Fact: even slight seismic activity can cause chimney damage. And it doesn’t take the proverbial Big One to send them tumbling onto roofs, cars, decks and/or people. Chimney collapse and damage historically has been one of the most common forms of damage in earthquakes...
Your chimney system is comprised of numerous parts, all of which are inspected by a chimney professional during your yearly chimney inspection and sweeping. To prevent major chimney system repairs, it is of paramount importance to make minor repairs as soon as...
Energy savings. Surely everyone likes to save money whenever possible. Right? Chimney dampers, for many, are just the way to help with those high heating bills. The main purpose of a damper is to seal the chimney airtight when it’s not in use. Heat rises, and if the...
The majority of homeowners with wood-burning stoves and/or fireplaces understand the need for an annual chimney cleaning and inspection. On the flipside, many homeowners don’t realize that their oil-fueled heating appliances—be it a furnace, boiler or even a hot water...
Your chimney system is comprised of numerous parts, all of which are inspected by the chimney professionals at Northeastern Masonry & Chimney during your annual chimney inspection and sweeping. Some of these parts are more prone to leaking than others, and, as...
Over 25,000 chimney fires in the U.S. last year were responsible for over $120 million in property damage. Chimney fires can quickly spread into house fires in a relatively short period of time. No one ever wants to experience a chimney fire, or worse yet a fire in...
Fireplace smells and chimney odor problems can be attributed to a handful of different things. The root cause of the majority of fireplace smells, however, is creosote deposits—a natural byproduct of burning wood—inside your chimney. The odors are usually worse in the...
Sometimes the things you can’t see are the scariest of all. This would be a very fitting description for carbon monoxide (CO), a gas that could very easily be present in your home without you or anyone ever being aware of its presence; this is what makes it so easy...
Would you go to the dentist if you were having back problems? Probably not. Would you go to the chiropractor for a root canal? Again…probably not. In both instances, the wrong specialist is being used to treat something that he or she is probably not trained to treat....
We all love what our chimneys do for us. They add a certain aesthetic beauty to our homes and help keep our families safe from the smoke and harmful gases that would otherwise leak into our homes without them. Since we value them so much for this provided protection,...
