by Jeremy Biswell | Apr 16, 2018 | Animals in the Chimney
Birds are a welcome sign of spring. As they hop around the yard and fill the air with their songs, they add to the pleasant ambiance of the season and signal that warmer days are ahead. But birds aren’t always a pleasure in spring: Sometimes they find their ways into...
by Jeremy Biswell | Sep 22, 2017 | Animals in the Chimney
As temperatures drop, animals begin to look for warm, dry places to seek shelter. All too often, chimneys seem like the perfect, inviting atmosphere: They’re dry, warm and uninterrupted, as long as the fireplace isn’t yet in use. For nocturnal animals, the chimney...
by Jeremy Biswell | Aug 16, 2016 | Chimney Maintenance
As you ready your chimney for the fall, be sure to check your chimney cap! Your chimney cap should be securely in place, and it should be surrounded by a fine mesh cage to help keep out birds, bats and animals of all sorts. The problem with critters in chimneys Each...
by Jeremy Biswell | Nov 30, 2015 | Chimney Maintenance
Your chimney cap plays an important role in maintaining the life of your chimney system. It protects your roof from dangerous sparks, keeps animals and debris out, and prevents moisture from entering and damaging your chimney. It is important that you do a visual...
by Jeremy Biswell | May 16, 2015 | Chimney Information
Did you know that chimney swifts cannot be removed once build a nest in your chimney flue? Having a chimney cap installed in your chimney can keep them from building that nest in the first place.