Fireplaces can be a great source of heat, but you need to make sure yours is working properly and efficiently in order to be able to heat your home safely. Home fires that stem from fireplaces and chimneys are more common than we would like to think. Ensuring your home...
Importance of Chimney Cleaning & Maintenance
Homeowners rarely examine their chimneys apart from a quick glance at the exterior. While a chimney may seem like one home feature that doesn’t require regular maintenance, a closer inspection often reveals otherwise. Soot and other particulate matter can build up on the interior of your chimney and any blockage...
Why A Seeping Chimney Can Cause Long-Term Damage
A seeping chimney is a slow, gradual way of water entering into the home and causing damage slowly, steadily and over time. The seeping chimney damage can range from a minor repair to something far more extensive. However, when it comes to water, it certainly doesn’t play nice with the...
Sources of Indoor Air Pollution
While you may not be able to control your air quality outdoors or at your place of work, the choices you make inside your home have a direct impact on the quality of the air you breathe. Below will explain how you can improve the quality of the air your family breathes...
How Clean Air Affects Your Children’s Health
Over the course of living in a house for many years, there are going to be a few things that get dirty. As a homeowner, you are probably already doing everything you can to keep your house free of dirt and other pollutants by changing air filters and cleaning regularly....
How to Improve Your Indoor Air Quality Naturally
Whether you live in a big city with lots of smog or in the country with a high pollen count, you deserve to be comfortable inside your home. There is all kinds of advice out there on how to improve the quality of your home’s air, but it can be...
What Can Happen if Your Ducts Stay Dirty
Most people know that a clogged filter puts strain on your HVAC system, which can lead to a breakdown and other system issues. But did you know that most filters only catch about 10% of airborne pollutants? Over time air ducts in your house will become the resting place for...
How to Improve Air Quality in Your Home
Regular dusting, mopping, vacuuming and sweeping makes a big difference. As well, keeping the filters in your vacuum clean, making sure you have door mats at every entrance can help trap particles for easier removal. A deeper clean, such as carpet steaming, HVAC duct cleaning, upholstery cleaning, and washing the...
Reasons to Have Your Dryer Vent Cleaned
Cleaning out the lint trap of your dryer is second nature to most. We often do it after each load. Why? Because it helps our dryer work more efficiently and we know it’s a safety hazard if we don’t. The same holds true for your dryer vent. This is the...
Dangers of Lint and Dirty Dryer Vents
Dryer vents have a long unfortunate history of causing tens of thousands of house fires. Dryers depend on a 4-inch diameter, unrestricted, metal vent to exhaust the hot, moist, air to the outdoors. Many people regard the vent as a necessary evil and hardly give it another thought. When the...