Down-to-earth chimney help for New Haven homes, sweep timing, creosote risk, leak sources, caps, liners, and vetting a sweep.
What every New Haven homeowner should know about chimney sweep logs do they work, explained without the sales pitch.
Read more →Every fire leaves a little creosote behind in the flue, and in stages it goes from a harmless dust to the hard, glazed fuel that feeds a chimney fire. Here is how it forms, why New Haven burning habits speed it up, and how to stay ahead of it.
Read more →The liner is the hidden part of the chimney that does the most important safety work. Here is what it does, how clay and metal liners fail, and when a New Haven chimney genuinely needs relining.
Read more →On the Long Island Sound shoreline, water and the freeze-thaw cycle do more damage to chimneys than fire ever does. Here is how water gets in, what it wrecks, and how to keep it out.
Read more →A chimney cap is a small, inexpensive part doing three big jobs. On the damp Connecticut shoreline, going without one, or with a cheap rusting one, invites some of the most expensive chimney damage there is.
Read more →A general home inspection often passes the chimney with a glance, and on the older homes around New Haven that glance can miss some of the costliest surprises on the property. Here is what a real chimney inspection finds before you close.
Read more →The chimney trade has a reputation for selling relines and rebuilds homeowners did not need, because the customer usually cannot see what is up the flue. Here is how to tell an honest New Haven chimney company from one that is overselling.
Read more →Whatever the chimney job, our New Haven-area crew inspects, documents, and quotes the job up front, and lets you decide on your own timeline.