Warm, crackling, cozy fires might be the last thing on your mind in the middle of summer, but summer is actually the best time to start thinking about how you will fuel your wood-burning fireplace. All of the firewood you burn should be properly seasoned; that is,...
If you have an open-hearth wood-burning fireplace, your hearth provides more ambiance than heat. In fact, 90 percent of the heat from an open-hearth fireplace travels up the chimney. At the same time, the fireplace draws in warm air from your room to fuel the flames,...
Here at Environmental Chimney Sweep, we love coming to your home and performing yearly maintenance on your chimney and firebox. Inspecting for potential fire hazards and creosote buildup gives us the satisfaction that we have done the best job on our end of the deal....
