Keep your family safe by ensuring that your fireplace and your chimney are clean and safe. Get them serviced on an annual basis, at least.

If you live in New Jersey you can get fireplace services Short Hills in New Jersey (NJ) to come in and service your fireplace and chimney, as often as it needs doing, keeping you and your family safe. A dirty chimney can be a dangerous chimney and it is not so much the dirt that is dangerous as it is the blockages. You cannot see any blockages but a chimney sweep can. It is best to get your chimney and fireplace serviced on an annual basis, and the best time is probably before the winter season begins. Some people like to service their chimney and fireplace before and after a winter; it depends on the age and on the condition of the chimney.

How to service a chimney

To be honest we do not think you should read a DIY manual on how to service a chimney but you should employ a chimney service to come and do the work for you. A chimney service firm or specialist has experience. They know what they are doing and they have been doing it for years. Use a chimney service who has experience. Most chimney or fireplace companies are family owned and the skills are passed down from one generation to another. It is not uncommon to find a father and son, or two brothers, running and working in a chimney or fireplace company. They teach one another and they know what they are doing. Plus, they have all the equipment.

What does a chimney service involve

A general chimney service would involve cleaning out the fireplace, cleaning out the chimney and checking that all the elements in the chimney are working properly and do not need any kind of repair or changing. Each service is different as obviously it depends on the state of the fireplace and chimney. While one chimney may need a good and solid cleaning, another may need to have parts repaired or replaced. And one fireplace and chimney may take an hour to clean out whereas another could take three hours to clean out.

When you employ a chimney service they come in and get the job done. If there are any repairs to be done, they will tell you before they go ahead. They should guarantee their work and they should let you know when the next service would be due. Remember that all fireplaces and chimneys need servicing to stay safe, not only old ones. A newly built chimney is just as likely to need a service after a winter of use, as is an old chimney and fireplace.

Keep the work local and employ local fireplace companies to come and do the work. We like to keep everything local, where possible, as this supports the community and also, you know the work is going to be good. There is too much at stake, too much word of mouth business, for it not to be good. Get local references forĀ fireplace services Short Hills NJ and make a booking today.