by Lou Curley | Oct 28, 2013 | Chimney Cleaning
Here’s a list of the 3 main reasons every chimney should have a cap: They are guaranteed to keep out animals – Birds, bats, squirrels, and raccoons can easily enter the top of an uncapped chimney. Animal nests cause chimneys to become blocked, which can...
by Lou Curley | Oct 21, 2013 | Chimney Cleaning
The 2 pictures above show different stages of deterioration of a masonry chimney that is oversized for the heating appliances that it is venting. When you have your furnace or boiler upgraded to a more efficient model, you get more usable heat and waste less heat up...
by Lou Curley | Oct 14, 2013 | Uncategorized
When most companies come out to sweep a masonry fireplace, they push a brush up or down and visually check the chimney with a flashlight. When you have us sweep your masonry fireplace, you get: A better sweeping – Most masonry fireplaces will get rotary swept...
by Lou Curley | Oct 7, 2013 | Chimney Cleaning
The picture above was taken on a job I did this weekend in Newtown Square. This is a picture looking up the chimney in from the fireplace. This is the area called the smoke chamber and is generally the “weak link” of any fireplace system. Many times these...
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