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 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 16, 2013 | Chimney Cleaning
It’s that time of year again: Sunday is the first day of Fall, football has started, and the kids are back in school. That also means it’s time to get the fireplace ready for Winter. If its been more than a year since your last sweep or inspection call to...
