Guides written by working Philadelphia sweeps, understanding creosote, handling leaks, reading the signs, and choosing a sweep.
An honest look at what a chimney sweep gets rid of for Philadelphia homes, from a local chimney crew.
Read more →The stone homes of Germantown, Mount Airy, and Chestnut Hill have chimneys unlike any other, and their flues need a particular kind of attention. Here is what owning a historic stone-home chimney really involves.
Read more →Creosote is the reason chimneys need sweeping, and most homeowners do not really understand what it is or how it turns dangerous. Here is the plain explanation, and what to do about it.
Read more →Relining is one of the larger chimney investments, and on the older homes of Northwest Philadelphia it is also one of the most common recommendations. Here is how to tell whether you genuinely need one.
Read more →The cap is the smallest, cheapest part of a chimney and one of the most important, and an uncapped flue causes more expensive damage than almost anything. Here is the case for capping your chimney.
Read more →Philadelphia's wet-then-freezing winters are the single biggest enemy of an old masonry chimney. Here is how the freeze-thaw cycle takes a chimney apart, and how to stop it.
Read more →A fireplace that pushes smoke into the room or never seems to draw is suffering a draft problem, and the cause is rarely obvious. Here is how chimney draft works and what goes wrong.
Read more →Whatever your chimney needs, our licensed and insured Philadelphia crew puts an honest inspection and a clear read in front of you, and gets your Philadelphia home safe to burn the right way.