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Choosing the Proper Firewood For Your Fireplace
Selecting the right wood to burn in your home is important to your overall chimney health. Subtle changes like the woods moisture, how it was stored and…
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How to Tell if You Need a New Chimney
Regularly cleaning and maintaining your chimney and making timely repairs will prolong its useful life. However, environmental conditions, age, and normal wear and tear can cause the…
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A Guide to Smoke Chamber Issues
Between your fireplace and chimney flue is an area called the smoke chamber. Its purpose is to smoothly channel smoke, gases and hot air from the firebox…
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Don’t Trust Home Safety to Just Any Chimney Sweep
The chimney is designed to protect your home and family when using the fireplace. However, it can eventually become a fire and safety hazard without proper chimney…
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Facts About Chimney Cracks
The chimney is an impressive structure built to withstand the high temperatures of a roaring fire in the fireplace. It also takes the brunt of Mother Nature…
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How To Stay Ahead Of Your Fireplace And Chimney Maintenance
While you’re sitting back and warming up to the glow of a burning fire in the fireplace, ash, soot, and other debris is collecting in the chimney.…
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Why is My Chimney Rusting?
The chimney is one of the most visible features of a home. While brick chimneys are durable structures built to withstand a crackling fire in the fireplace,…
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A Few Important Chimney and Fireplace Terms
How well do you know your chimney and fireplace? While the chimney may look like a simple masonry structure, on the inside are many components that work…
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The Effects of the Freeze/Thaw Cycle on Your Chimney
When your masonry chimney was initially constructed, it was designed to last decades. However, rain, wind, extreme swings in temperature, and other weather events can accelerate its…
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Facts About Squirrels and Your Chimney
A chimney is an inviting place for squirrels, small birds, and other critters, looking to build a cozy nest away from the reach of predators. Most homeowners…
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Can a Cold & Rainy Winter Damage My Chimney?
Weather that’s cold and rainy definitely can get the ball rolling toward chimney damage. Also, that kind of weather can significantly worsen any damage that already exists.…
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5 Common Signs of Chimney Damage
When a chimney or its components have fallen into disrepair or begin to function inefficiently, there usually are signs that tell you something needs to be addressed.…
