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...
by Lou Curley | Aug 17, 2014 | Fire Safety
Winter 2014 in Delaware County was memorable to say the least. The Philadelphia area saw quite a bit of snow later into spring than normal, and the temperatures dropped rapidly on several occasions. I answered several calls for chimney problems throughout the season,...
by Lou Curley | Aug 17, 2014 | Fire Safety
I’d say it’s safe to say that you hadn’t really thought about the fact that an improperly working dryer exhaust system increases your power bill. I’m not going to bore you with a bunch of statistics, but I am going to toss out several numbers...
by Lou Curley | Aug 17, 2014 | Fire Safety
I’m sure that every time you do laundry you notice how much lint your lint trap catches. You have to clean it after every load, or it starts getting hot and not running as efficiently as it should. Today I’m going to go over some pretty boring, but...
by Lou Curley | Aug 17, 2014 | Fire Safety
Hello August! The final days of summer are upon us and many busy homeowners are quickly preparing for cooler weather. This is quite a busy time here in the chimney sweep business, especially in an area as inherently busy as Philadelphia. Today I wanted to take a few...
by Lou Curley | Aug 17, 2014 | Chimney Inspection
You’ve probably noticed by now that as a homeowner, every single part of your home is subject to routine maintenance at some point. Your chimney and dryer vent need to be inspected and cleaned once per year. Your pool needs to be cleaned often during the summer...
