Imagine sitting in front of the warm fireplace soaking in the hot embers with a mug of hot chocolate and a romantic novel by your side. The relaxing feeling and bliss is unexplainable and surely you would not be thinking about the condition of your fireplace or Chimney repair, in fact you are not even concerned, but shouldn’t you be? Chimney And Fireplace Inspection Truly a fireplace is a blessing in disguise but its efficient working and maintenance should be your topmost priority. In around 80% of the cases, homes have had chimney fires and they did not know a thing about it and not even cared to get their chimney inspected. This way you are exposing yourself, your property and family to serious danger. The cases of a blasting chimney with fires are rare while most of the chimney fires are slow burning fires which damages the chimney to the extent of no repair and homeowners have no inkling about it. With proper care and maintenance and regular chimney inspections by professionals you can completely avoid these silent chimney fires. The Surefire Signs Of A Chimney Fire As a layman, you would not know that you have had a chimney fire, and you will need to call in an expert for inspection. Broken, cracked or about to collapse tiles in the interior chimney lining. The creosote in the interior lining has turned honey comb type or puffed up. Damaged, out of shape and discolored chimney cap and rain cap. The broken pieces and flakes of creosote on the floor and the roof. Distorted metal chamber, disfigured chimney damper made of metal, the metal pipes, the interior masonry and the metal chimney is all warped up. The material and masonry of the roof was damaged due to high temperatures and (more…)