Here we are in July and we’re all enjoying the beautiful summer weather that’s common here in beautiful San Diego, but this heat has created some unintended consequences. Due to the extreme summer heat throughout the region and the resulting high electricity usage, the manager of the state’s power grid has issued a Flex Alert … Continue reading How to Avoid a Dryer Fire During a Flex Alert
It’s that time of year again when our phones are ringing off the hook with customers calling about bees in chimneys. If it’s any consolation, you are not alone if you have this problem. We’ve noticed an above-average number of bee calls over the past five years here in San Diego. Here are 15 facts … Continue reading 15 Facts about Bees in Chimneys
Imagine this scenario: You have spent a great deal of time looking for that perfect home. You did your due diligence. You had the proper home inspections and then made the single most expensive investment of your life. After moving in, you decide to get the chimney inspected and swept. The chimney sweep comes in … Continue reading 3 Issues with Rampart General Pre-Cast Chimneys
Christmas is a special time of year for friends and family to gather around the fireplace. More than at any other time of the year, the fireplace is the focal point of holiday celebrations. Read these simple tips to make sure you don’t ruin the festivities by having a visit from the fire department! Fireplace … Continue reading Fireplace Safety Tips Around the Holidays
There’s nothing better than a warm fireplace on a cold evening. If you haven’t got one yet you are most definitely missing out! Here are 50 quick and simple tips that will help you safely enjoy that cozy fire even more. IMPORTANT SAFETY TIPS 1. For an open fireplace, the glass doors must be in … Continue reading 50 Tips For Enjoying Your Fireplace
Installing a TV above the fireplace is a very common decorating style in homes these days, but does that make it right? Here are some valid reasons to reconsider the location of your TV. 1) Electronics are sensitive to heat. The heat and smoke will reduce the lifespan of your TV. When you use your … Continue reading 8 Reasons NOT to mount your TV above the fireplace
Common Scenario: On a cold, winter night, you decide to have a warm, cozy fire in your open fireplace to take the chill out of the living room. Your house is still cold and your furnace turns on automatically. A short time later, you notice the air in the room is getting smoky. All of … Continue reading An Easy Solution for a Fireplace Smoking Problem
We all enjoy burning wood in our fireplaces, but what do you do with all the ashes? Many of our customers ask for the ashes we collected from sweeping their chimney so they can use the ashes in their gardens. But it’s amazing how many other practical uses around the house and garden there are. … Continue reading Don’t Throw Away Those Fireplace Ashes!
There’s nothing more annoying for a homeowner than when the clothes dryer stops working. Laundry comes to a complete standstill and there’s no place to put the basket full of sopping wet clothes. In this case, most homeowners automatically think there’s a problem with the dryer itself and so they call the appliance repair company. … Continue reading 10 Signs That You Need a Dryer Vent Cleaning
What do chimney sweeps, firemen and soap makers have in common? May 4th is the day we commemorate St. Florian as the patron saint of Linz, Austria and Upper Austria, chimney sweeps, firemen, and soap makers. In 1184 A.D., St. Florian was adopted as the patron saint of Poland. Typically in artwork, St. Florian is … Continue reading St. Florian – Patron Saint of Chimney Sweeps