During cold fall and winter months, homeowners to fire up their wood-burning fireplaces, especially around the holidays. When it comes to chimney cleaning, many homeowners equate chimney cleaning with wood-burning fireplaces, but that’s not the whole story. Gas and oil furnaces also vent through chimneys, carrying odorless carbon monoxide out of the home. A damaged or blocked chimney can prevent those fumes from venting properly, putting you and your family at risk for carbon monoxide poisoning. Left unrepaired, a damaged chimney can also be the source for water leaking into your roof, attic, and walls, causing ceiling and wall damage, mold, and wood rot as well as an entrance point for birds and other wildlife to enter your home. Chimney fires, caused by chimneys that have not been cleaned properly, are dangerous and can cause severe damage to the structure of the chimney due to the high heat resulting in costly repairs.
The positive side to all the above, is that these problems can be prevented by properly inspecting, cleaning, and maintaining your chimneys every year. A simple annual inspection can identify problems when they start so you can fix the problem when it’s small and less costly. An annual inspection also gives you peace-of-mind that your chimney is venting properly and your home and family are safe.
During cold fall and winter months, homeowners to fire up their wood-burning fireplaces, especially around the holidays. When it comes to chimney cleaning, many homeowners equate chimney cleaning with wood-burning fireplaces, but that’s not the whole story. Gas and oil furnaces also vent through chimneys, carrying odorless carbon monoxide out of the home. A damaged or blocked chimney can prevent those fumes from venting properly, putting you and your family at risk for carbon monoxide poisoning. Left unrepaired, a damaged chimney can also be the source for water leaking into your roof, attic, and walls, causing ceiling and wall damage, mold, and wood rot as well as an entrance point for birds and other wildlife to enter your home. Chimney fires, caused by chimneys that have not been cleaned properly, are dangerous and can cause severe damage to the structure of the chimney due to the high heat resulting in costly repairs.
The positive side to all the above, is that these problems can be prevented by properly inspecting, cleaning, and maintaining your chimneys every year. A simple annual inspection can identify problems when they start so you can fix the problem when it’s small and less costly. An annual inspection also gives you peace-of-mind that your chimney is venting properly and your home and family are safe.
We provide annual chimney inspections, identify problems that need to be resolved, clean, and repair chimneys, flues, chimney caps, and exterior brickwork. If you haven’t had your chimney inspected in a while, now is the best time to get that project finished.
Contact us today to schedule your chimney inspection.
