Chimney Fires Prevention Guide
Safety of your home, your family, and yourself is the top priority. That even means taking proper measures to protect against potential chimney fires. If you are going to use your chimney and fireplace system, then it is your responsibility to know how to properly...
Birds Are More Than They Appear
Some families think having a pet bird is the best thing in the world. Well, when it comes to your chimney, birds are not the best thing to have. The most commonly found bird inside of the chimney is a chimney swift. These are super tiny birds that can fit almost...
What Are The Other Types of Inspections?
Ever wonder what happens in different types of inspections? Yes, inspections look for flaws in the structure. There are two types for chimneys that look at each component in depth. At Allstar, our two types of inspections are exterior and interior. With having these...
What Is That Strange Smell?
Strange, pungent smells are hard to ignore. As spring and summer are coming, the warmer the weather becomes. The warmer the weather, then quicker things start to heat up. One place that heats in the summer time and creates a smell is an uncleaned chimney. When there...
Hidden Damages Before Inspections
Thinking about your home, have you recently taken a look at your chimney and fireplace system? Do you know of where there might be damage or leaking? As the homeowner, you cannot answer these questions with any certainty. To have that certainty, you should call a...
New Years Here! New Inspection Time
New Years has everyone wanting to better themselves and their habits. New habits can mean better cleaning and routine maintenance on everyday things. Why not make cleaning your chimney apart of that? A routine chimney sweep can go a long way with the lifespan of your...
Benefits of Routine Sweeps
With winter struggling to stay around, people are starting to retire their chimneys for the year. The warmer the months become, there may be a smell that sneaks up on you. That smell is from your chimney and means that it is time for your annual sweep. Also, there...
Caution to New & Current Homeowners
More times than not, new and current homeowners do not think about the condition of their chimney or even when it was last professionally cleaned. Taking the time to schedule a cleaning will lower the health risks and dangers of unknown debris in the flue. A flue is...
Common Animals To Invade Chimneys
Hearing noises of wildlife coming from inside your chimney? There could be endless types of animals to have invaded your chimney. Never light a fire in your chimney unless you have had your annual chimney sweep. An annual chimney sweep could save your home from...