Do I Need a Chimney Cap?

by Cheryl Roanne | 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...

Get a professional chimney inspection before buying or selling a home

by Cheryl Roanne | 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...

What do chimney odors indicate?

by Cheryl Roanne | Apr 21, 2016 | Chimney Information

Have you ever heard the expression “canary in the coal mine”? It comes from the practice of coal miners taking a canary into a coal mine as an early-detection warning sign of dangerous gases. If the canary died, it was a sign of danger to coal miners. As for the rest...

Old-fashioned and ultra-modern appointment scheduling tips

by Cheryl Roanne | Apr 6, 2016 | Chimney Repair, Fireplace Maintenance

The concept of “spring cleaning” is likely rooted in nature. Look around. You might see robins and sparrows gathering twigs and string to make nests. It’s not exactly spring cleaning, but you get the idea. After a winter of more or less hibernating, creatures get...

Service area that extends far and near

by Cheryl Roanne | Mar 23, 2016 | Chimney Inspections, Chimney Sweeping

If Old Smokey’s Fireplace & Chimney were to have a branding mascot, what would it be? A bear? No. Too much like Smokey Bear. That mascot is taken. A gray-haired firefighter? Maybe. How about a walking chimney? Who knows? Chime in with your own suggestions. At any...