A masonry chimney is built and designed to vent harmful items of combustion created by your heating appliances like a furnace or fireplace. The actual part of the chimney that contains and vents these items of combustion are the terra cotta flue tiles. Without these flue tiles your appliances would destroy the chimney from the […]
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Flue Tiles: Common Problems and Why
Lets first review how most common chimneys are built. You have a masonry exterior and inside for a lining you have clay flue tiles that are stacked one on top of another. This is called a flue, some chimneys have a single flue and some have more then one flue but NFPA code states you […]
Furnace Smoke Pipe Repair / Replacement
A common problem that we find when we are doing chimney sweeps and servicing wood stoves, that is damaged or smoke pipe that is just falling apart. This smoke pipe is responsible for taking deadly gasses and harmful smoke from your heating appliances. Chimney Champs, home of the $99 chimney sweep is now proud to […]
How Often Should I Sweep My Chimney
Chimney Champs is everyone’s favorite chimney and masonry company. We are home of the $99 sweep! For just $99 get any type of flue swept and inspected. The National Fire Prevention Association [NFPA] every flue should be inspected once a year for proper functionality and to ensure it is free from defect. “Chimneys, fireplaces, and […]
Association Fire Prevention Assistant
Chimney Champs presents the Condo Association Fire Prevention Assistant software. If you are part of a condo association or are in charge of collecting, saving and organizing the reports and you would like to sign up for our free software please contact office@chimneychamps.com. This software is 100% free and requires no commitment to use. We […]
Smoke Chamber Code Upgrade NFPA
Smoke chamber code upgrade to bring your fireplace to compliance with NFPA standards. NFPA 211 states that all smoke chambers for wood-burning masonry fireplaces must be parged smooth with high-heat cement. Without this cement lining in the smoke chamber, small imperfections in the masonry of the fireplace or chimney can lead to devastating damage to […]