Since 1974, Top Hat has been a trusted name in caring for your home. As our services and product offerings have expanded, that same commitment to quality, craftsmanship and expertise has driven our growth. Using only top notch suppliers and ensuring top caliber staff provides you with the Top Hat experience. Our showrooms in Ottawa & Carleton Place have close to 100 fireplaces, wood stoves, and inserts on display, with most operational, so you can see before you buy.
50 Years of Expertise
What We Do
With expertise in gas furnaces, heat pumps, boilers, radiant and forced air heating, furnace repair and top brands like Lennox, Amana and Goodman — you can trust Top Hat to keep you safe and warm.
Enjoy the comfort and reliability of Top Hat’s service. We carry top manufacturers like Lennox, Amana, and Goodman; and a series of ductless mini-split air conditioners and heat pumps.
Beautify and warm your home. As one of Ottawa’s most trusted fireplace installers, our showrooms have 100+ fireplaces and stoves on display — you’re sure to find your ideal solution.
Protect your family with comfortable and healthy indoor air. We provide duct cleaning, heat recovery ventilation, filtration, humidification and/or dehumidification.
With decades of experience, we provide Ottawa’s ideal chimney cleaning and/or repair service. For safety, heat efficiency and proper maintenance, trust Top Hat Home Comfort.
Maintain the safety, beauty and value of your home. Top Hat Home Comfort’s experienced masons provide expert chimney and brickwork repair.
Expert and reliable workmanship, along with high-quality materials, puts a safe and dependable roof over your head. Top Hat is certified to offer a 50-year manufacturer warranty.
Protect your home, and its value. Quality repairs or replacement of soffit, fascia and siding. Top Hat is also the exclusive dealer for Gutter Helmet in eastern Ontario.
A clean and healthy home! Our trained cleaning technicians, a powerful truck-mounted cleaning system, and advanced chemical treatments provide deep, anti-bacterial cleaning.
Heat your home with a high quality wood, gas, or pellet stove installed and maintained by our experienced team. These stoves come in many options to beautifully reflect the aesthetics of your space.
Elegant and seamless, our fireplace inserts come in wood, gas, or pellet options to suit your preferences. Often installed in less than a day, our team is happy to help warm your home quickly and easily.
Looking after your home is our priority.
Testimonials
Thank you so much for the peace of mind you gave me and your amazing service! You have helped make my Christmas brighter knowing that I can safely have the fires I so love. Also Thanks to you Top Hat for your great customer service. I wanted to include a picture of the fire I…
Your staff were extremely efficient, professional and friendly.
Appreciate the rapid service and the professionalism of the installers.
Tremendous work thorough and timely Outstanding results Professional, pleasant, pleasing Hard working, harmonious and happy Attentive and affable Trio of workers, totally dedicated and thoughtful
Thank you to Justin,Cody and Jason and Lisa for the fast,efficient,professional service.
I am very pleased with your service, and your installers who do the work are great and represent Top Hat very well.
I want to thank you for the great service Top Hat provided. I had an emergency situation and you were able to send someone out with very little notice to check my chimney. They were very efficient in clearing up the problem and you were able to send out a technician later that afternoon to…
Our chimney needed to be repaired and we were frustrated by private contractors who either didn’t show up for appointments or gave what we felt were inflated estimates. Your crew also showed up when they said they would, and we are very happy with the results. I appreciate your superior customer service.
I would like to congratulate your company for the great service rendered to me with high standards of professionalism.
Frequently Asked Questions
Top Hat offers comprehensive HVAC services in Ottawa, including furnace repair and heating systems such as gas furnaces, heat pumps, boilers, radiant and forced-air heating. They also handle air conditioning repair and installation, including ductless mini-splits, and indoor air quality solutions like duct cleaning, heat recovery ventilation (HRV/ERV), filtration, humidification, and dehumidification.
While the website doesn’t explicitly mention “emergency HVAC repair,” customer testimonials recount rapid response in urgent situations—such as sending someone to check a chimney on short notice—illustrating the company’s responsiveness and reliability.
There’s no specific recommendation on the site, but Top Hat emphasizes proper installation to ensure safety, respect warranties, eliminate air or water leaks, and maintain efficiency over time.
Yes. Top Hat offers flexible financing options available for Heating, Ventilation (HRV/ERV), Air Conditioning, and Furnaces, among other products.
Top Hat provides a full range of fireplaces, including gas, wood-burning, and electric fireplaces, as well as inserts and stoves (wood, gas, pellet). Their Ottawa and Carleton Place showrooms feature nearly 100 functional displays, allowing customers to see models in action.
Yes. They handle sales, installation, repair, and maintenance of fireplaces. For wood-burning installations, they provide a WETT certificate to ensure compliance with safety codes and regulations. Installations may also include framing, drywall, stone, tiles, and mantles for finishing.
Absolutely. You can visit their Ottawa showroom at 1072 Merivale Road, which features one of the largest working displays in the region.
Yes. Top Hat offers a complete range of accessories such as gaskets, remotes, wall thermometers, firebrick, tool sets, glass cleaner (for wood and gas), high-temperature paint, masonry and brick cleaner, chimney brushes, rods, hearth pads, steamers, kettles, and trivets.
Since its founding in 1974, Top Hat has grown from chimney cleaning into a full-service home comfort company. They are family-owned, offer top-tier workmanship using trusted brands, and maintain nearly 100 displays across showrooms. Their focus is on craftsmanship, quality, and customer trust.
Yes. Additional services include chimney cleaning, masonry and brickwork repair, roofing (with a 50-year manufacturer warranty), eavestrough installation, repair and Gutter Helmet protection, as well as carpet and upholstery cleaning.