Chimney Sweep Van Decals: Door Lettering and a Brick Chimney Logo

Chimney sweep van decals sit on a small door, so the question is how much to say and how big to say it. Lead with the company name, then the word chimney, then the phone number on its own line. A sweep's van is often parked in a narrow driveway or a cul-de-sac with a ladder on the roof, and the person reading the door is probably standing on the lawn. A tall logo shaped like a chimney fits that door well.

A small van, a short door

Chimney work is often done from a compact van or a small truck, and a roof-mounted ladder is common. Cab doors are the flat, clear surfaces, and the ladder rack, side steps and sliding door tracks take up room around them. Measure the usable area before you choose, and compare it with the door size guide.

Two practical points follow:

• Keep text to the fewest lines that work. A small door punishes long lines.
• Put the number on the front doors, where it is seen when the van is parked nose-in.

Chimney sweep truck logo: the brick stack

The Chimney and Brush Sweep Logo draws a red brick chimney rising from a black roofline, with a thin curl of smoke above it. Underneath, the name runs in black capitals on three lines: two short words stacked, then a wider "Chimney Sweep" line.

It is a tall, narrow design, so it suits a door that is taller than it is wide better than a long, low panel. The smoke curl is thin and the bricks are fine detail, so the design reads clearly at close range and from a moderate distance. Look at the proof for how your own name stacks. It is $120 per door, your name is fitted to it, and you approve the proof before printing.

Black and red on a dark van

Black text and red bricks suit a white or light-colored van. On a black van, the letters and roofline vanish if the logo sits directly on the paint. A navy, dark green or maroon van has the same issue to a lesser degree. For plain lettering, pick a decal with its own background, such as white lettering on black or black on yellow. The red bricks also fade on a red van. Treat the paint as part of the design.

Sample layouts for a sweep

These names and numbers are made up.

1. Van, plain lettering: HEARTHSTONE CHIMNEY SWEEPS / Cleaning, Inspections and Repairs / (555) 555-0123
2. Truck, short: ANYTOWN CHIMNEY CO. / (555) 555-0165
3. Owner's SUV, logo on the door: the brick chimney logo, with a name-and-phone decal on the rear panel

Print only the services you perform. If you hold a certification, print it only if it is current and you know how its issuer wants it shown, and check with your state licensing board whether it wants a number on the vehicle.

When the door is already full

Sweeps often carry mounted equipment on the roof, ladder brackets on the sides and a vacuum or rods inside. If the door is crowded or the panel is curved, a Business Name + Phone Number decal fits better than a tall logo. It carries three lines and costs $30.99 per decal. The Make-Your-Own 5-Line decal is $51 and takes five free-text lines, and the door builder shows the result before you order.

If you share a van or a personal truck, the magnetic signs guide explains when a magnet fits better. We sell decals, not magnets or wraps.

The contour cut on a chimney

The optional contour cut adds $10 per door on logo designs, so the decal follows the outline of the chimney, roofline and letters instead of a rectangle. A cut chimney looks tidy on a light van. On a dark one, keep the rectangle, so the black parts stay on a background instead of dropping onto dark paint.

When the van is sold, the decal can come off, as how to remove truck decals explains. For other trades that work on the same houses, see roofing truck decals and masonry truck decals.