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Fire Safety
Cooler weather ushers in the excitement of fall and winter sports, holidays, and more time spent at home with family and friends. The season change is also a good time to re-evaluate your fire safety plan. A good plan has many fire prevention details to it to keep...
Chimney Maintenance
Homeowners with fireplaces and wood stoves know how much a liner can save a chimney from damage and how much it can ultimately save them in dollars. But did you also know that chimneys that vent hot water heaters, boilers, or gas appliances also need lining? It isn’t...
Chimney Maintenance
A home is your most expensive and important possession, and every homeowner learns quickly that the cost for upkeep is constant and necessary. Finding the most efficient and dollar saving solutions is every homeowner’s goal. When you begin looking at improvements for...
Chimney Maintenance
Chimneys can experience two different types of drafts: the draft that moves smoke up and to the outside, and the type that brings air — and even smoke — into your home. It doesn’t take much to figure out which one is the good draft, yet many homeowners...
Home Fire Safety
Leave creosote to the professionals Creosote is described in many forms: chemicals, a wood preservative, pesticide, a flammable liquid, possible carcinogen. Regardless of the form, use, or origin, creosote is toxic and hazardous. If you burn wood in a fireplace or...
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