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Excessive Creosote
We don’t often see this amount of creosote anymore. Modern, efficient appliances and better burning practices have largely eliminated flue blockages as the one we
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Chimney restoration going back a few years
I was looking through some old photos and I found the attached newspaper story. It refers to a chimney restoration we did at a
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Another Restoration
This particular restoration also involved “stepped out – stepped back in corbelling” at the top. This type of termination does not have a
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Chimney Restoration in Waterloo
The chimney on this house in Waterloo was originally terminated at the top with a stepped out/stepped back in corbelling, topped with a soldier course
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Questionable choices
Chimneys deteriorate – typically above the roof, and usually because water is able to find its way into the chimney structure. Then they need to
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First restoration of the season
The early onset of spring weather permitted us to get started with our chimney restoration work earlier than any other time that I can remember.