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 GOOD NEWS
As of Jan 1, 2009  75% or higher efficiency wood stoves and inserts qualify for a $300.00-$1500
tax credit to consumers.

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President:
Janie Rickord
Alpine Chimney Services

Vice President:
Marge Padgitt

Secretary/Treasurer:
Sally Scott

 

Heating cost calculator

GOOD NEWS! $300 Tax Credit for purchases of 75% efficient or higher wood-burning appliances in 2009!

A Guide to Residential Wood Heating by the Canadian Department of Energy.  A great resource for woodburners.

Prefab fireplaces from a fire investigator's point of view. An article written for Alternative Energy Magazine by Gene and Marge Padgitt

Information about Chimney Fires: written for the Midwest Chimney Safety Council by Marge Padgitt

Bake Ovens and Fireplaces Enhance Outdoor Rooms: an article written by Marge Padgitt for Kansas City Home and Garden Magazine

Winter Heating Safety Tips: an article written by Marge Padgitt for the Independence Examiner

http://www.chimneyswifts.org Central home of swift info with links to sightings, temporal map of arrivals, and all the swift info you can stand.

Wood Seen as an Alternative to Gas for Staying Warm: Article in Leavenworth, KS

How much does it cost to heat your home?  Check out this  FUEL CALCULATOR
to find out!

►CONSUMER ALERT: Some wood-burning stoves and all barrel stove kits being sold by home improvement stores are NOT U.L. Listed and therefore, cannot be installed in most cities according to IRC and city codes! Do not waste your money on these potentially dangerous products!

 

Consumer Information

Public Education Classes

About Bats in Chimneys
 
Heating Safety Tips
 
Go Green by Heating With Wood
 
Avoid Carbon Monoxide
 
Wood Seen as Alternative for Using Gas to Keep Warm: Newspaper article
 
When you have a problem with a chimney company
 
Buyer Beware: When you have a problem with your realtor or seller
 
How to find a good chimney contractor
 
Avoid Chimney Fires
 
When you have a problem with your insurance company
 
From the Consumer Product Safety Commission "Overheated Clothes Dryers Can Cause Fires"

 

LICENSING

A Master Mechanical License is required to do chimney relining for GAS and WOOD flues and rebuilding/building  in many cities in Missouri and Kansas. Anyone caught doing work without a license and permit must appear before a judge and may be fined for not having a permit, and another fine will be issued for not having a license.  In addition, the homeowner could also be fined.  This is in place to protect consumers.  Note: your insurance company must abide by city codes. 

Find a Licensed Mechanical Contractor in your city in Kansas
(link to the Johnson County Contractor Licensing website) 

City of DeSoto
City of Fairway
City of Gardner
City of Leawood
City of Lenexa
City of Mission
City of Olathe
City of Overland Park
City of Shawnee
City of Springhill
Unincorporated Johnson County
City of Topeka
 		 (913) 583-1182
(913) 262-0350
(913) 856-7535
(913) 339-6700
(913) 477-7700
(913) 722-3685
(913) 971-8600
(913) 895-6000
(913) 631-2500
(913) 592-3664
(913) 715-2200
Find a Licensed Mechanical Contractor in your city in Missouri
The following cities require the Class DM license to do chimney relining:
Columbia
Springfield

 In Jackson County:
  Kansas City
  Independence
  Raytown
  and others. We are currently updating this list.

Check with your city codes department to be sure before having the work done.
 

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