Total Chimney Care celebrates 20 years

This May marks a major celebration for us at Total Chimney Care. We now have been providing top notch chimney services throughout the greater New Haven area for 20 years. Our story Total Chimney Care founder Steve Sobczak moved to Milford, CT, following his retirement...

Understanding how your chimney works

One of the most common complaints from fireplace owners is improper chimney drafting, or smoke entering the house from the fireplace rather than exiting through the chimney. The proper working of your chimney relies on the principles of physics. While it may sound...

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...