Chimney Liner & Relining in Troy
Sixty-year-old clay tile, and a lot of gas conversions
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4.9 · 247 Troy reviews
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CSIA certified
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Installed to code
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1-year workmanship warranty
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Santa’s favorite chimney crew
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Cleared for reindeer landing
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No soot on Santa’s boots
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Cookies for Santa, carrots for the reindeer
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Stockings hung, flues swept
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Merry Christmas & happy hearth-days
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Jingle all the way up the chimney
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Warm fires, cozy nights
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Santa’s favorite chimney crew
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Cleared for reindeer landing
●
No soot on Santa’s boots
●
Cookies for Santa, carrots for the reindeer
●
Stockings hung, flues swept
●
Merry Christmas & happy hearth-days
●
Jingle all the way up the chimney
●
Warm fires, cozy nights
●
Santa’s favorite chimney crew
●
Cleared for reindeer landing
●
No soot on Santa’s boots
●
Cookies for Santa, carrots for the reindeer
●
Stockings hung, flues swept
●
Merry Christmas & happy hearth-days
●
Jingle all the way up the chimney
●
Warm fires, cozy nights
●
Santa’s favorite chimney crew
●
Cleared for reindeer landing
●
No soot on Santa’s boots
●
Cookies for Santa, carrots for the reindeer
●
Stockings hung, flues swept
●
Merry Christmas & happy hearth-days
●
Jingle all the way up the chimney
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Warm fires, cozy nights
Pricing, before you commit
Our prices are published, not hidden
Want to know the cost before anyone visits your Troy home? Our chimney liner pricing page works out an estimate from your appliance, your chimney's height and roof access. No email, no callback.
The craft, done properly
CHIMNEY LINER & RELINING IN TROY, MI
The liner is the continuous surface inside your flue. It contains heat and combustion gases so they never reach the surrounding masonry and framing, gives the flue the correct diameter for the appliance so it drafts properly, and protects the brick from the acidic byproducts of combustion. A cracked, gapped, or missing liner means heat and gases are reaching material never meant to take them.
Troy homes were built to code with clay tile liners, so the question here is rarely whether one exists — it is what sixty years of heat cycling and Michigan settlement have done to it. The second driver is conversion: a great many Oakland County homes were switched from wood to gas through the eighties and nineties, and a flue sized for a wood firebox is oversized for a gas appliance. Material is a code requirement, not a preference — 316L stainless for anything wood-burning, aluminium acceptable for gas — installed to code with top plate, cap, connector, and thimble. A camera evaluation comes first; see what that costs on the inspection cost calculator.
316L stainless liner run the full flue height — Troy, MI
The Work
What relining does for a Troy chimney.
You cannot see a failed liner from the room, and that is exactly the problem. Clay tile cracks from heat cycling, from chimney fires, and from the settlement that six decades of Michigan frost produces. A cracked tile is a gap where combustion gases reach masonry and framing, and there is no symptom in the living room until there is one. A camera run is the only honest way to know.
Sizing matters as much as condition here. If your fireplace was converted from wood to gas at some point — common across Troy's subdivisions — the original flue is almost certainly wider than the gas appliance needs, and an oversized flue cools the gases enough to condense rather than draft. Relining is also what makes an appliance upgrade possible, which is why a correctly sized liner is part of every Troy fireplace installation we quote.
We reline chimneys throughout Oakland County and in Rochester Hills and West Bloomfield. See the local service list on the Troy page. The full method, materials, and standards behind the work are on our chimney liner service page.
When to book
When does a Troy chimney need relining?
Liner failure is invisible from inside the house, so most of these signals arrive through an inspection rather than through the fireplace. These are the situations that call for a camera evaluation.
