Do I need to parge smoke chamber?

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Winnie2017

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Dec 6, 2023
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Denver
Hello!

I just bought a 1940s craftsman home and have recived 2 quotes for chimney repair/cleaning.

One guy gave me a laundry list of items that need to be completed and the other only recomended a deep cleaning and filling the cracks in the fire box. Do you think parging the smoke box is necessary?

I anticipate we will like around 20 fires/year

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What was on the list of items to fix?
 
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