by Lou Curley | Dec 2, 2013 | Fireplace Cleaning
Space is limited and will fill up fast as Christmas approaches. If you want to get in before Christmas, don’t delay in scheduling an appointment. You can read more about the benefits of having Lou Curley’s Chimney Service sweep your fireplace and schedule...
by Lou Curley | Nov 25, 2013 | Uncategorized
Happy Thanksgiving everybody, and a special thanks to all of my customers and people who refer me regularly. Lou Curley’s Chimney Service will be closed this Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday for the Thanksgiving holiday. ...
by Lou Curley | Nov 19, 2013 | Chimney Inspection
The picture above shows the top of a water heater that is connected to a chimney that is not working properly. When the chimney doesn’t work, the flue gasses (like carbon monoxide) from your heating appliances spill back into your living area. If the top of your...
by Lou Curley | Nov 11, 2013 | Chimney Cleaning
Most stainless steel chimney lining systems on the market come with some sort of a lifetime warranty. A requirement to these warranties is to have the lining swept or inspected annually. When the chimney is relined the performance of the chimney should increase, but...
by Lou Curley | Nov 4, 2013 | Chimney Cleaning
If you would like to schedule an appointment to get your fireplace swept before Thanksgiving, now is the time. A fire at Thanksgiving is just as much a part of the tradition as the turkey and rooting against the Dallas Cowboys. If it’s been more than a year...
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...
by Lou Curley | Sep 30, 2013 | Uncategorized
Most houses in this area were built with a chimney that vents a gas or oil furnace, boiler, and/or water heater. When these chimneys were built, they were lined with clay flue tiles. Over time the acids in the exhaust will break down the facing of the tile lining....
