Back to School Means Cold Weather Soon – Is Your Fireplace and Chimney Ready?
As schools start up after a long summer of warmth and sunshine, the cold weather finally begins to approach. The children stop playing outdoors, and you stop lounging by the pool. The only place to go is indoors, and when fall gives way to the bitter chill of winter,...Reasons To Consider A Mid-Season Chimney Cleaning
Fireplaces and wood-burning stoves have been immensely helpful to homeowners this winter season because we have endured an abundance of snow, ice and freezing rain. Many chimney sweeping professionals will recommend you have your chimney swept and inspected once a...What’s Involved in a Chimney Inspection?
The level of detail involved in a chimney inspection used to be dictated by each individual chimney inspector. However, as of January of 2000, the National Fire Protection Association amended the code NFPA 211 to include three levels of chimney inspections. This...
Prepare For This Year’s Record Winter
Last season’s winter of 2013 to 2014 was brutal compared to the recent winters of the past. Unusually cold temperatures swept across the entire country and record amounts of snow fell in many areas. While a few cold weather enthusiasts may have enjoyed the news, most...