Is It Time To Have Your Chimney and Fireplace Cleaned?

It’s easy to forget about your chimney and fireplace until you’re ready to light a fire in your fireplace or crank up the heat, but did you know that, according to the National Fire Protection Agency (NFPA) Code 211, “all chimneys, fireplaces, and vents shall be inspected at least once a year?” The reason being that, even if you had your chimney inspected last year, all the burning since then, paired with the freezing, thawing, settling, and water damage that can occur as a result of the rain, snow, and weather changes in the last year can rapidly turn a safe chimney flue into an unsafe one.