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A cracked or missing flue liner lets heat and gases reach your home's framing. We install code-compliant stainless-steel liners sized to your appliance.
Chimney Liners & Relining in Cleveland, OH
The liner is the protective channel inside your chimney that carries smoke and combustion gases safely up and out. It also shields the surrounding masonry — and your home's framing — from the intense heat and corrosive byproducts of a fire. When the liner cracks, gaps, or is missing entirely, those gases and that heat can reach where they shouldn't, creating both a fire risk and a carbon monoxide hazard.
Many older Cleveland homes were built with clay tile liners that crack over decades of heat cycling and freeze-thaw — or, in the oldest homes, have no liner at all. Righteous Chimney & Masonry relines these chimneys with stainless-steel liners that are durable, code-compliant, and sized precisely to your fireplace, wood stove, insert, or furnace. The right size matters: an improperly sized liner drafts poorly and can be unsafe.
You may need relining if an inspection found cracked clay tiles, if you see pieces of tile in the firebox, if there's white staining or a smoky draft, or if you're installing a new wood stove or insert that requires a correctly-sized liner. We confirm with a camera inspection first, so you're only relining if you actually need to — and then we do it right.
Stainless steel, code-compliant, and sized to your appliance.
What a Righteous relining includes:
- Camera inspection first — We confirm the liner is genuinely damaged before recommending a reline — no unnecessary work.
- Correctly sized liner — We size the stainless liner to your specific appliance for safe, efficient draft.
- Insulated where needed — Insulation around the liner improves draft and protects the masonry, per code.
- Capped and finished — We finish with a proper top plate and cap so the new liner is sealed against weather.
Relining is a safety-critical job — done wrong, it drafts poorly or fails to protect your home. We verify the need with a camera, install only properly-sized, code-compliant stainless liners, and stand behind the work. And we'll never push a reline you don't need; if a sweep and a repair will do, we'll tell you.
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Why Choose Righteous
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Verified Need
A camera inspection confirms the liner is actually damaged before we recommend relining.
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Proper Sizing
We size the liner to your exact appliance — the difference between safe draft and a hazard.
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Code-Compliant
Stainless-steel liners installed to code, with insulation where it's required.
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Built to Last
Quality stainless stands up to Cleveland's heat cycling and weather for the long haul.
Reline for a New Wood Stove in Strongsville
A Strongsville homeowner installing a new wood stove insert needed a correctly-sized liner. We sized and installed an insulated stainless liner so the new stove drafts safely and efficiently.
How we handled it
- Measure: Sized the liner to the new insert's specifications for proper draft.
- Install: Ran an insulated stainless liner down the full length of the flue.
- Connect: Connected the liner to the insert and sealed the appliance connection.
- Cap & verify: Installed a top plate and cap, then verified safe draft before finishing.
Is your chimney ready for winter?
Chimney sweeping, inspections, relining, repair, and full masonry restoration across Greater Cleveland. Honest assessments, written estimates, and work done right — call today for a free estimate.
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What Greater Cleveland Homeowners Say
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Honest Inspection, No Scare Tactics
Another company tried to sell me a full chimney rebuild. Righteous came out, ran a camera inspection, showed me the actual flue, and said all I needed was a sweep and a new cap. Saved me thousands. This is who I'll call from now on.
Karen M. Lakewood, OH -
Finally Stopped a Years-Long Leak
Two roofers couldn't figure out where the water was coming from. Righteous found it was the chimney crown and flashing, rebuilt the crown, reflashed, and waterproofed it. Dry through the whole winter for the first time in years.
Tom B. Euclid, OH -
Beautiful Tuck Pointing on Our 1920s Home
Our brick was crumbling at the joints. They repointed the whole chimney and a section of wall with mortar that actually matches the original. You can't tell where the new work starts. Craftsmanship you don't see much anymore.
Diane R. Cleveland Heights, OH -
Quick, Clean, and Straightforward
Swept the chimney, inspected it, and walked me through everything with photos. Showed up on time, laid down drop cloths, left zero mess. Fair price, no upselling. Exactly how it should be done.
Mike S. Parma, OH
Chimney Relining FAQs
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Common signs are cracked clay tiles found during an inspection, pieces of tile in the firebox, white staining, a poor or smoky draft, or installing a new appliance that needs a specific liner size. We confirm with a camera inspection before recommending a reline.
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Stainless-steel liners, sized to your specific appliance and code-compliant. Stainless is durable, safe for all fuel types, and stands up well to Cleveland's heat cycling and weather. We insulate the liner where code or performance calls for it.
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A liner that's too large or too small drafts poorly and can be unsafe — allowing condensation, creosote buildup, or backdrafting. Sizing the liner to your exact fireplace, stove, or furnace is essential to a safe, efficient system.
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Minor issues can sometimes be addressed, but a cracked or spalling clay liner in a regularly-used fireplace is usually best solved with a stainless reline. We'll show you the camera footage and recommend the safest, most cost-effective option.
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Usually yes. New wood stoves and inserts require a correctly-sized liner to vent safely and meet code. We size and install the right liner as part of the installation.