It’s the season to talk about chimney inspection. At the height of winter, this is one area of a home that gets a lot of use. Accordingly, chimneys should be maintained carefully, by dedicated professionals, until warm weather returns. And given what the Farmer’s Almanac folks had to say already, it’s going to be a good while before outside temperatures rise.
There are several areas of a fireplace system that should be inspected beyond the foundation, ash dump, firebox and hearth. These include but are not limited to the damper, lintel, smoke chamber, smoke shelf, flue and mortar crown. They all work together to bring heat into the home while simultaneously expelling potentially harmful byproducts.
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