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Difficult Chimney Repairs
Masonry chimney repairs can be difficult to do yourself, especially if they are widespread over a lot of the area of the chimney. Extensive damage often requires the chimney to be partially or...
View ArticleHow to Replace Bricks in a Chimney
Replacing damaged bricks is easy enough for some avid do-it-yourself homeowners. Here are some great tips for making sure your replacement looks clean and blends nicely!
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Painting Exterior Brick
Paint that has blistered or bubbled up and now is peeling off Chimney. Q.)No one told us at the paint store that when you are buying exterior paint, not to paint on the chimney, that it would become...
View ArticlePainted Chimney Problems
Painting your brick chimney may sound like a good way to spruce up your home, but painted chimneys come with so many problems that you might consider them more trouble than they’re worth.
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Chimney Leak Checklist
Is your chimney leaking? Are you experiencing water marks on the ceiling or walls near your chimney? Is there water appearing in the firebox? Similarly, are you experiencing cracks on the exterior of...
View ArticleWater Problems from the Chimney and Roof
Have you noticed dark stains appearing on your ceiling after a rain storm? If so, here are some tips for finding the source of water entry.
View ArticleSmoke Chamber Problems
The smoke chamber is an important and vulnerable area of the fireplace. There are numerous problems that could occur.
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In this video, we highlight several products used to ensure smoke chamber safety.
View ArticleSmoke Chamber Inspection
To ensure safety, the smoke chamber should be inspected to check that it is working properly
View ArticleCut and Plug Brick Replacement
When bricks start falling apart, it is necessary to remove them. However, when only one brick needs to be replaced, we use what we call the “cut and plug” removal method. This video will show you how...
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Expansion Joints Around the Top Flue Tile
An expansion joint around the top flue tile serves a very practical purpose. As the fire burns in the fireplace, the hot gases of combustion vent up the flue system. These hot gases in turn warm the...
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Chimney Fire
A chimney fire warped this chimney cap. A chimney flue is very important because it carries dangerous byproducts of combustion out of your home. Fires have been used for warmth for centuries, and over...
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Dangers of … Unvented Gas Logs
Over the past few years, there has been some commotion in the industry regarding non-vented gas logs. A short study was conducted by the Consumer Product Safety Commission which revealed that vent-free...
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Caring for Prefabs
The fireplace has certainly changed since its original design so long ago. Improvements have been made since the primitive use of fire containing devices, one of the most recent of which being the...
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…… get a bucket the Chimney is leaking , …. no get lots of buckets”
“Oh my gosh, Honey the ceiling by the fireplace is leaking like crazy, get a bucket, NO…. get lots of buckets” I get lots of water problems phone calls like this all during our rainy season all thru...
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Carbon Monoxide Hazards
Why is carbon monoxide hazardous? When carbon monoxide, or CO, accumulates to a certain point in your blood, death can occur. Carbon monoxide is colorless and odorless gas and exposure to it is life...
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What are Chimney Sweeps … Looking For?
Some people may not realize how important it is to have their chimney cleaned. They may think that a chimney sweep merely removes creosote and tries to remove any odor causing agents in the chimney....
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Where is the . . Smoke Chamber ?
An integral part of any fireplace is the smoke chamber. The smoke chamber is the area of the chimney which provides support for the clay flue tiles that make up the chimney’s liner. Smoke chambers are...
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Sweeping a . . . dirty Oil Flue
Did you know that it is possible for an oil-fired appliance to be clean, but its flue system dirty? Or that an oil-fired appliance can go from working very well and efficiently to poorly and...
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Email question to;—> Ask The Chimney Sweep.com Hello, (Our chimney is 27? wide by 25? high by 23? deep. The chimney is in a relatively new home ( 4 years ). We have a special air system installed by...
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