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How To Determine If Chimney Work Is Necessary
Chimney's require regular mainteneace for safety and proper function. This list of advice will make you feel confident about choosing a chimney sweep as well as moving ahead with any prescribed chimney repairs.

The Seven Secrets Of Safe Chimneys
This list of seven "secrets" will help ensure the safety of your home.

Chimney Liners Make Older, Masonry Fireplaces Safer
An older masonry fireplace may appear fine on the exterior, but may suffer from cracks, deterioration or broken clay liners. Have a chimney sweep install a stainless steel chimney liner will ensure the smoke and hot gases make it outside of the house.

Installing A Top-Sealing Fireplace Damper Can Save Energy And Cut Home Heating Bills
Installing a energy-saving damper is an easy way to cut heat loss from the home and reduce heating bills.

Relining Masonry Chimneys Can Help Reduce Potential Of Chimney Fire And Carbon Monoxide Poisonings
The threat of chimney fires or carbon monoxide poisonings due to deteriorating masonry chimneys can be reduced with the installation of a stainless steel chimney liner.

Chimney Terms

Stainless Steel Chimney Liner

Stainless steel pipe, either rigid or flexible, made for relining flues of masonry chimneys when the original clay liner has cracked or broken. May also be used to create a lining in a masonry chimney that was made without a clay liner.

Chimney Caps

Protective coverings for chimneys usually made of aluminum, galvanized or stainless steel, or copper. Most chimney caps have a mesh screening that serves the dual purpose of spark arrestor and barrier against animals. Chimney caps also prevent rain from entering the flue of the chimney.

Top-Sealing Dampers

A device installed at the top of a chimney for the purpose of sealing the flue shut when the fireplace is not in use. They are often used as replacements for throat dampers that are installed just above the firebox when a masonry chimney is built. Lyemance and Lock-Top top-sealing dampers are as much as 90% more efficient than throat dampers because they provide a silicone rubber gasket seal rather than metal to metal.