Chimney Guides
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Oil to Gas in Connecticut: What Happens to the Chimney
Connecticut converts more oil heating to gas than almost anywhere, and the part that surprises people is not the boiler. It is the chimney.
What Decides the Cost of a Chimney Liner in Connecticut
Liner quotes in Connecticut vary more than almost any other chimney job, and the reason is that people are frequently pricing different work under the same name.
Buying a House in Connecticut? The Chimney Needs Its Own Inspection
The home inspection you are paying for almost certainly does not include the inside of the chimney. On an older Connecticut house that is the part most likely to hold an expensive surprise.
Why Your Chimney Only Leaks in Heavy Rain
When a chimney leaks matters as much as that it leaks. The timing tells you which of four things is wrong, and they need four different repairs.
How to Tell If Your Chimney Crown Has Failed
The crown is the single most common thing wrong with an older Connecticut chimney, and the single hardest thing to check, because it is flat on top of a structure you cannot see the top of.
White Stains on a Chimney: What Efflorescence Is Telling You
The chalky white bloom on a brick chimney is not mold and it is not damage. It is evidence, and what it is evidence of matters more than the stain.
Spalling Brick: Why Chimney Faces Flake Off in Connecticut
Brick that is flaking is not weathering gracefully. It is a process that has already started and that accelerates once it has.
Creosote and Wood Stoves in the Connecticut Hills
Through the Litchfield hills, the northwest and the Quiet Corner, wood is genuine heat rather than an occasional evening. That changes what sweeping is for.
Salt Air and Chimneys on the Connecticut Shoreline
A chimney in Old Saybrook and the same chimney twenty miles inland are not doing the same job. Salt is the difference and it works faster than most people expect.
Repair or Rebuild? How to Tell With a Connecticut Chimney
This is the decision with the biggest price gap in chimney work, and it is one you can largely make yourself before anyone quotes.
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