MCK
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Hi all, relocated to my mother's house a little over a year ago following the premature death of my 56 year old brother who ran her farm. I am now running the farm, managing her household & helping her out as best I can (she is 83).
Today I hired a chimney guy to clean her chimney (she loves her wood heat) which didn't get done last year due to the situation with my brother. He told me (1) need a new chimney-liner is shot-apparently from bad installation and 2) her beloved Longwood is shot-firebox is cracked. We're looking at a lot of money.
I'm aware that Longwoods are out of production & hard to come by. I would appreciate suggestions on replacements. Also, I have no idea about how to evaluate his suggestion to replace the chimney. How can I best determine whether to "buy" his recommendations? He is insured & certified but he also sells furnaces, chimneys etc. PS I had a hard time finding him. Chimney cleaners seem hard to come by. In the past, my brother just cleaned the chimney with one of his hired hands.
Today I hired a chimney guy to clean her chimney (she loves her wood heat) which didn't get done last year due to the situation with my brother. He told me (1) need a new chimney-liner is shot-apparently from bad installation and 2) her beloved Longwood is shot-firebox is cracked. We're looking at a lot of money.
I'm aware that Longwoods are out of production & hard to come by. I would appreciate suggestions on replacements. Also, I have no idea about how to evaluate his suggestion to replace the chimney. How can I best determine whether to "buy" his recommendations? He is insured & certified but he also sells furnaces, chimneys etc. PS I had a hard time finding him. Chimney cleaners seem hard to come by. In the past, my brother just cleaned the chimney with one of his hired hands.