Two common causes for these fires occurring more often in late December and early January: Burning of wrapping paper and old trees after Christmas. – Burning materials aside from the designated fuel can result in a devastating chimney fire, but in reality, even...
Is there something ALIVE stuck in my chimney? It could be an animal (such as a squirrel or a bird) that has fallen down the chimney and cannot get out. Squirrels If you hear a squirrel scuttling around in your chimney, it is likely that it is trapped unless you have...
That’s another REALLY good question! There’s a couple of really good reasons. Supply and Demand: The demand for services during the Winter season usually exceeds the supply of qualified technicians to perform the needed services. Kinda like trying to get your air...
Wood-burning fireplace chimneys smell smoky whether they’ve just been swept or not, because no matter how thoroughly the flue is swept, every trace of soot and soaked-in creosote cannot possibly be removed. Even if every microscopic remnant of wood smoke...
Your chimney has NEVER leaked before! Why now? Well we’ve gotten more rain around here than we’ve had in 200 years, and the sad fact is – a chimney is just a big sponge. Like a sponge — when it gets saturated, the water will run out anywhere and anyhow it can....