Category: Tips & