Chimney Cleaning
All about cleaning your chimney, the importance of regular cleanings and more.
Best Time of Year For Chimney Cleaning
Ah, winter. The perfect time of the year for fuzzy jackets, hot cups of chocolate, beautiful drifts of snow, and a nice, warm fireplace. Oh, right. The fireplace. The one you forgot to have cleaned. Fall is already here, and winter is just around the corner. If...
How to Hire the Best Chimney Sweep
Choosing a service company is no small matter. It starts with researching a chimney sweep near you. You want someone skilled, reliable, and trustworthy, but there’s more to consider. Because your family’s safety is at stake (from flue fires and carbon monoxide),...
Chimney Soot and Creosote Dangers
When you see a build-up of soot in or around your fireplace, then you can take that as a BIG SIGN that there’s an underlying problem. When it comes to the safety of burning systems in our homes, you know it’s a problem that must be solved. Here...Stop Birds Nesting in a Direct Vent Fireplace
It is important to stop birds nesting in a direct vent fireplace exhaust because what seems like a small (kinda cute) thing, could be a big problem for homeowners. Here’s a recent example: Birds got into a customer’s vent, nested, and ended up costing them the...