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The cobbler’s children have no shoes. Early in my career I unknowingly vacuumed up some smoldering embers into my metal industrial vacuum cleaner. Three days later the fire department was spraying down the back of my truck while I was at the theatre watching a movie. The Rayon filter of the vacuum cleaner had caught […]

This is a very good list, compliments of Portland Fire & Rescue: https://www.portlandoregon.gov/fire/article/387766

The City of Portland Fire Blog has a great entry on May 8, 2012 Titled “Reduce your risk of wildfire in just a few hours. The blog entry has a great diagram and 10 written points. Here is the link: https://www.portlandoregon.gov/fire/article/396462?&archive=2012%2D05

Yes, there are three levels of chimney inspections. The National Fire Protection Association is the industry standard code. Specifically, NFPA-211 goes over these levels exhaustively. The NFPA makes this data available to the public for free. You will have to set up an account, but it is not a big deal. Click the link below […]

Lets talk about wood-stove inserts. In Oregon, you have to get rid of any wood-stove or wood-stove fireplace insert when you sell or buy a house that has an insert that is NOT an EPA certified stove. We have removed many of these woodstoves and fireplace inserts. We submit all of the appropriate information to […]

(write a full hat for rea inspections only) (mock up complete tool list) (safety and PPE chapter- MSDS books- OSHA standards) Your job as a chimney sweep comes with some very serious responsibilities. Failure to carry out these responsibilities can lead to heavy financial loss by the company, loss of company reputation, loss of repeat […]

It is one thing do be an adult and deal with a dangerous situation such as a house fire. Its another thing to be a young child. Fire can scare and panic children so badly that they panic and do not move. You handle this by drilling procedures with the kids as soon as they […]

Your chimney may have a crown that has cracks in it, yet still has a good bond to the brick it was poured upon.     A great way to remedy this problem, preserve the crown and protect it from future wear is to waterproof it with Tamoseal. Tamoseal is mixed with a mechanical mixer […]

Here is some footage of replacing a pre-fab system. It’s a quick 2-minute video.  

This pre-fab fireplace needs to be replaced. The refractory panels inside the firebox are cracked, the doors do not operated smoothly. The refractory panels inside the firebox are cracked, and the sliding fire screens are bent and do not slide; the glass doors do not close easily.     Here is a top view of […]