Do you use your fireplace as a primary heating source or rely on it just for supplemental heating? Regardless, your home’s energy efficiency is determined by the efficiency of your chimney. A clean, optimally operating chimney is efficient; a chimney… Read More
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Why is My Chimney Leaning?
Looking at your home and realizing your chimney is leaning can be frightening. You may wonder if it will fall, if it’s unsafe for your family, and how quickly you should act. It is a somewhat time-sensitive and dangerous problem… Read More
What to Know About Chimney Downdrafts
Do your eyes water every time you light a fire in your fireplace? If so, you might have downdrafts! While it may seem like a minor issue, it can indicate that something bigger is wrong with your chimney. So, what… Read More
How Long Do Chimney Liners Last?
A chimney liner in optimal working condition serves several vital purposes inside your chimney. First, it prevents carbon monoxide from entering adjacent bricks and your home. It also protects the home’s building materials surrounding the chimney. Another purpose is to… Read More
Preparing for a Chimney Sweep Appointment
If you know your chimney needs cleaning, you may have already made an appointment for a professional chimney sweep. While that’s a great first step, you can do a few other things before they arrive. Hiring a professional chimney sweep… Read More
4 Signs You Need a New Chimney Cap
A chimney cap is attached to the flue at the top of your fireplace. Oddly enough, chimney caps are seen as an accessory rather than an essential component of the chimney system. If you don’t have a chimney cap, you… Read More
Protecting Your Chimney from Creosote
There is nothing quite like building a beautiful, warm fire in your fireplace and warming up next to it on a cold night. Nothing is better, except, possibly, having your fireplace and knowing that you’re doing it safely because you… Read More
Keeping Cold Air Out of Your Fireplace
Now is the time of year when most homeowners appreciate a working fireplace. A roaring fire keeps you warm through the cold winter weather. But what if it’s doing the opposite? You may have noticed a significant draft of cold… Read More
Tips for Childproofing Your Fireplace
Fireplaces are a beautiful way to add warmth and ambiance to your home, but only if they are properly maintained and everyone in your family is safe. While many people understand the importance of babyproofing their fireplaces and chimneys, they… Read More
Chimney Liners: 3 Different Kinds
By now, you should be pretty familiar with the anatomy of a chimney. But one component of chimneys we haven’t discussed too much is the chimney liner. A liner helps to prevent chimney fires by protecting flammable components from the… Read More