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Fire Safety
National Fire Prevention Week is Sunday, October 7 through Saturday, October 13. This is a great time to review your fire safety procedures and to make sure that your fireplace and chimney system are running safely and efficiently, and at Old Dominion Chimneys, we’d...
Chimney Inspections
Did you know that there are three levels of chimney inspections? Most people assume that when they call a chimney sweep for an annual inspection and cleaning that it’s a simple glance over of the actual fireplace and chimney to see if there is any outward damage,...
Chimney Swifts
If you’ve looked up and saw a flying gray smudge flying around, then you have most likely seen a chimney swift. This little bird is commonly found in the eastern part of the United States. Early in our history, chimney swifts nested in hollow trees. As the country...
Scheduling Annual Chimney Sweepings
Summer gets busy so quickly! With baseball games, swimming lessons, family get-togethers, and yard work, before you know it, it’s the Fourth of July. If you own a fireplace, you know that you need to have your chimney inspected on an annual basis, and it’s probably on...
Chimney Odors
There’s not much worse than having a rank odor in your home. It is just not inviting, it can permeate your clothes and hair, and it seems like you just can’t escape it. Sometimes it’s hard to find the source of the problem. You look under the couch for smelly...
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