Cleaning Your Own Chimney Among Worst Tips

Custom Fireplace Mantels

While the internet has become a wonderful tool in many respects, the World Wide Web can often mislead consumers, giving them bad advice when it comes to chimney maintenance. We see firsthand the frustrations of homeowners who have received bad chimney maintenance tips, leading often to increased chimney repair costs due to damaged fireplaces or […]

Winterize Your Chimney for Increased Home Energy Efficiency

Chimney Maintenance

Winterizing your chimney plays a key role in home energy efficiency, helping your chimney operate safe and clean to offset high furnace costs, using the heat from your fireplace to warm your home instead. And while a thorough chimney cleaning and inspection is a fundamental part of winterizing your chimney, there are other tasks that […]

Delaying Chimney Cleaning? Not on the East Coast

Fireplace

Cleaning your chimney on a regular basis — at least once a year — is a best practice to ensure your chimney and fireplace are free of any defects here on the East Coast. Even if a mild winter is in store and you rarely use your fireplace, an inspection will keep everything fine-tuned for […]

Spalling Brickwork

Fireplace Masonry Repair

The freeze and thaw cycles we experience every spring and fall can wreak havoc on the brickwork of your chimney.