by Elizabeth Guy | Oct 10, 2016 | Chimney Cap Importance
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...
by Elizabeth Guy | May 20, 2016 | Chimney Cap Importance
Over our years of working on chimneys in the Shenandoah Valley, Blue Ridge Chimney Services have seen a lot of chimney damage that could have been prevented if the chimney had been capped. Without a chimney cap on top, the chimney is vulnerable to several things that...
by Elizabeth Guy | Dec 30, 2014 | Chimney Cap Importance
In order to function correctly and safely, your chimney and venting system consists of several different necessary components. One of the most important parts of your chimney system, a chimney cap, is needed to protect your chimney from water penetration, animal...