by Lou Curley | Mar 19, 2015 | Chimney Inspection
The term spalling refers to the crumbling, cracking, or flaking of brick or other types of masonry. You may have noticed it looks like the face of your bricks or rocks are starting to chip away over time. That is spalling and the cause is probably more sinister...
by Lou Curley | Mar 19, 2015 | Chimney Inspection
According to news reports from Glendale Arizona in December, 2014, a family managed to escape injury after their home caught fire. The cause of the fire was debris in the chimney that was set ablaze when someone tried to use the fireplace. A member of the...
by Lou Curley | Mar 19, 2015 | Chimney Inspection
The damper is one of the most important parts of the chimney. It controls the amount of oxygen that is accessible to the fireplace, and allows you to control the way your fireplace or wood burning stove burns. It controls the chimney effect which occurs when...
by Lou Curley | Mar 19, 2015 | Chimney Inspection
Everyone knows that water is very damaging. It erodes earth and rock, carry away large pieces of land during mudslides, and it wreaks havoc on your masonry chimney. We don’t see the damage every time it rains, but it slowly creeps up until the damage is so...
by Lou Curley | Feb 18, 2015 | Chimney Inspection
When was the last time you had your chimney inspected? If you’re not sure – or it’s been more than a year – it’s time to make that call. Annual chimney inspections are a critical part of keeping your home safe, efficient, and up to code. Even if you rarely...
by Lou Curley | Feb 18, 2015 | Chimney Inspection
Wear and tear is all part of homeownership. Every appliance we own wears just a little more every single time it is used. How many times have you flipped on a light switch and you’re greeted only by a flash as the bulb blows? Or you get that nice hot bowl of soup out...
