How To Start A Fire In A Log Burner: (And Keep Your Chimney Safe)
A well-lit log burner heats your home efficiently, burns cleanly, and keeps your chimney in good condition. A poorly lit one smokes out your living...
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Baffle Plate: The Stove Component That Keeps Your Fire Efficient and Safe
Your wood burner or log burner is a system of carefully engineered parts, and the baffle plate is one of the most important among them....
What is a Chimney Cowl and Does Your Home Actually Need One?
A chimney cowl is one of those components that sits quietly at the top of your chimney pot doing a surprisingly important job. Most homeowners...
Can Your Chimney Cause Carbon Monoxide Poisoning? What Every Homeowner Needs to Know
Carbon monoxide poisoning kills. That’s the plain truth. In England and Wales, accidental carbon monoxide poisoning accounts for around 25 deaths every year, and many...
What Is a Chimney Liner — and Do You Really Need One?
Your chimney might look perfectly fine from the outside, but what’s happening inside the flue is a different story. The liner — the internal lining...
Warning Signs of a Chimney Fire (& How to Prevent Them)
A chimney fire is one of the most alarming things that can happen in a home. The roaring, the smoke, the heat radiating through walls...
Chimney Flue Problems, Costs and Cleaning: The Homeowner’s Guide
Your chimney flue is out of sight for good reason — it’s buried inside your chimney structure, doing its job quietly in the background. The...
What Is a Chimney Cap and Does Your Home Actually Need One?
A chimney cap is a cover fitted to the top of a chimney pot. It’s designed to let air flow through the flue while keeping...
Chimney Leaking? Here’s Warning Signs, Causes & How to Fix It
A leaking chimney is one of those problems that tends to creep up quietly. You spot a damp patch on the chimney breast. You notice...
What Is Chimney Efflorescence and What Should You Do About It?
If you’ve spotted a white, powdery crust forming on your chimney brickwork, you’re almost certainly looking at efflorescence. It’s one of those things that tends...
