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Levels of Chimney Inspections

If you are a homeowner with a chimney, standard upkeep is a significant piece of keeping it in great condition just as keeping your family protected. Perhaps the best thing you can do to keep up your fireplace is to have a chimney inspection. Inspections are an...

Do you have Chimney Damage from Hurricane Sally?

We all know the damages leftover from hurricanes and flooding. Tropical storms and hurricanes bring high winds that can tear up chimney flashing, chimney caps, and chimney crowns and influence the bricks to chip. While stacks are normally sufficiently able to...

Chimney Flue Operational Tips

A chimney with a flue is a significant advantage for any home. It takes into consideration the comfortable solace of a warm hearth and fire for most homes. If you are a homeowner with a flue, count yourself lucky for good reasons. The delight of a working chimney with...

Helpful Tips: Which Sealant is Best for You?

The chimney is one noticeable aspect of the home that is continually helpless to the fluctuating climate. As the constantly changing climate moves through the seasons, the preparing sun, rising stickiness, driving precipitation, and profound freeze of the outside...
Helpful Tips: Bird is NOT the Word

Helpful Tips: Bird is NOT the Word

Do you hear the chirping of birds or flapping of wings in your chimney? It is more common than you think! There is even a type of species of birds that focus on nesting in chimneys! This home intruder, called a Chimney Swift can inhabit your chimney and build a nest...

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Tips: How to Use Fireplace Tools

Tips: How to Use Fireplace Tools

Ever wondered what the fancy-looking set of instruments next to fire are? These are known as fireplace tools. They can be used as an ambiance factor by adding an aesthetic touch to your fireplace. These tools are also used to maintain the fire, making it easier for...

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The Search for the Perfect Sweep

The Search for the Perfect Sweep

As summer comes to an end, appointments and bookings rise. Right before the fall, which is prime time for using your fireplace, many people will schedule their recommended annual inspection. During this time, all chimney sweep technicians and companies receive a...

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Helpful Wood-Burning Tips

Helpful Wood-Burning Tips

Did you know there are over 1,000 species of trees in North America? Each tree produces a different type of wood, with various colors and sizes. The type of wood you burn in your fireplace will affect how hot the fire is, how long it will last, and how much residue...

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What You Didn’t Clean During Quarantine

What You Didn’t Clean During Quarantine

Due to the Coronavirus pandemic, many people are using their spare time at the house to knock out their errands that usually do not get done. Have you changed the water filter in your fridge? Did you forget to clean out your dryer vent? When is the last time your...

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Hurricane Season: Protect Your Home

Hurricane Season: Protect Your Home

Water Entry on a leaking chimney. As the temperature rises, summer closes in. Brace yourself, this is also the same time that hurricanes frequent the lower eastern coast of America. Fortunately for you, our service areas cover a considerable area of the east coast....

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Histoplasmosis Horrors

Histoplasmosis Horrors

OK.   You've heard the birds in your chimney. It's been a tight month, and so you've just avoided having your chimney swept.   The birds are gone, and you no longer hear sounds. What's next? You assume the problem is gone because you don't hear any-more sounds,...

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Leaking!!!

Leaking!!!

If you live along the Gulf Coast you know that we get a lot of rain. In fact, we get more rain than anyplace in the country. Rain is a big deal when it comes to fireplaces and chimneys. Fireplaces, Chimneys, and Leaks In basic terms, the problem with fireplace and...

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When is the best time to get your chimney swept?

When is the best time to get your chimney swept?

Look, we get it. You're planning your summer vacation, working long hours to make that vacation a reality, and you're even working on some home improvement projects (looking at you Dad). The last thing that is on your mind is having your chimney serviced. It's summer....

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