What makes chimney removal & demolition in Cambridge its own problem
Homes in Cambridge rarely fail all at once — they fail slowly, through one heating season at a time.
The swing between a January cold snap and a February thaw can move a masonry assembly enough to open joints that looked sound in the fall.
Snow load and ice damming stress the roof-to-wall junction each winter; by spring the sealant that was doing the work has usually torn.
Across Christopher Champlain, Elgin Park, Alison, Blair and East Galt, the housing stock changes street by street, and the correct method changes with it. A century home with a soft-brick stack does not get the same treatment as a 2010 build with a factory-built vent — using one method on both is how systems get damaged.
If you live anywhere near the Grand River, the practical takeaway is that a chimney removal & demolition visit should start with an assessment, not a tool. Any crew that begins work before telling you what they found is guessing on your behalf.