by Lou Curley | Jan 18, 2016 | Fire Safety
Chimneys bring to mind beloved images such as Mary Poppins flying over London singing Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious or Santa and his load of gifts for the good little children. While these whimsical examples are wonderful to imagine, the reality is...
by Lou Curley | Jan 18, 2016 | Chimney Inspection
Relining the chimney isn’t cheap and it isn’t an easy project. We completely understand when you say that you want to shop around for the best deal when your chimney is having problems. Don’t rely only on the opinion of the nice young man who knocked on your...
by Lou Curley | Jan 18, 2016 | Chimney Inspection
The need to reline the chimney doesn’t arise very often, because the flue doesn’t generally take a lot of damage from year to year. We do recommend a new liner, or flue, if you own an older home or if there has been any chimney damage. We may also recommend a...
by Lou Curley | Dec 27, 2015 | Fire Safety
Chimney fires make up roughly 15,000 home fires each year. This number could be dramatically decreased if more homeowners would make sure to clean and inspect the chimney at least once per year. Some homeowners tell us that they aren’t sure what to look for...
by Lou Curley | Dec 27, 2015 | Fire Safety
More than 15,000 house fires are caused by the clothes dryer every year. Add another nearly 23,000 chimney fires, and you have about 38,000 house fires that could have been prevented by hiring a certified chimney sweep for an inspection and cleaning. We all...
