by Cliff | Sep 10, 2015 | Home fire safety for you and your family
The people at the USDA Forest Service probably know a thing or two about firewood and its use… Go to this link for some great data: https://www.fs.usda.gov/detail/deschutes/passes-permits/forestproducts/?cid=stelprdb5213886
by Cliff | Sep 8, 2015 | Home fire safety for you and your family
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...
by Cliff | Sep 6, 2015 | Home fire safety for you and your family
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:...
by Cliff | Aug 18, 2015 | Chimney cleaning and inspections
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...
by Cliff | Aug 18, 2015 | Removing non- EPA certified wood-stoves
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...
by Cliff | Aug 4, 2015 | Tutorials
(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...
by Cliff | Jul 23, 2015 | Home fire safety for you and your family
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...
by Cliff | Jun 2, 2015 | Chimney/masonry waterproofing
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...
by Cliff | May 22, 2015 | Prefabricated fireplace system maintenance and repair
Here is some footage of replacing a pre-fab system. It’s a quick 2-minute video.
by Cliff | May 19, 2015 | Prefabricated fireplace system maintenance and repair
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...
