by Lou Curley | Jun 20, 2015 | Fire Safety
Fire needs three things to burn – oxygen, heat, and fuel. The chimney presents the perfect place for a fire because it is hot when it’s in use, it has openings in each end for oxygen, and unless it’s properly cleaned, it has creosote lining the inside walls of...
by Lou Curley | Jun 19, 2015 | Fire Safety
From the outside, a chimney seems like a simple structure, but like many other areas of your home, there much more to it than meets the eye. Understanding the anatomy of your chimney is very important, especially if something were to go wrong. One of the most...
by Lou Curley | May 22, 2015 | Fire Safety
Did you know clothes dryers account for 15,500 fires a year resulting in deaths and injuries, according to the Consumer Product Safety Commission? Did you know these fires can be prevented with proper dryer vent cleaning and inspection? We see some very full...
by Lou Curley | May 22, 2015 | Fire Safety
No matter how often you use your fireplace, there is going to be a point in time when you have a surplus of firewood. There are seasonal shifts in many cases, and that causes some to have an overstock. If you aren’t going to burn all your wood immediately, or...
by Lou Curley | May 19, 2015 | Fire Safety
What happens when winter is over and you still have a lot of firewood leftover? Do you have a particular place you store your firewood to keep it dry so you can use it next winter, or do you discard it because you have no dry place to store it? After all, you...
by Lou Curley | May 19, 2015 | Fire Safety
Through the years homeowners who have fireplaces will eventually need help with minor chimney repairs. Some don’t think about it until something goes wrong. As long as there are no major issues with the chimney or fireplace, all is well for some. Out of sight,...
