by Full Service Chimney | Aug 21, 2021 | Chimney Cleaning, Chimney Maintenance, Chimney Sweeps, Common Problems, Featured, Fire Safety, Fireplace and Chimney, Wood Burning
It’s falling into your fireplace or stuck to the walls. It can look dusty, puffy, flaky, or oily like tar. Is it soot, is it ash? Not entirely, no, it’s creosote buildup in your chimney, and you can’t stop it! However, it can be managed, reduced, or removed, and this...
by Jennie Martinez | Aug 13, 2021 | Chimney Cleaning, Chimney Inspections, Chimney Maintenance, Common Problems, Fireplace and Chimney
Perhaps your fireplace stinks after a fire. Maybe your fireplace smells in the summer or only when it rains. Foul odor near the hearth is often a result of soot/creosote build-up, animal obstructions, moisture entering the flue, or airflow problems inside the home. In...
by Full Service Chimney | Jul 2, 2021 | Chimney Inspections, Chimney Maintenance, Common Problems, Fire Safety, Fireplace and Chimney, Wood Burning
If you have a fire or reason to suspect carbon monoxide is entering your home, get outside and call 911. DO NOT re-enter the home until the authorities have confirmed it’s safe to enter. What is Carbon Monoxide (CO)? How does it happen and how can we stop it...
by Full Service Chimney | Apr 16, 2021 | Fireplace Installations, Wood Burning
There are few things more beautiful than watching logs burn in an open masonry fireplace. But with that beauty comes a couple of disadvantages, those being heating inefficiency and safety concerns. Of course, this sparks the frequent debate of, which is better,...
by Full Service Chimney | Apr 9, 2021 | Fireplace and Chimney, Wood Burning
President Joe Biden meets Vice President Kamala Harris, Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen, and other officials, Friday January 29, 2021, in the Oval Office. Image by: Adam Schultz via Facebook, Public Domain, Wikimedia Fireplaces are comforting, visually stunning, and...
