Are you wasting time, energy and money on burning wet firewood? Learn how to properly dry firewood to decrease creosote buildup, lessen air pollutants in your home, and save money by burning more efficiently. Split Start by cutting your firewood into lengths to fit the size of your wood stove and split into a variety… Read More
Take care of your chimney repairs before fall
It seems as if summer just started but it’s quickly coming to an end. Fall is around the corner and it’s time to take care of those chimney repairs. There’re quite a few great reasons to find a CSIA certified professional and take care of your chimney repairs right now. Top ten reasons not to… Read More
Is your wood-burning stove EPA-certified?
In 2020 wood-burning stove emissions will be reduced. In 2020, the EPA (Environmental Protection Agency) is gearing up for revisions on their standards for residential wood-burning stoves. On May 15, 2020, the EPA will finalize and release these guidelines. All sales of wood-burning stoves after this date will have to meet the new standards of… Read More
A cricket on the Hearth
Did you know… A symbol of good luck and health is a cricket on the hearth. This has been a sign of household luck for millennia. “To find a cricket on the hearth is the luckiest thing of all” – Charles Dickens The Cricket on the Hearth: A Fairy Tale of Home is a novel by Charles Dickens first written in 1845. In the story, when the insect chirps on the hearth it acts as a guardian angel to the family. Do you have a cricket on your hearth??… Read More
Granite Ridge Chimney LLC
Granite Ridge Chimney LLC Explained Granite 1: a very hard natural igneous rock formation of visibly crystalline texture formed essentially of quartz and orthoclase or microcline and used especially for building and for monuments 2: unyielding firmness or endurance Ridge 1: a range of hills or mountains 2: the line of intersection at the top… Read More
#1 Cause of Fires in NH
Bureau of Building Safety & Construction – Heating Safety For the past fifteen years, the number one cause of fires in New Hampshire has been linked to solid fuel burning appliances. These include wood, coal, corn and pellet stoves and furnaces. These devices have improved over the years and should be treated just like any other… Read More
Determine cause mansion fire
Determine cause of mansion fire A tragic accident in Concord, Ma. that could’ve been prevented by regular maintenance and repairs by a certified chimney sweep. “The fire burned the 6,500-square-foot home, which, according to records, was built in 1899. The five-bedroom, five-bathroom mansion was valued at approximately $2.9 million. Investigators determined that the fire in… Read More