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Regular chimney sweeping is a preventative maintenance service that improves safety, protects property, increases heating efficiency, and helps avoid costly or dangerous chimney problems.

Smoke spillage is when smoke comes back into the room instead of going up the chimney. This can affect air quality and indicates the stove or flue or chimney is not working correctly. It may set off your carbon monoxide alarm.

Cracks in your stove are usually caused by 'overfiring' or 'overburning' and the only fix is to buy a new wood burning stove. Overfiring is when a stove burns hotter than it was designed to handle.

Creosote is a sticky mix of tar, soot, and condensation that forms inside chimney liners when wood burns. It is highly flammable and one of the main causes of chimney fires.

A damaged chimney liner can crack, leak, or collapse over time due to heat, acid corrosion, condensation, and age. Damaged liners can allow smoke, heat, and dangerous gases such as carbon monoxide to enter the home.