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Can Fireplace Ashes Be Used in the Garden
With the way climate change is going, many of us are trying to reduce our carbon footprint. This comes with smaller feats like deciding what to do with our fireplace ash. Typically, we just throw our fireplace ash out. This just adds to the growing trash in the...
6 Tips for Keeping a Wood-Burning Fireplace in Good Condition
The fireplace is a prominent centerpiece in many households. There's just something comforting about the sound of firewood crackling and the radiance of fire flooding the room with warmth. Keeping a Wood-Burning fireplace in good condition is key to maintaining a safe...
Fireplace Tips: Water Intrusion In Your Fireplace
Do you have water around your fireplace? You probably have a leaking chimney on your hands, which can be a bump in the road for you and the comfort of your home and everyday life. However, A leaking chimney does not always manifest itself in obvious ways. Many...
Helpful Summer Tips: Prepare for Major Storms
The 2021 Hurricane Season is officially here. And when a major storm hits your area, you may encounter some structural damage in your home, including to your chimney. While chimneys are normally able to withstand the elements, they are not indestructible. The fierce...
Levels of Chimney Inspections
If you are a homeowner with a chimney, standard upkeep is a significant piece of keeping it in great condition just as keeping your family protected. Perhaps the best thing you can do to keep up your fireplace is to have a chimney inspection. Inspections are an...
Do You Have Hurricane Sally Chimney Damage?
We all know the damages leftover from hurricanes and flooding. Tropical storms and hurricanes bring high winds that can tear up chimney flashing, chimney caps, and chimney crowns and influence the bricks to chip. While stacks are normally sufficiently able to...
Tips: Chimney Flue Operation
A chimney with a flue is a significant advantage for any home. It takes into consideration the comfortable solace of a warm hearth and fire for most homes. If you are a homeowner with a flue, count yourself lucky for good reasons. The delight of a working chimney with...
Helpful Tips On Which Sealant is Best for You?
The chimney is one noticeable aspect of the home that is continually helpless to the fluctuating climate. As the constantly changing climate moves through the seasons, the preparing sun, rising stickiness, driving precipitation, and profound freeze of the outside...
Prepare Your Kindling for Winter
Nothing is cozier on a cold evening than a popping fire, warm and gleaming, in the chimney or oven. Wood heat is likewise more affordable than numerous gas or electric heaters and can be more viable for home warming and cooking in numerous zones. In any case, by what...
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