by Cliff Slagle | Aug 5, 2016 | Fireplace Accessories
Want to feel like a king or a queen? Take advantage of Old Smokey’s special promotional offer in association with Regency wood stoves. Regency simply wants to give you the royal treatment. (As you may know, regency is a government in place of a king or queen. And who...
by Cliff Slagle | Jul 22, 2016 | Fireplace Maintenance
Imagine driving by a lumberyard and saw acres of chopped firewood basking in the sun. It’s a postcard-perfect scene of cords of wood cut from timber. And it is a splendid demonstration of seasoning wood for optimum burning in the fall and winter. Even though...
by Cliff Slagle | Jun 3, 2016 | Chimney Maintenance
Back in the early days of manned space flights, the most tense moments occurred during reentry. (And it’s still the case.) As the world awaited word of a safe landing, the chief concern was: Is the space capsule’s heat shield intact? Without a properly working heat...
by Cliff Slagle | May 20, 2016 | Chimney Caps
With a slight dose of fanciful imagination, can you hear your chimney asking, “How do I look in this cap?” Old Smokey’s can’t claim ever to have heard any portion of a house speak, but we can supply real-world answers to questions about chimney caps. Questions — and...
by Cliff Slagle | May 5, 2016 | Chimney Inspections
So, you tidy up your house and throw out the broken furniture you always hated anyway. You’re getting ready to sell your house and buy another. The professional real estate agent says you need an inspection to protect both seller and buyer from potential risks and...