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Sweep Away Cancer
Helping a Great Cause In one way or another, cancer has affected us all. October is the Awareness Month for both Liver and Breast Cancer. Our team is pulling together with other members of the chimney community to help sweep away cancer!A charity started in 2015,...
Chimney Safety Week
Spreading Safety Awareness  National Chimney Safety Week is a public awareness event that starts at the end of September and kicks off October. Geared toward maintaining safe chimneys, it is hosted every year by the CSIA. This event is followed by another week-long...
Chimney Rebuilding 101: What to Know Before Hiring Contractors
Chimney Rebuilding and fireplace restoration and repair is an occasional but necessary part of your home’s maintenance program. When rebuilding your chimney becomes a necessity for safety (or other concerns), it can sound like an overwhelming project, to say the...
Tuckpointing vs Repointing
The terms brick tuckpointing and repointing are often used interchangeably, however, there are different results and expectations when deciding which repair your chimney needs. If your chimney’s mortar joints are starting to crack and fail, then you can decide which...
Your Guide to Wood Stove Installation
Wood stove installation is easier now than ever before! These old style heating systems have come a long way since first invented in Europe in the 1500s. In the modern day, there many styles of freestanding stoves from which to choose! Before central heating was...
How to Build and Start a Fire in Your Fireplace
Welcome to fire starting made easy! We'll teach you how to build and start a fire in your wood-burning fireplace. We will briefly talk about the similarity and difference between a camp fire and a fireplace. Overview Start with a safe fireplace and chimney with a...
Compare: Pellet Stoves vs Wood Burning Stoves
When it comes to a home improvement project, there is no better investment in keeping your home cozy than the addition of a wood or pellet stove. Enjoying a solid fuel space heater (like a wood or pellet stove or insert) is a home improvement that can potentially pay...
How to Prevent Birds in Chimney
There are approximately 10,000 species of birds in the world. As cute as they may be, however, they can cause major problems for homeowners. For instance, they can damage roofs by building nests in drains and gutters. Not to mention that their droppings can eat away...
Spalling Brick Chimney: A Complete Guide
You bought your home because of the charming red brick facade and picturesque brick chimney. But now, the face of some of those bricks have started to look worn away. It's as if someone were chipping away at the bricks! This is a condition called spalling brick. ...
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