Fireplace Energy Efficiency: How To Save Some Money

Fireplaces are features of beauty and enjoyment; they serve as design focal points and warm havens on cold winter nights. However, fireplaces can also offer certain economic advantages. In addition to their aesthetic function, fireplaces contribute to the overall heating of your home. Because of this, your fireplace could help decrease your energy bill and increase your savings. There are several…

Heating Your Flue Before Lighting Your Fire

Top tip: You can’t have a fire with a cold flue. Or rather, you can, but that fire will probably be quite smoky and difficult to sustain — and no one wants that. In our previous blog on “How to Get a Good Fire Going”, we touched on the importance of prepping your flue before starting your fire.  Prepping your flue is crucial to establishing a good draft in your chimney system. We want to talk…

It’s Burn Season – What Wood Should I Use

The wood you choose as a homeowner will affect the efficiency of your fires, and the functionality of your fireplace's chimney. Firewood advised for use in any wood-burning appliance (fireplace, stove, etc.), is well-seasoned wood, as opposed to greener, more freshly cut wood. Due to the amount of sap or water you may experience more smoke, more rapid creosote buildup, and potential chimney/flue…

A Winter-Market isn’t Necessarily a Waste

HGTV's, Scott McGillivary notes that selling a home in the Fall and Winter seasons is a completely different ball-game. While not at all a selling-impossibility, there are some things as an agent to advise your sellers, which could increase the potential for a winter home-sale-closure. Here are a few tips for the winter market shared from a real-estate article by the US-News from back in…

Do All Sweeps Accomplish the Same Thing

Your Certified Chimney Sweep can check the fireplace flue, and the furnace flue. That is a two for one, and then you are done - do not make this more complicated than it really is - it is not. Are all chimney sweeps alike? Or do all chimney sweeps accomplish the same thing? Great question - but no, they differ depending on the needs of your chimney and venting appliances. There are three…

Be More Than a Pro, Be Proficient – Do Real Estate Agents Know Best?

Fall is settling in - the trees blare with colors of warm fires and the temperatures are exactly what we can expect of Indiana's transition seasons - complete inconsistency. Yards accumulate with leaves and leaves, and leaves. As an agent you are looking to make that house the most marketable piece of land you possibly can – things slowdown in the Fall, we know, and here is a few tips that can…

Noblesville Stone Pillar Repair

The Problem Noblesville is a Northeast suburb located at the intersection of Highway 32 and Highway 38, just 27 miles from Indianapolis. The area has a population of around 52,000 and is home to Klipsch Music Center, a popular outdoor music venue. Brick + Ember Outfitters was called out to perform a water evaluation on a chimney and assess some outdoor stone repair. The pillars had…

Realtors: Will Your Next Home Inspection Uncover These Common Problems?

As a realtor, you probably know that a professional home inspection can both reveal issues and save your clients time and money in the end. If the houses you’re buying and putting on the market are like most, there are a few issues that show up more than the rest. According to a survey done by the American Society of Home Inspectors, here are some of the most common problems uncovered when…

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Fireplace Maintenance

A properly functioning fireplace is an essential component to the overall safety of your home. Proper maintenance will ensure that your fireplace is ready for use each heat season and that any major hazards which could endanger those inside or around the home are avoided. Proper fireplace maintenance includes (but is not limited to): Annual Sweeps and Inspections Just like any other…