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How Cold Weather Can Damage Your Masonry
The Chimney Safety Institute of America (CSIA) has called water the biggest enemy of masonry chimneys. However, there is one thing making it even more destructive: cold weather! While your chimney was built to last a lifetime, it can suffer damage during the winter....
Start the New Year with a New Fireplace
One of the best ways to start the new year? Improve the energy efficiency of your home! Unfortunately, your traditional wood-burning fireplace does not provide much warmth to your living space. Plus, you have to turn up the thermostat on your furnace to compensate,...
Where There’s Smoke, There’s Fire: The Dangers of Creosote
The Chimney Safety Institute of America (CSIA), the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA), and other national fire safety organizations all recommend having your chimney professionally swept and inspected every year. This is to ensure your fireplace works...
What to Do with Your Family in Front of the Fireplace This Holiday Season
The most popular gathering spot in your home over the holidays always seems to end up being the area around your fireplace. You know you can always just relax and have conversations with out-of-town guests. So, this year, having some different and new activities to do...
Chimney Leaks & Water Damage
Over the years of working on chimneys in the Shenandoah Valley, Blue Ridge Chimney Services has seen the amount of damage that can occur to a chimney. This is especially true when a water leak has been neglected. The Chimney Safety Institute of America (CSIA) warns of...
Why Choose A Gas Fireplace
Cold weather is just around the corner and Blue Ridge Chimney Services is here! We want to help you make sure you are heating your home as effectively and as economically as possible. Wanting to update your older masonry fireplace and increase the heating efficiency?...
Now Is the Time to Remove Nests From Your Chimney
In the Shenandoah Valley, it is not uncommon to have birds or bats nesting in chimneys. Since it is against federal law to remove some species of birds, such as chimney swifts, from their nesting spots, the fall is the best time to have your chimney professionally...
Make Sure You Have a Top Quality Chimney Cap
Keeping water out of your chimney is one of the most important things you can do as a homeowner. The Chimney Safety Institute of America (CSIA) warns that water is the greatest enemy of masonry chimneys because of the amount of expensive damage it can do. The CSIA...
We Can Make Your Fireplace Look Like New with Paint N Peel!
You want your fireplace to be the centerpiece of your family room. Although, if it is stained with soot from smoke, you may be wanting to hide your hearth area. Cleaning a brick or stone fireplace can be challenging since smoke and soot stains are hard to remove. You...
Chimney Odor Sources
If you have noticed unpleasant odors coming from your fireplace, there could be several things in your chimney that are causing these smells. These stinky problems happen more often in the warmer months of the year, especially when you have weatherized your home to...