The first cold nights in Kingston have a way of arriving faster than anyone expects. One week you are still running the AC, the next you are thinking about lighting the fireplace. The problem is that the best time to get a chimney ready for winter is weeks before you actually want to use it,…
The short answer: pick a company that holds a current CSIA certification, carries insurance you can check, has recent reviews from your area, and puts the price in writing before any work starts. A good sweep also follows the national inspection levels in NFPA 211 and can explain, in plain words, what your chimney needs….
Why Chimney Scams Are So Common Most homeowners have never actually looked up their own chimney. You cannot see if the flue liner is cracked, whether the crown has separated from the brick, or how much creosote has built up inside. That gap between what you can see and what a technician can see is…