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Reasons to Install A Fireplace
If you live in a home that was built without a fireplace, there are many practical reasons to install one in your home. Fireplaces are

The Benefits of Installing a Chimney Cap
Your chimney is an essential safety apparatus that vents smoke and exhaust when using the fireplace or heating stove to keep your family warm and

Why You Shouldn’t Settle for a Builder Grade Fireplace
With fireplaces being among the most desirable feature home buyers want, home builders are now offering fireplaces as a standard or optional feature in many

High-efficiency Fireplace Options
For homeowners who love to see a roaring fire burning in an open fireplace, the sad truth is that traditional wood-burning fireplaces do little to

Best Firewood for Clean-Burning, Long-Lasting Fires
Now that winter is here; firewood displays are a common sight in retailers and big box stores. It’s easy to buy. Just drive in, load

Minimize Creosote Buildup
If you use a wood-burning fireplace, beautiful fires should be expected every time you fire up. So should the production of creosote. You can’t burn

5 Good Reasons You Need a Chimney Cap
You wouldn’t go out in the rain without an umbrella, would you? Okay, maybe you would – but your chimney should never be out in

Tips for Maintaining your Chimney Cap Screen
A chimney cap is an essential accessory for every home with a chimney. It plays an important role in protecting your house from water damage

How to remove wasps from your chimney
Winter is coming, temperatures are dropping and wasps are looking for a new home. Unfortunately for some homeowners, chimneys are a popular destination for wasps

Keeping wasps out of your chimney
Perhaps nothing can cause shrieks of terror and scurrying outside like a swarming wasp. Even worse is the terror caused by a wasp flying around

Starting a chimney in a cold fireplace
It seems like common sense that you would start a fire in a cold fireplace. The cold is the reason you need the fire in

Cold Air in Your Fireplace
Your fireplace should be a source of warmth and comfort. Unfortunately, some fireplaces have the opposite effect. Some fireplaces actually cool portions of your home,