Midtown Chimney Services

Midtown Chimney Services Professional service. Expert Chimney Sweeps/Repair/Installation Services. Dryer Vent Cleaning. Call us or book online today! Independently Owned and Operated.

Click the link below, enter your zip code and book your appointment with ease! Midtown Chimney Sweeps of Cedar Falls, IA is a full service chimney sweeping and dryer vent cleaning business. Our qualified chimney professionals are insured, including Workman's Compensation Insurance on all employees. We are the chimney repair guys doing gas, wood and pellet fireplace diagnosis and repair. Dampers, c

himney caps, crown coat, flue cleaning, chimney sweeping. We also perform light maintenance and repair work of fireplaces and chimney and dryer vents. Authorized franchisee of Midtown Chimney Sweeps Franchising, LLC

09/02/2026

During a routine inspection, our technician spotted something easy to miss from the ground: a metal chase cover cut too short, leaving a strip of wood trim exposed right at the edge. Every time it rains, water finds that gap and soaks into wood that was never meant to get wet. This is exactly the kind of problem you only catch by actually looking. If your chimney hasn't been inspected in a while, book a full inspection at midtownsweeps.com.

09/02/2026

Cold winters and older housing stock make Cedar Falls a place where small gaps become real problems. A recent inspection found a chase cover cut short, with wood trim already exposed to rain and melting snow. Better to catch it now than deal with rot later. Book at midtownsweeps.com.

08/24/2026

We pulled a condemned factory-built fireplace out of a two-story building this week. Behind the wall was a venting elbow joint that had failed beyond repair, hidden for who knows how long. That's why we inspect.

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08/24/2026

Cedar Falls, this week's job was a reminder of what inspections are for. We condemned a factory-built fireplace after finding a venting elbow joint that had failed beyond repair behind the wall.

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Energy costs keep climbing, and more homeowners are done guessing what next month's utility bill will look like. Wood an...
08/12/2026

Energy costs keep climbing, and more homeowners are done guessing what next month's utility bill will look like. Wood and pellet appliances give you something the grid can't: real control over your heating costs and warmth you can actually count on. 2026 is shaping up to be a great year to make the switch. Ready to talk options? Visit midtownsweeps.com and let's chat.

Cold Iowa winters call for heat you can count on, not a bill that surprises you every month. Wood and pellet appliances ...
08/12/2026

Cold Iowa winters call for heat you can count on, not a bill that surprises you every month. Wood and pellet appliances give Cedar Falls homeowners more control over energy costs and warmth that doesn't waver. midtownsweeps.com

Why That Fireplace "Refresh" on TikTok Could Cost YouIf you've seen the chimney pros going viral for their reactions to ...
08/07/2026

Why That Fireplace "Refresh" on TikTok Could Cost You

If you've seen the chimney pros going viral for their reactions to home-flipper DIY jobs, you know the cringe is real. Painting over a firebox, caulking with the wrong materials, sealing things that need to breathe, these "quick fixes" can trap heat, hide damage, and turn a cosmetic project into a genuine fire hazard.

Some fireplace maintenance is great to DIY: storing firewood off the ground and covered, keeping the hearth clear, and burning seasoned wood only. But anything involving the firebox, flue, or chimney structure is a job for someone trained to know what's safe.

Not sure if a past project was done right? Midtown Chimney Sweeps will inspect it, tell you straight, and fix what needs fixing. Book your inspection today.

Link - https://www.midtownsweeps.com/book/

With America celebrating 250 years, we think it's high time chimney sweeps had a celebration of our own.

Actually, we chimney sweeps celebrate every day anyway. In this whole wide world, there's no happier bloke.

Now that the ladder of life has been strung,
a chimney sweep's on the bottommost rung.
Though we spend our days in ashes and soot,
my, what a sight — and oh, what a lot of fun.

We did have to write up two team members last week.

They got it in their heads that playing golf from house to house — chimney top to chimney top — would be a fun idea.

No way.

We explained once again the need to always stay on the SAME roof when playing a consistent game.

But they didn't listen.

So they got written up.

Here's a picture of what our chimney safety manual clearly indicates as acceptable.

Manual Figure 7B: Approved Same-Roof Golfing Procedure
Not recommended. Merely tolerated by management in cartoon form.

07/24/2026

A wood insert installed into a framed wall cavity. Construction debris on the firebox floor. A wooden beam sitting directly under the ash door. This family used this fireplace every winter and had no idea any of it was there. That is exactly why an inspection matters. Book yours at midtownsweeps.com.

07/24/2026

Iowa winters hit Cedar Falls hard, and most families here count on their fireplace without thinking twice about what is behind the panels. This inspection found a wood insert in a framed cavity, sawdust and debris in the firebox, and a wooden beam under the ash door. Book before the cold sets in at midtownsweeps.com.

