Your chimney needs to have several components in place to help it work at its highest levels of efficiency and safety, and these components should be in good condition to be the most effective. Two of these components, the chimney cap and the damper, play important...
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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...
Why a Quality Chimney Cap Installed by a Certified Chimney Sweep Is So Much Better
We at Blue Ridge Chimney Services have told you how important it is to have a chimney cap installed at the top of your chimney. One of the best preventive tools against water leaking into your chimney, a chimney cap protects the interior of your chimney from water...
The Importance of a Chimney Cap
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...