Homeowners are always trying to shore up their homes to keep nuisance animals out. It’s easy to understand why. Animals in your home can introduce germs, feces and biting insects. They can also destroy your home’s furnishing, wiring and appliances. If you are looking...
Spring sends a lot of water at your chimney from melting snow to rain. That’s bad news, as nothing can damage your chimney quite like water can. With spring’s wet weather on the way, it’s important that you know the signs of water damage in your chimney and how to...
A dingy hearth can make your home’s living space feel dingy, too, even if it’s otherwise spotless. Unfortunately, the masonry materials most often used for hearths are highly porous, which means they’ll absorb water, soot and any other material that they might come...
What’s inside your chimney? If you’re like most homeowners, you assume that your chimney is a simple, hollow tube that allows smoke to escape up and out of your fireplace. While this is true to some extent, chimneys are more complicated than that. In fact, your...
Are you an experienced chimney sweep looking for a new opportunity? Are you searching for a new career path with on-the-job training? Do you specialize in office organization, and are you friendly when dealing with customers? Environmental Chimney Service may have the...
How do you find professionals to care for your car? Your home? Your health? In the age of Google, when a search turns up hundreds of professionals in your area, it can be difficult to know which service providers are knowledgeable and trustworthy. When you’re...
Holidays are a time for gathering together with family and friends, and enjoying elaborate meals, drinks and cheerful conversation. But holidays are also a dangerous time for home fires. With cooking, plenty of holiday candles and warm, glowing hearths, the occurrence...
It’s that time of year: The temperatures have dropped and homeowners are ready to entertain their families and friends around a warm, glowing hearth. Before you light your fireplace, however, you need to have your chimney swept and inspected. Every fire prevention and...
Are you looking for a new home-heating option this winter? Do you want to upgrade your hearth with a new, efficient insert? Environmental Chimney Service has a solution for you; we offer quality hearth appliances from Osburn woodstoves! About Osburn Woodstoves Osburn...
If you have a fireplace or heating stove in your house, you likely know that an annual chimney sweeping and inspection is crucial to ensuring that your hearth appliance and chimney are safe for use. But when you call to schedule your sweeping and inspection, you might...