You've had a chimney fire — heat almost always damages tile liners
A camera inspection found cracked, gapped, or missing flue tiles
The fireplace was converted from wood to gas at some point
You're installing an insert or a new appliance
The flue is visibly oversized for the appliance connected to it
Pieces of clay tile are appearing in the firebox
After a chimney fire or a fuel change, a Level 2 camera inspection is the standard — the flue interior has to be seen, not assumed. Book it through Troy chimney inspection and the finding drives the quote.
What to expect
What happens during a relining?
Relining in Troy is quoted after the flue is evaluated. Most standard drop-in installations complete in a day; jobs involving clay tile removal or smoke chamber work take longer and are scoped during assessment.
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Assessing the existing flue
The flue is assessed before anything is quoted. Where the interior needs to be seen rather than assumed, a camera inspection is offered as its own line — you'll know the cost before we run it.
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Sizing & material selection
The liner is sized to your appliance and flue. Wood-burning systems get 316L stainless steel only; gas appliances can take aluminum. Code sets that rule, not preference or price.
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Old liner removal
Where a failed liner is already in place, it comes out first — top plate, cap, and full extraction — and the bare flue is re-inspected before anything new goes down.
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New liner installation
The liner runs the full flue height with top plate, cap, appliance connector, and thimble, installed to code. On exterior chimneys and cold climates we'll offer an insulation wrap and price it separately.
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Connection & walkthrough
The appliance connection is completed and the finished installation walked through with you, with the 1-year workmanship warranty on all labor performed.
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A liner fails silently. There's no smell, no smoke, no sign in the room — right up until there is one. That's why we look before we guess.
Company Owner
The Brown Chimney Standard · Troy
Built for Oakland County winters.
Freeze-thaw is the local enemy
Snow sits for weeks in a Troy winter, then thaws. That cycle is what cracks mortar and lifts flashing — and what our repairs are specified against.
Code-ready for Troy inspections
From established Somerset-area homes to newer subdivisions, our repairs pass local inspection.
1-year workmanship warranty
The labor on our repairs and installations is covered for a full year — in writing, not in promises.
Price fixed before we start
Measured on site, quoted in writing, approved by you — then the work begins. Never the other way around.
For transparency
What this visit doesn't cover.
The camera evaluation itself — priced as its own line, and credited toward repair work booked within 30 days
Insulation wrap for exterior chimneys — offered on Michigan exterior stacks and priced separately
Smoke chamber parging or crown rebuild, if the evaluation finds they're needed
FAQs
Common questions about chimney liner & relining in Troy
How do I know if my Troy chimney needs relining?
Only a camera evaluation of the flue interior can tell you — liner damage is invisible from the room. The common triggers here are a past wood-to-gas conversion, a chimney fire, an appliance upgrade, or clay tile that has simply reached the end of sixty Michigan winters.
My fireplace was converted to gas — does that matter?
It matters a great deal, and it is common across Troy. A flue sized for a wood-burning firebox is oversized for a gas appliance, which lets flue gases cool and condense instead of drafting. Relining to the correct diameter is what fixes it.
What kind of liner does my chimney need?
It depends on the fuel, and it is not optional. Wood-burning appliances require 316L stainless steel; gas appliances can use aluminium. Code sets that rule, and the liner is sized to your specific appliance rather than to a standard diameter.
Does an exterior chimney need an insulated liner?
On Michigan exterior stacks it is worth pricing. A liner running up a cold outside wall lets flue gases cool enough to condense, which weakens draft and corrodes the liner. Brown Chimney offers an insulation wrap and prices it as its own line.
How long does relining take in Troy?
A standard drop-in liner installation typically completes in a day. Jobs requiring clay tile removal, smoke chamber work, or a crown rebuild take longer and are scoped during the assessment — the timeline is confirmed in writing with your quote.
Related Services
Often paired with chimney liner & relining.
A safer hearth — for 2026
Sized right, code-compliant, documented.
Every Brown Chimney liner in Troy is sized to your appliance, installed to code, and walked through with you when it's done — with a 1-year workmanship warranty on all labor. Book the evaluation online or call 248-260-5979.
