Summertime is a wonderful time of year filled with backyard barbeques, lazy days and road trips.
Because your fireplace isn’t often used this time of year, summer also is the perfect time to have your chimney and fireplace cleaned and inspected by a chimney cleaning service. A professional chimney sweep company will make sure your fireplace and chimney is in proper working order — all before the fall season when you’re likely to use it again.
Some of the work that should be performed now, to ensure a good working fireplace during the colder months, includes:
–Cleaning the fireplace thoroughly, removing all ash and soot from last winter’s fires. You can use a wet-dry vacuum, and fireplace shovel and brush to remove all debris. In addition to cleaning the fireplace, summer is the time to clean the hearth surrounding it. A clean hearth is an attractive hearth.
-Having a professional chimney sweep service thoroughly inspect your chimney to identify any potential issues. By recognizing problems now means you still have time to have them fixed before you want to again use the fireplace in the fall and winter.
-Having a professional fireplace service remove any creosote, the dangerous by-product of burning that adheres to the inside of your chimney. In intense heat, creosote can catch fire, putting you and your family at risk. Have it removed today.
-Checking or installing a chimney cap to prevent animals, rain water and other summertime debris from entering your chimney. We can help with the inspection and installation of a chimney cap to help keep your chimney clear.
Preparing your chimney now will ensure comfortable and safe fires this fall and winter. While summertime should be spent relaxing and enjoying the weather, planning now for the fall and winter will give you the peace of mind when using your fireplace in colder weather.
MCP Chimney and Masonry has the knowledge and insight to inspect and clean your fireplace and chimney. We also will identify any issues and fix them as needed.
For more information on how we can prepare your fireplace and chimney now for use in colder weather, contact us today.
