When a weather event causes damage to your chimney, your home insurance policy will most likely cover the costs of the repair work. However, filing the claim with your insurance company can be a lengthy and complicated process that requires some investigation and...
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What Is a Chase Cover and What Are My Replacement Options?
An efficient chimney and venting system involves several different components for it to work effectively and safely. One of the most important chimney components has to do with covering the top of the chimney. Without anything on the top, your chimney is like an open...
Home Builders Are Not Always Fireplace Experts
If you are thinking about building a new home or adding a new fireplace to your house, you should talk to us at Blue Ridge Chimney Services about constructing the fireplace and chimney. Although home builders know how to build houses, they are not always trained and...
Chimney Cleaning Logs Are No Substitute for a CSIA Chimney Sweep
Sometimes you see a product that you think may save you money, but it will actually end up costing you even more money than you saved. One of these products is chimney cleaning logs, which claim to remove and reduce the amount of accumulated creosote from the interior...
Fall Safety Tips for Your Fireplace & Chimney
Now that summer has ended and we are heading into the cooler temperatures of fall and winter, it is time to get the fireplace ready to be used. Before lighting the first fire of the season, it is important to think about using this heating appliance safely. When you...
We Provide a Video Scan with Every Chimney Inspection
When you have your annual chimney inspection performed by Blue Ridge Chimney Services, you will have a video scan included with your inspection. We are one of the few chimney companies who includes a video scan on every chimney inspection. Most chimney companies will...
Chimney Draft Problems? Get Them Fixed Before Your First Fire of the Season
Your chimney uses wind to create draft inside the chimney to help pull out the exhaust gases from your fireplace. According to the Chimney Safety Institute of America (CSIA), the air in your house is constantly in motion. When air is flowing as it should, the draft...
Switching the Fuel Type of Your Appliance Can Lead to Spalling of the Flue
If you have an older traditional fireplace, you may have noticed that it does not heat your home as efficiently as you would like. One option you have to is to install a new gas-fueled fireplace insert into your old fireplace. Convenient and easy to use, a gas...
Prevent Freeze/Thaw Damage This Winter with Chimney Crown Repair
Your chimney crown sits at the top of your masonry chimney to cover and seal your chimney from the flue liner to the chimney edge. An important component of your chimney system, the chimney crown keeps water from rain and melted snow from entering the inside of your...
Signs Your Chimney & Fireplace Need Attention
Before fall arrives, it is important to be sure your fireplace and chimney work properly and safely. You do not want to deal with necessary chimney repair work once the weather has gotten colder as you will want to be using your fireplace for warmth. It is normal for...