by Chuck Roydhouse | Jun 8, 2013 | Chimneys, Fire Safety
We are in the thick of summer and none of us want to think any more about heat, but summer is the best time to schedule an inspection of your chimney with regard to your wood burning stove. Just as a squirrel must store acorns for the winter, homeowners must also...
by Chuck Roydhouse | Nov 15, 2012 | Chimney Fires
The Causes of Chimney Fires Fireplaces and wood stoves are designed to safely contain wood fuel fires. The chimneys that serve them have the job of expelling the products of combustion-the substances produced when wood burns. These include smoke, water vapor, gases,...
by Chuck Roydhouse | Sep 30, 2012 | Chimney Maintenance
Chimney soot is a fine black or dark brown powder formed due to incomplete combustion of wood or coal in a confined place. Therefore it can be correctly referred to as the byproduct of fireplace combustion. Soot is formed in a temperature lower than 284 degrees. When...
