It is very near summer, but your chimney system may still be giving you problems. The amount of precipitation that we get in the Pacific Northwest along with the fluctuating temperatures throughout fall and winter can damage even a well-constructed chimney. When your...
After a long winter, many people start on their routine maintenance such as lawn work, home improvement, or repairs. However, when it comes to the chimney, your routine maintenance should include a professional chimney sweep and inspection. Once inspection and...
When it comes to your chimney safety, it’s important to know that chimney fires are preventable. Chimney ventilation requires optimum airflow, which means all the parts of the system need to be properly installed. When the system isn’t properly maintained or parts of...
Many homeowners have been using their fireplace or fire appliances all winter long and are tired of looking at them by now! It may be a necessary efficiency upgrade, change of scenery, or change of fuel that moves you to get a fireplace facelift. No matter what the...
Spring is in the air, and homeowners are shutting off their fireplaces for the season. Sometimes, this include a chimney sweeping or inspection. Other times, it’s simply shutting the fireplace doors and the damper after the last stack of wood is burned. However,...
