by Dennis Lamb | Jun 27, 2019 | Chimney Cap, Uncategorized
When a chimney professional recommends a change, part, or repair it is for one reason: safety. As chimney professionals, our main goal is safety for the home, family, and community. This means that we strive to bring down instances of residential house fires. The best...
by Dennis Lamb | Dec 21, 2015 | Chimney Code, Uncategorized
If you decide to buy an older home, you most likely know you will have more maintenance responsibilities to be sure all of the systems in your home are up to modern building safety codes and regulations. Standards can change over the years, and you need to ensure the...
by Dennis Lamb | Aug 28, 2015 | Uncategorized
One of the most important components of your chimney and venting system is the damper, as stated by the Chimney Safety Institute of America (CSIA). Whenever you burn a fire in your fireplace, you should have the damper open so that the byproducts of combustion like...
by Dennis Lamb | Apr 29, 2015 | Uncategorized
One of the most frequent questions we are asked at The Mad Hatter concerns the functions of a chimney cap. One of the most important components of your chimney system to make it function properly and safely, a chimney cap can protect the interior of your chimney from...
by Dennis Lamb | Aug 8, 2013 | Chimney Information, Chimney Maintenance, Fire Safety, Safe Burning, Uncategorized
Chimney Caps Are for More than Aesthetics Many people put chimney caps on their chimneys simply because they prefer the way it looks as opposed to an uncapped chimney. However, those who do not care about the aesthetics should still make sure they have a cap on their...
