Chimney Service in Kansas City, MO

First, wood-burning stoves and fireplaces were used as a source of heat to survive the harsh winter. They were also used to prepare evening meals. In recent years the fireplace is often a home’s decorative centerpiece or cozy gathering place for those special moments with loved ones.

Due to the areas history, very few homes in KCMO are without a hearth to make a house a home.

With the attraction of a robust economy and the opportunity to have one’s work ethic rewarded, the growing KC area was the choice of many craftsmen (and their families) to settle when they came to call America home. The skills and traditions are still seen in many homes and chimneys built locally in the early 1900s. At the time, it was unthinkable to build a chimney or fireplace that only served a basic purpose.

Even in modest neighborhoods, the nature of the corbeling brickwork and ornamental tile were always included. If you see that special attention to detail in your home, it’s a sure sign that your hearth was built by someone who valued the rich traditions of fireplace and chimney craftsmanship.

As a testament to their talent, even one hundred years later, those hearths and homes remain in our historical city.

The utility flues common in Kansas City, MO do the job of venting the gas appliances in the basement. These chimneys were state of the art at the time, utilizing the newly available clay flue tiles. However, many of these clay flue liners originally had boilers and gravity furnaces that burned oil and coal. Coal and oil combustion produce an exhaust rich in sulfur byproducts that perforated the liners and brickwork.

Starting in the 1950s, natural gas became available in some neighborhoods and is now the only fossil fuel available citywide. Deterioration of these chimneys was the result of earlier sulfur deposits coupled with the heavy moisture content of the natural gas exhaust. The result is a premature failure of the liners and the chimneys that support them.

Fireplaces and chimneys of KCMO are of a historic nature, and care should be taken to ensure their longevity. Full Service Chimney is the Kansas City chimney expert. Having been in business for three decades, we’ve restored and maintained thousands of chimneys across the metro. Whether your home is of recent construction or you are the caretaker of one of the home’s of yesteryear, allow Full Service Chimney to assist in keeping your home and hearth safe for years to come.

As the population increased, home construction grew outside the city. One well known real estate developer, J.C. Nichols, was the spearhead of this growth. He helped build the Country Club Plaza, a shopping center for families in the 1920s through the 1960s, making KC one of the most livable cities in the central US.

In its nearly 200 years since being established, Kansas City has acquired more land all around the city and now spans parts of four counties and 319 square miles with a population of about 489,000 people. Although the population has steadily increased, the city has approximately 15,000 vacant homes.