Chimney sweep in North Haven, CT

Updated September 28, 2026 · Every figure checked twice against its source · How we verify

A chimney sweep in North Haven costs about $150 to $375 for a masonry chimney with a wood-burning fireplace and $80 to $150 for a gas fireplace, going by HomeGuide's national price survey; no survey publishes North Haven-only prices, so compare two written quotes against those ranges. The NFPA says to have chimneys cleaned and inspected every year by a qualified professional. Use the form below and we send your request to a chimney company that serves your North Haven ZIP code.

Chimney sweep North Haven: the local facts

Housing: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2024 5-year estimates for North Haven CDP, Connecticut. Climate: NOAA 1991 to 2020 normals, New Haven Tweed Airport. Fire figures: our analysis of FEMA NFIRS records for Connecticut, 2020 to 2024.
	North Haven, CT
Population	24,336
Homes built in 1939 or earlier	9.7%
Median year homes were built	1964
Single-family detached homes	80.7%
Nights at or below freezing, per year	102
Average temperature, December to February	33°F
Chimney fires, share of residential fires, Connecticut	8.5%
Connecticut chimney fires in December to February	55.8%

North Haven homes and their chimneys

Half of North Haven's homes were built in 1964 or later, and only 9.7% date from 1939 or earlier. HomeGuide's list of common stainless steel liner jobs includes matching modern heating appliances that need a different liner and installing liners in prefabricated fireplaces, not only lining old brick chimneys.

North Haven winters and your chimney

North Haven averages 102 nights a year at or below freezing and a December to February average of 33°F (NOAA normals, New Haven Tweed Airport). That matters for the outside of the chimney: HomeGuide says cracks in brick and mortar usually start small at the corners but can expand quickly if water seeps in and freezes. Brick repair runs $150 to $500 for minor cracks and $1,000 to $3,500 for replacing brick from the crown to the roofline, according to HomeGuide.

Chimney fires in Connecticut

Chimney fires confined to the chimney or flue made up 8.5% of residential structure fires in Connecticut fire department records for 2020 to 2024, above the national 3.4%. 55.8% of Connecticut's chimney fires happened in December, January and February, a smaller winter share than the national 57.4%. State-by-state figures: chimney-fires-by-state.csv.

Local rules and resources in North Haven

The North Haven Fire Department's Fire Marshal's Office page says the Fire Chief serves as the appointed Fire Marshal and that all plan reviews pertaining to building, renovations, fire suppression systems and fire alarm systems are handled through the Office of the Fire Marshal. The page says the office inspects the buildings and occupancies required under Connecticut General Statutes Sec. 29-305, with over 2,600 occupancies to inspect in North Haven. The department also provides a Community Connect platform where residents can enter information about their homes and household members so first responders can better assist them in emergencies. In a March 5, 2025 news post reminding residents to check smoke and carbon monoxide alarms, the department cited the National Fire Protection Association's report that from 2018 to 2022, 59% of home fire deaths resulted from fires in homes with no smoke alarms (43%) or no working smoke alarms (16%).

For outdoor burning, the department's Open Burning page says the Town of North Haven requires a permit to burn, and it defines open burning as burning any matter so that the products of combustion are emitted directly into the ambient air without passing through an adequate stack or flue. The page says an open burning permit may be issued by the Open Burning Official for fires to prevent, control or destroy diseases and pests, agricultural burning for vegetation management, and any open burning with a base greater than three feet and flames more than three feet high. It lists garbage, paper, grass, metals, plastics, leaves, chemically treated wood, rubber, painted materials and demolition waste as prohibited materials.

Chimney cleaning, inspection and repair in North Haven

A yearly Level 1 inspection costs $100 to $250 with a basic cleaning, according to HomeGuide, and a Level 2 inspection, which adds a video inspection, costs $250 to $600; HomeGuide recommends Level 2 when buying a home with a chimney. Common repairs such as a cap replacement or crown repair cost $200 to $850. Ask whether the sweep is CSIA certified. Details: chimney sweep cost, chimney inspection and chimney repair.

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Sources

U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2024 5-year estimates, tables B01003, B25024, B25034, B25035: data.census.gov
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, U.S. Climate Normals 1991 to 2020: www.ncei.noaa.gov
NFPA, Heating safety tip sheet: content.nfpa.org
Chimney Safety Institute of America, "Preventing Chimney Fires": www.csia.org
HomeGuide, chimney sweep cost, page dated February 9, 2026: homeguide.com
HomeGuide, chimney inspection cost, page dated February 9, 2026: homeguide.com
HomeGuide, chimney repair cost: homeguide.com
HomeGuide, chimney liner cost: homeguide.com
FEMA, OpenFEMA, NFIRS Annual Data, fire files 2020 to 2024, downloaded September 25, 2026: www.fema.gov
Vent & Flue analysis, chimney fires by state (CSV): chimney-fires-by-state.csv
North Haven Fire Department, Fire Marshal's Office: northhavenfire.org
North Haven Fire Department, Community Connect: northhavenfire.org
North Haven Fire Department, daylight saving time alarm reminder, March 5, 2025: northhavenfire.org
North Haven Fire Department, Open Burning: northhavenfire.org

All sources read September 28, 2026. This product uses the Federal Emergency Management Agency's OpenFEMA API, but is not endorsed by FEMA. The Federal Government or FEMA cannot vouch for the data or analyses derived from these data after the data have been retrieved from the Agency's website(s).