasters, Inc.) LICENSING does not mean an occupational license - trade licenses are completely different.
Many city codes require permits for gas or wood flue relining, hearth appliance installation, and major chimney repair.
Most cities also require an occupational (business) license.
We have business licenses in every city in the KC area.
List of cities and permit and licensing requirements
See samples of our work

Repairs/Restoration Historical Chimney Restoration Rumford fireplaces
Masonry Heaters Bellfires retrofit fireplaces Relining in Tile, Stainless Steel and Poured Ceramic flues Samples of our Work
New Construction Design and build fireplaces, chimneys Masonry Heaters Commercial Pizza Ovens Residential Bake Ovens Outdoor Fireplaces and firepits
Maintenance/Inspections Chimney Sweeping/Inspections and pricing Dryer Vent Cleaning/Inspections Real estate inspections/reports
Insurance damage evaluations/reports Draft and Carbon Monoxide Testing
House Pressure Testing
Forensic investigations of structural fires due to heating appliances, chimneys, or vents

$300-$1500 Tax Credit for purchases of 75% efficient or higher wood-burning appliances in 2009!
Wood and Gas stoves and inserts, gas coal baskets, electric fireplaces, and more

We do not install or repair prefabricated (manufactured) chimneys or fireplaces or carry parts. (Call a hearth retailer) We do not sell chimney pipe or flue liners to the public due to liability issues.

Chimney sweep likely prevents house fire in Kansas City
On January 19, 2010 local chimney sweep Gene Padgitt found something odd while getting ready to install a woodburning insert in a 1920's Kansas City, Missouri home. Something that would likely have caused a house fire. The original builder of...

http://www.examiner.com/x-17092-Kansas-City-Alternative-Energy-Examiner~y2010m1d20-Chimney-sweep-prevents-house-fire-in-Kansas-City?cid=email-this-article

Photos of wood framing inside a brick chimney

Marge Padgitt is the Alternative Energy Examiner for Examiner.com. See her articles here.
Local Contractor Becomes First Certified Heater Mason in Kansas City Area,
http://www.prweb.com/releases/2009/01/prweb1896934.htm.

See a video on This Old House about the inventor of the Chim-Scan chimney inspection camera, and watch him do an internal inspection just like we do!
http://www.pbs. org/thisoldhouse /videos/

PFI Padgitt Forensic Investigations
Forensic investigations of house fires caused by faulty appliances, chimneys, building or installations.
By our State Certified Fire Investigator and chimney expert, Gene Padgitt.

Serving the greater Kansas City area year-round

Padgitt Chimney & Fireplace Padgitt Forensic Investigations 816-461-3665 www.chimkc.com

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