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I bought my home on Long Island a number of years ago. One of the selling points was coming with a fireplace. Unfortunately no one told me that I would have to find someone that would be able to perform some chimney cleaning  in Long Island. I never even thought about the aspect of cleaning the chimney when we invested money into this house. Thankfully I found someone who could help me out in that regard and we weren’t inhaling ash or smoke whenever we put up a fire.

Time For Some Spring (Chimney) Cleaning

It may not feel like it yet, but we’re finally in spring. I don’t know about you guys, but every spring I compile a long list of my spring cleaning duties. Things that I need to get done in order to get into the seasonal spirit. Like dusting the books in our library, polishing the silverware, staining our deck and chimney cleaning Long Island. For me, if I didn’t plan to get them done in spring, they’d rarely get done. What are some of the spring cleaning chores you do on a yearly basis?

Winter Chimney Cleaning

This winter has been brutal! Recently, sitting by the fireplace with a hot cup of tea has been everyone’s favorite pastime. If you’re using your chimney a lot this season it’s probably a good idea that you have it cleaned. A chimney fire is the last thing you want to happen this season. Don’t have a chimney cleaner listed in your address book? No problem, Google chimney cleaning NYC and you will find a great company to service your chimney.

Raccoon in the Chimney

We recently had a family gathering at our house in Long Island where my Great Uncle Ed sat me down and talked to me about the importance of chimney cleaning. Somehow it came up in casual conversation that I hadn’t had mine checked in years, though I use it every winter. Great Uncle Ed then told me a story about a time he hadn’t had his chimney cleaned, and they found a raccoon in it one year. Now, I’m attributing many factors to them finding a raccoon, but he insisted that the ‘coon was drawn towards all the filth in the chimney. Whether or not the story actually happened, I put in a call to have my Long Island chimney cleaned as soon as I got home.

Time to Get Your Chimney Cleaned!

Each season having your chimney cleaned is a must! Why? Because when used, chimneys build up creosote, which can cause chimney fires. Having a Long Island chimney sweep clean your chimney on a yearly basis is ideal. The good news is a professional chimney sweep can make it happen without causing a mess. If they know what they are doing, they will put down cloths and be handy with a dry-vac to minimize any mess. You won't even notice we're there!

Mary Poppins!

My mother always made me watch Mary Poppins with her and because of that when I had my own chimney I was excited to find a chimney sweep in Long Island. I sang the songs every single time he showed up to clean the chimney and I am sure that it annoyed him every time. But I didn’t care, I was in the chimney sweep spirit and he did such a great job!  I knew it was going to be hard work to have a chimney and there was no way that I would know how to clean it properly. Why wouldn’t I relish in the Poppins-esque reference?

There Are Critters in My Chimney!

I got a call the other day from someone who, before even introducing themselves, exclaimed, "There are critters in my chimney!" The caller was a woman with 2 young children so she was pretty panicked at the idea of the "critters" coming down the chimney and terrorizing her family.

Luckily, I was able to quickly assure her that the animals in her chimney would probably not come all the way down and were probably quite happy hanging out where they were. Squirrels and other small animals like the shelter they can get from a chimney, especially in nastier weather. I let her know that all she had to do was call a licensed, professional NYC chimney sweep and they would be able to take care of it for her. They will probably install a new chimney cap as well so this issue does not happen again. She liked that answer!