Anatomy of Your Chimney

In school, you learn about anatomy, how we as humans and other organisms are made to form one living, functioning being.  Even though a fireplace and chimney are not living things, they too are built up of various parts that equal to be one unit.  There are two types...

Anatomy of Your Chimney

Your chimney has a surprising number of parts; deciding what to do about that is more up to you than to us. We could list all its components, or we could draw a picture and lots of arrows, but in all likelihood, neither would be helpful. What we would greatly prefer...

Chimney Swifts Are Endangered Birds

Once common enough across the entire eastern half of North America, chimney swifts have popped up on endangered species lists. Constrained by law since 1918, homeowners quite literally need a federal permit to remove them from their chimneys. Even their nests have to...

Choosing the Proper Firewood

It will not be long before warmer temperatures mean more time outdoors, so it is time to inspect the wood fired oven on the patio. Outdoor pizza ovens, both fixed and portable, are becoming more popular as homeowners watch their wallets more carefully. Definitely...