That "Too Cheap to Be True" Chimney Deal? It Probably Is.The National Chimney Sweep Guild is warning homeowners about a ...
07/17/2026

That "Too Cheap to Be True" Chimney Deal? It Probably Is.

The National Chimney Sweep Guild is warning homeowners about a rising wave of uncertified, fly-by-night sweeps. The playbook is always the same: they lure you in with a shockingly cheap sweep price, then "discover" alarming problems that require expensive emergency repairs on the spot.

A few ways to protect yourself: ask whether the company is certified, be wary of high-pressure repair pitches the day of service, and get a second opinion before approving any major work. A real chimney problem will still be there tomorrow, a scammer's emergency usually won't.

At Midtown Chimney Sweeps, our technicians are trained and certified, our pricing is upfront, and we'll show you exactly what we find, photos and all, so you can make the call without the pressure. Book a sweep and inspection you can actually trust!

Link - https://www.midtownsweeps.com/book/

That "Too Cheap to Be True" Chimney Deal? It Probably Is.The National Chimney Sweep Guild is warning homeowners about a ...
07/17/2026

That "Too Cheap to Be True" Chimney Deal? It Probably Is.

The National Chimney Sweep Guild is warning homeowners about a rising wave of uncertified, fly-by-night sweeps. The playbook is always the same: they lure you in with a shockingly cheap sweep price, then "discover" alarming problems that require expensive emergency repairs on the spot.

A few ways to protect yourself: ask whether the company is certified, be wary of high-pressure repair pitches the day of service, and get a second opinion before approving any major work. A real chimney problem will still be there tomorrow, a scammer's emergency usually won't.

At Midtown Chimney Sweeps, our technicians are trained and certified, our pricing is upfront, and we'll show you exactly what we find, photos and all, so you can make the call without the pressure. Book a sweep and inspection you can actual

Link - https://www.midtownsweeps.com/book/

07/13/2026

A cracked stove body is not something you see from across the room. It shows up in the inspection footage, in the stress fractures, in the buildup that tells the whole story after years of running too hot. The homeowner had no idea. That is pretty much how every one of these goes.
Book your inspection at midtownsweeps.com

07/13/2026

Cedar Falls winters get cold enough that wood stoves run from October through March. That kind of sustained use at high heat causes stress fractures in the stove body over time. This inspection also found a connector pipe installed wrong and too close to the framing. Neither issue was something the homeowner could have spotted on their own. Book your inspection at midtownsweeps.com

06/29/2026

Iowa winters bring ice, wind, and freeze-thaw cycles that are genuinely hard on chimney caps. The aluminum ones especially. Byron found one on this inspection where the metal had failed at the pipe and left a gap rain was getting straight through. Book yours at midtownsweeps.com.

06/29/2026

The cap was sitting on the roof when Byron arrived. The flue had been completely open. Rain, animals, whatever wanted in had a clear path straight into the home. The homeowner had no idea. That is exactly why an inspection matters. Book yours at midtownsweeps.com.

06/15/2026

Creosote builds up every time you burn wood. Level one brushes off. Level two takes some work. Level three is glazed, tar-like, and it burns. Most homeowners have no idea it's there until someone actually looks. That's the whole point of an inspection. Book yours at midtownsweeps.com.

06/15/2026

Cedar Falls winters call for a working fireplace, and a working fireplace means creosote accumulating in your flue every time you burn. It builds in stages, and by level three it's no longer a maintenance issue but a fire hazard. Worth getting checked. midtownsweeps.com.

06/01/2026

A fireplace that looked completely fine. No smoke, no smell, no warning signs. What the inspection found was wood framing built directly against the chimney, slowly charring from repeated heat exposure. That process is called pyrolysis, and it's one of the more common ways a house fire starts without any obvious trigger. Clearance violations like this can only be found when a camera goes into the wall. Most homeowners have no idea it's there until someone actually looks. Book an inspection at midtownsweeps.com.

06/01/2026

A Cedar Falls home that had burned wood for years with no problems, until an inspection found wood framing sitting directly against the chimney. Every season it ran, the framing charred a little more. That process is called pyrolysis, and house fires caused by clearance violations rarely come with any warning. Finding them requires drilling into walls and putting a camera in. Most homeowners never think to ask for it. midtownsweeps.com

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1001 Locust Street
Waukee, IA
50263

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Monday 8am - 8pm
Tuesday 8am - 8pm
Wednesday 8am - 8pm
Thursday 8am - 8pm
Friday 8am - 8pm
Saturday 11am - 3pm

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