Category: Chimneys

How to Fix Smoking Fireplace Problems

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Clay Lamb

Clay Lamb

Owner at American Chimney
Clay Lamb is a Cincinnati Chimney Sweep contractor and the executive producer of the YouTube channel, podcast, and blog Ask the Chimney Sweep. He is also an award-winning educator and public speaker in the chimney and fireplace industry.

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How to Fix Smoking Fireplace Problems? A recent question came into Ask the Chimney Sweep blog. Q: Our house is 20 years old and I have noticed the last 2 years or so and definitely this year that smoke fills our house. I thought it might be because of the chimney needing cleaning so we […]

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Lining a Wood Stove

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Clay Lamb

Clay Lamb

Owner at American Chimney
Clay Lamb is a Cincinnati Chimney Sweep contractor and the executive producer of the YouTube channel, podcast, and blog Ask the Chimney Sweep. He is also an award-winning educator and public speaker in the chimney and fireplace industry.

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Lining a Wood Stove Question- Here is an interesting question about using a Wood Stove that came into Ask the Chimney Sweep With a fireplace insert, would it be practical to start by just dropping in a new metal flue liner, to TRY to stop the smoke from coming back into the room? (It’s an […]

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Firewood: Ten hints that your firewood is not “seasoned”

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Clay Lamb

Clay Lamb

Owner at American Chimney
Clay Lamb is a Cincinnati Chimney Sweep contractor and the executive producer of the YouTube channel, podcast, and blog Ask the Chimney Sweep. He is also an award-winning educator and public speaker in the chimney and fireplace industry.

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Firewood: Ten hints that your firewood “is not” seasoned 1. Firewood looks weathered but still looks recently cut 2. Pungent smells, of freshly cut  wood 3. No obvious  dry cracking on the butt ends of the wood 4. Tree bark still tightly adheres to the wood 5. You hear a hissing moisture sound when the wood starts to burn 6. It […]

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Animal Problems – Getting Into My Chimney

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Clay Lamb

Clay Lamb

Owner at American Chimney
Clay Lamb is a Cincinnati Chimney Sweep contractor and the executive producer of the YouTube channel, podcast, and blog Ask the Chimney Sweep. He is also an award-winning educator and public speaker in the chimney and fireplace industry.

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Animal Problems in Chimneys So, are you having animal problems? Join Cincinnati Chimney sweep, Clay Lamb. He’s owner of American Chimney Masonry, and producer of the Ask the Chimney Sweep. Finally, we have videos on how raccoons, birds, and other animals, are getting into your chimney!     Furthermore, check out other blogs.     ? […]

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Chimney Flue Systems

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Clay Lamb

Clay Lamb

Owner at American Chimney
Clay Lamb is a Cincinnati Chimney Sweep contractor and the executive producer of the YouTube channel, podcast, and blog Ask the Chimney Sweep. He is also an award-winning educator and public speaker in the chimney and fireplace industry.

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  Chimney Flue Systems Finally, check out this Chimney Flue restoration project in Richmond, Indiana. As a result, we strip the face layer of the brick, exposing the building’ flue system. Check out the rest of our YouTube as well. ? […]

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Chimney Crown Damage

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Clay Lamb

Clay Lamb

Owner at American Chimney
Clay Lamb is a Cincinnati Chimney Sweep contractor and the executive producer of the YouTube channel, podcast, and blog Ask the Chimney Sweep. He is also an award-winning educator and public speaker in the chimney and fireplace industry.

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Fireplace Options

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Clay Lamb

Clay Lamb

Owner at American Chimney
Clay Lamb is a Cincinnati Chimney Sweep contractor and the executive producer of the YouTube channel, podcast, and blog Ask the Chimney Sweep. He is also an award-winning educator and public speaker in the chimney and fireplace industry.

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Fireplaces In this video you will find answers to the most common fireplace questions about: Gas logs Vented gas logs  Vent-free gas logs Gas Inserts  Direct Vent Ethanol fireplaces  This video offers simple description of  the different types of fireplaces narrated by Taylor president of AcmeStove Produced by Patricia Harris, Keller Williams ; Alexandria VA. ? […]

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OSHA COMPLIANCE: “NO EXCUSES”

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Clay Lamb

Clay Lamb

Owner at American Chimney
Clay Lamb is a Cincinnati Chimney Sweep contractor and the executive producer of the YouTube channel, podcast, and blog Ask the Chimney Sweep. He is also an award-winning educator and public speaker in the chimney and fireplace industry.

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If you own a service company be sure to take time to read this great information. During your OSHA company meetings this would be a good article to share with your team.   OSHA COMPLIANCE: “NO EXCUSES” Brought to us by Jim Gillam Editor & Publisher of The Chimney Sweep News Rick Kaletsky, occupational health […]

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A chimney cap prevents debris from being brought into your flue system; with a cap a properly working gas log set should never require the flue to be cleaned.

Why a Chimney Cap Might Save Your Chimney’s Life

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Clay Lamb

Clay Lamb

Owner at American Chimney
Clay Lamb is a Cincinnati Chimney Sweep contractor and the executive producer of the YouTube channel, podcast, and blog Ask the Chimney Sweep. He is also an award-winning educator and public speaker in the chimney and fireplace industry.

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  When you have a chimney, one of the most important things you can to do is to prevent water penetration. The Chimney Safety Institute of America (CSIA) recommends a chimney cap as the least expensive preventive method against water penetration. Over our years of working on chimneys, we have repaired many chimneys that were damaged […]

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Regency’s most efficient, cleanest-burning wood stove ever: The revolutionary Pro-Series – featuring triple-stage burn technology.

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Clay Lamb

Clay Lamb

Owner at American Chimney
Clay Lamb is a Cincinnati Chimney Sweep contractor and the executive producer of the YouTube channel, podcast, and blog Ask the Chimney Sweep. He is also an award-winning educator and public speaker in the chimney and fireplace industry.

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 Less effort,   less Loading   &   less wood to cut and carry into the house !!!!! ? […]

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