When you have a wood-burning fireplace or stove, cleaning up ashes is a necessary chore. Burning wood will always produce ashes. You can reduce the amount of ashes by burning hardwoods like oak, elm, and hickory rather than softwoods like cedar, pine, and fir....
Now that it’s summer and you’re enjoying the exterior living space of your home, it may be difficult to think of the winter months ahead. But did you know that the summer months are the best time to schedule home winterizations, including your annual...
There are a number of things going on inside and outside your chimney,even while it’s not being used. According to the Chimney Safety Institute of America, your chimneys are prone to various harsh conditions caused by both external and internal factors. This...
Chimneys sure are high, but they are not necessarily dry. As one of Upstate South Carolina’s premier chimney service companies, those of us at Blue Sky Chimney Sweeps see water as your chimney’s biggest adversary. Unfortunately, it’s not at all difficult for water to...
One of the leading causes of chimney fires, according to the Chimney Safety Institute of America (CSIA), creosote build-up is a dangerous fact of life when you have a wood-burning fireplace or stove. Removing creosote deposits from your chimney walls is a big part of...
