by Dennis Lamb | Oct 24, 2019 | Creosote
The entire time you’re using your fireplace, it is releasing byproducts such as toxic fumes, particles, carbon, and creosote into your chimney system. These materials are constantly rising with the heat of the fire and out of the chimney, but some of the materials...
by Dennis Lamb | Sep 12, 2019 | Chimney Sweeping
You need a chimney sweep because your chimney is one of the biggest systems in your home—it may be the biggest! It works constantly to vent smoke and gases from your fireplace while it’s in use, and while it does, it becomes coated in microscopic particles from your...
by Dennis Lamb | Jan 5, 2018 | Firewood
If you have a wood insert, stove, or open fireplace, you need to burn the right wood. Whether you burn a fire every now and then for ambiance or every single day for warmth, you need to burn the right wood. Why? The kind of wood you choose will determine how well your...
by Dennis Lamb | Dec 27, 2014 | Chimney Sweeping
One of the leading causes of chimney fires, according to the Chimney Safety Institute of America (CSIA), creosote build-up is a dangerous fact of life when you have a wood-burning fireplace or stove. Removing creosote deposits from your chimney walls plays a big role...
by Dennis Lamb | Nov 23, 2013 | blog, Chimney Information, Chimney Maintenance, Chimney Sweeping, Fire Safety, Safe Burning
You have routine maintenance done on many of the things you own so why should your chimney be any different? You want your fireplace to be to be both visually appealing and safe for you and your family. It is recommended that every year you have a chimney sweep and...
