Chimney rain caps save you money! One of the best preventative maintenance actions you can take is to have a rain cap installed on your chimney. The obvious advantages are keeping water and animals out of the interior of your chimney system. Chimney rain caps can also...
The right application for the job The right procedure for the right situation. How bad is the situation, and what do you want to achieve? The house was recently put on the market and the chimney had a beautiful paint job applied to the entire exterior. I had seen this...
The Top-Of-Chimney Replacement Damper So you have a damper that will not open or close, is rusted out or is non-existent. The economical solution is to have a top-closing damper installed. The economical way to replace a fireplace damper ...
Mortar joint damage from freeze-thaw cycles. Wet mortar being placed into prepared mortar joints Mantle tuckpointing restoration Completed tuckpoint repair More on tuckpointing It’s another beautiful day in Oregon and today we re-pointed another chimney. As you can...
You stand in your yard, coffee or beer in hand, and look up at your chimney. You can clearly see that there is loose mortar between the bricks, or that even some of the mortar joints have fallen out, and suddenly dollar signs are flashing in front of your eyes. You...
For a long time we have been taught about the importance of having fire extinguishers in your house and today I wish to add our support to that and highlight a couple of very important points regarding proper use and maintenance of these life saving devices. The first...
