by Lou Curley | Sep 16, 2014 | Fire Safety
A fireplace or wood stove is wonderful to have during the cold winter months. It’s so nice to be able to start a fire to get rid of that early morning or late night chill. September is already here, and fall weather is settling in nicely. Please don’t light the first...
by Lou Curley | Sep 16, 2014 | Chimney Inspection
I briefly touched on myths about chimney sweeps and what we do, but we are going to go into more detail today and talk about the actual myths surrounding your chimney. Northeast Philadelphia is full of lovely homes with beautiful chimneys. Some older homes have...
by Lou Curley | Sep 16, 2014 | Chimney Inspection
We all know that there are many benefits to installing a wood stove in your home. Today’s stove designs make it possible to enjoy the light of the fire while also enjoying the warmth. It’s like having the ambiance of a fireplace with the warmth of a wood burning...
by Lou Curley | Aug 17, 2014 | Fire Safety
Everyone loves that slow burn that allows you to wake up to a toasty house in the morning. The best way to achieve this is to stuff the wood burning stove full and limit the amount of air it can pull in to burn the wood for the night. Unfortunately, that is the ideal...
by Lou Curley | Aug 17, 2014 | Chimney Inspection
The last few winters have progressively gotten worse it seems. Some blame it on global warming, others say it’s just a changing of the times. Whatever the reason, it’s been wreaking havoc on many homes and chimneys. Today I thought I’d put together a...
