As the cold settles in and winter really takes hold, Arlington homeowners turn to their fireplaces for extra warmth and comfort. But amid these cozy moments, chimney maintenance is often overlooked – until something goes wrong. At Winston’s Chimney Service, we know...
Winston’s Chimney Service would like to thank our customers for helping us be able to win an award from The National Breast Cancer Foundation (NBCF) for donating the most money during their Sweep Away Breast Cancer campaign last October. We donated five percent of all...
Have you been considering updating the look of your prefabricated fireplace? An economical and simple way to both change the look of your hearth, a fireplace insert can be a great choice. Winston’s Chimney Service can install any type of insert that has been designed...
Many people purchase their homes with a fireplace already intact but those who do not have a big decision to make. When adding a fireplace to a home, it is necessary to choose between a factory built and a masonry fireplace. The decision depends on many different...
It doesn’t matter whether you burn a fire a few nights during the holiday season or enjoy one every night, the wrong wood can ruin your experience. 1. How to buy it. A cord of wood is 8 feet long by 4 feet high by 4 feet tall or 128 cubic feet. A rack of wood is...
Outdoorsmen, Boy Scouts, and Native Americans have been building these fires all along; they are called top down fires. The way you may have been taught is the log cabin method with the kindling under the grate with some newspaper and the bigger logs on the grate. You...