by Chuck Hall | Apr 23, 2014 | chimney maintenance, fire safety
Why is My Fireplace Smoky? Just as you are about to enjoy the evening with a nice warm fire and you suddenly smell smoke. In no time at all, your whole living room is filled with smoke and you feel like suffocating. You wonder where the smoke is coming from. Lo and...
by Chuck Hall | Mar 25, 2014 | chimney maintenance, Water Damage
With thoughts of spring break and spring-cleaning, you know you are one step closer to leaving the frigid cold in the past. This also means that you will have less use out of your fireplace. Now is the time to start with chimney maintenance and repairs so there is...
by Chuck Hall | Feb 16, 2014 | chimney maintenance, fire safety
One of the major goals of a chimney cleaning is to remove the build-up of creosote. It is a natural by-product of burning, so it is impossible to be creosote-free, but allowing it to accumulate is dangerous. What is it? Creosote is part of the chemical products that...
