Friday, November 14, 2014

Mary Poppins Chimney Sweep?

When we first opened up my fireplace this year, soot and ash came tumbling out. My mother kept saying, look for a chimney sweep in Long Island NY and I’d laugh because I didn’t think they existed. I always thought that chimney sweeps were reserved for Mary Poppins and I would have to clean my chimney myself. Finally, I asked my father ‘How do you clean one of these things?!’ He answered, ‘Are you kidding? Do you think I could clean it myself? We found a chimney sweep!’ Right then and there I found a reputable company that would be able to come out as soon as possible to clean my chimney. I was so thankful I didn’t have to do it myself ever again!

Monday, September 29, 2014

Spring Cleaning

I don't know where the term spring cleaning came from but I am thankful that I was able to clean my chimney in the spring of this year. Every year I search for someone who can help with my chimney cleaning in Long Island NY and end up waiting until the very last minute to clean out the chimney. By that point we were using the fireplace and soot and ash really smelled up the room. This year, I found a chimney cleaning professional that I loved who came in the spring to make sure that I didn’t have to suffer my first month of fireplace usage!

Friday, August 1, 2014

Broken Down

My husband and I were looking to expand our home but when we went to break down a wall, we discovered there was an unused chimney! Thankfully, we could find someone for chimney repair in Long Island and had them come out to see if this was something they could salvage. We were lucky enough to have this original chimney repaired in our home and we even included it in our new design as a focal point!

Monday, June 30, 2014

New Home, Older Fireplace

When I bought my home with a fireplace, I thought that searching for a chimney sweep in Long Island may be a little outdated. I was wrong! Chimney Sweeps may not refer to themselves as such any more, but Chimney Cleaners are the same thing. They make sure to clean your chimney of ash and soot. They keep your home safer by getting rid of the residue that is building up inside the chimney restricting the airflow. This residue can also catch fire and start a large house-fire! I was so thankful that I found someone to help clean my chimney!!

Monday, June 2, 2014

Older Home

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.

Monday, April 7, 2014

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?

Thursday, March 6, 2014

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.