It takes a lot of hard work to use wood for home heating fuel. Whether you’re cutting, hauling, and splitting the wood yourself, or buying from a local supplier, you are using your time, money, or both, to prepare for winter each year. The last thing you want is for...
Your chimney is a complicated system of parts, pressure, and temperatures that work together for a purpose. If any part of the chimney system stops working, the system fails to vent your fire properly. One important part of the chimney system that sustains damage over...
Do you have gaps in your mortar? This type of occurrence is a common issue over time, even in well-made chimneys. Spalling is a broad term used to describe masonry damage. Cracks in concrete, potholes on roadways—these are examples of spalling. Your chimney is...
Have you been enjoying a fire in your fireplace since autumn with no problem? It’s quite possible for homeowners to use a fireplace for months or years without maintenance to the chimney system. This is because the chimney will continue to work (with decreased...
Carbon monoxide (CO) is often called “the silent killer”, because it is odorless, colorless, and you will not realize you are being exposed to it. In fact, carbon monoxide exposure accounts for 500 deaths per year in the US alone simply because people are unaware...
