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Getting your chimney ready for Fall
/in Chimney SweepingAs the temperatures outside go down, it’s time to flip the switch up as we prepare to heat the inside of the home for the autumn months. Chimney fires are the number one cause of fires in homes.
Experts have a checklist several pages deep to regularly check and maintain your chimney, regardless of whether you have a gas or wood-burning one.
“We’re going to look in your chimney in the camera,” Freberg said. “We can see the joints on the inside of the bricks. If there are cracks, it becomes a little more dangerous.”
Often, they find a few surprises. If you don’t have a cap on top of your chimney, animals like birds and squirrels can easily build a home or get caught inside. Those nests or carcasses can easily start a fire where you don’t want one.
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Chimney Bricks and Crown Repair
/in Chimney Crown, Chimney RepairChimney Bricks and Crown Repair, before and after photos.
Before and After Leaking Chase Cover
/in Copper Chimney CapsThis was a severely rusted and leaking chase cover. Home is near the beach. Lucky Sully Chimney Sweep replaced it with heavy gauge copper, which won’t rust out.
Chimneys are a Major Source of House Fires
/in Chimney Sweeping, Fireplace SafetyIt was reported recently that fireplaces or chimneys cause about 25,000 house fires per year in the U.S.
The damage is mostly due to flames migrating upward to crack, warp or melt the masonry or metal chimney walls.
How can you prevent chimney fires?
1. Minimize creosote (soot) build up by getting chimneys swept regularly. Clean when there is 1/8″ of soot buildup.
2. Get chimney inspected regularly. This would include a video inspection of the chimney to make sure there are no gaps or cracks which can be a fire hazard. If your chimney sweep only looks down the chimney or uses a hand held mirror, this is not good enough. He will most likely miss many cracks and gaps.
3. Install a chimney cap. The cap can keep out leaves, birds, bees, and rodents. Animal nests can provide fuel for a fire. The cost of removing birds, bees and rodents is much more than the cost of a chimney cap. If you are in a beach community, stainless steel caps will last a lot longer than plain metal ones.
Replaced leaking chase cover
/in Chimney CapOld leaking chase cover and cap, due to rust. Replaced the leaking chase cover with a new one.