many people may be lighting fires to stay warm. Before you do, it’s important to make sure it’s completely cleared out first.

AUSTIN, Texas — With all the cold weather coming in, many people may be lighting fires to stay warm. But before you do, it’s important to make sure your chimney is completely cleared out first.

If your fireplace can accommodate your upper body and you want to avoid climbing on the roof, you can try cleaning your chimney from the bottom-up, but it’ll be messy: invest in tarps to protect ...

The National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) recommends that homeowners have their chimneys cleaned and inspected once a year. But who do you call? We’ve rounded up everything you need to ...

Cleaning and inspecting chimneys in the fall is our busiest time, however, we do this job year-round. If it’s been a while since a fireplace or a chimney has been looked at by a journeyman ...

“The people that didn’t check out their chimney or fireplace or who was kind of afraid and scared to light it without checking it out,” Shoman explained. He said there are steps you can take ...