Chimney Tips

By James Rodriguez, Central Chimney Service. Sealing a brick chimney sounds like straightforward preventive maintenance, and done correctly it is

By James Rodriguez, Central Chimney Service. The damper is the part of a fireplace nobody thinks about until the night

By James Rodriguez, Central Chimney Service. A fireplace that behaved all winter can turn sour in late August. Nothing is

By James Rodriguez, Central Chimney Service. Creosote is not one substance. It comes in three recognized stages, they behave completely

By James Rodriguez, Central Chimney Service. Air duct cleaning has a marketing problem, and it is largely self-inflicted. Between the

By James Rodriguez, Central Chimney Service. More chimney problems trace back to the woodpile than to the chimney. Wet wood

By James Rodriguez, Central Chimney Service. Some fireplaces smoke because the chimney is dirty or blocked. Others smoke because the

By James Rodriguez, Central Chimney Service. You cannot inspect your own chimney properly, and nobody should pretend otherwise. What you

By James Rodriguez, Central Chimney Service. Relining is the largest single expense most homeowners will face on a chimney, and

By James Rodriguez, Central Chimney Service. Gas fireplaces get skipped in annual maintenance more than any other appliance in the