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Creosote
Creosote is a product of incomplete combustion: deposits of unburned, flammable tar vapors from wood smoke. Sometimes it is crusty or flaky in texture, but often
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Chimney Odor: Wood Stove, Fireplace
There are several types of chimney odors that could detract from your enjoyment of the wood stove. Creosote has a very strong, acrid odor, generally much worse
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Animal In The Chimney
If you hear animals in your chimney or if you smell something coming from your chimney that you suspect is from animals (dead or alive), call
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Annual Safety Inspections For Your Chimney
An annual safety inspection for chimney should be performed on every fireplace before its first fire of the year. Call a trained chimney professional who knows
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Total Coverage Chimney Cap
A total coverage chimney cap is an essential part of not just your chimney, but your house. A good chimney cap, a total coverage chimney cap,
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Four Pathways To Chimney Damage
The four pathways to chimney damage can often make more clear how a chimney has become damaged. In the course of your day to day field
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What To Expect When You Have Your Chimney Swept
Don’t be surprised if you can’t reach anything but an answering machine when you call for an appointment with a chimney sweep to have your chimney
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Chemical Chimney Cleaners: Cleaning A Chimney
Chemical chimney cleaners are advertised and you’ve seen advertisements for products touted to “clean your chimney.” Are they effective? Are such products a replacement for the
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Fireplace Chimney Smokes? Wood Stove Chimney Smokes? Why?
Why does my fireplace chimney smoke? Why does my wood stove chimney smoke? This is probably the most common question that homeowners ask chimney sweeps. It’s