Practical, no-fluff guides from our Irving crew covering sweep-or-wait, flue safety, caps, masonry, and vetting a contractor.
Lightly used fireplaces are the rule in North Texas, and many homeowners assume low use means no maintenance. Here is why an occasional-use Irving chimney can need attention as much as a heavily used one, just for different reasons.
Read more →Chimney damage is not just a cold-climate problem. In Irving, the summer sun, the storm season, the hail, and the shifting clay soil do most of the work. Here is how each one attacks masonry and how to stop it before a repair becomes a rebuild.
Read more →A chimney cap is more than a rain shield, and in North Texas two of its jobs matter especially. Here is how a cap keeps wildlife out of an idle flue and screens embers during a dry, burn-ban season, and why so many local chimneys are missing one.
Read more →A huge share of Irving-area fireplaces run gas logs, and many owners assume that means no chimney maintenance at all. Here is what gas logs actually do to a flue, why an oversized flue is a common problem, and what these systems really need.
Read more →A fireplace that pushes smoke back into the room is one of the most common complaints we hear in North Texas, and the cause is almost always draft. Here is what draft is, why our climate and our houses work against it, and how to fix a chimney that will not pull.
Read more →A chimney is a safety system you cannot see, which makes choosing who works on it harder than most home decisions. Here is how to tell a thorough, honest Irving chimney sweep from one to avoid, and the questions that keep you covered.
Read more →From a routine sweep to a full reline, our Irving crew inspects, documents, and quotes the job up front, and backs it in writing.