Beware!

Each year unsafe chimneys cause significant numbers of injuries and deaths, and account for more than $200 million in property losses.

Your chimney systems are an important part of your home heating system. The National Fire Protection Association recommends an annual evaluation of all chimneys, fireplaces and vents. Chimney fires can result from poor wood burning habits, oversize or outdated stoves or flues, neglected fires, and from people who install stoves and do chimney service work themselves without the proper information or tools.

Chimney fires cause many dangers, such as:

• Crumbling and cracking mortar
• Flaming creosote that shoots out of the chimney top onto the roof
• Clay–tile flue liners cracking open
• Stainless steel liners warping, buckling, and separating at the seams
• Flames spreading to the structure of the roof of the house, possibly exploding into rooms

For safe and efficient operation, your fireplace & chimneys should be inspected and serviced annually by one of our CSIA Certified Chimney Sweeps. Our technician will verify that your fireplace & chimneys are free of obstruction and combustible deposits.

Contact us today to make chimney examinations a regular part of your home maintenance.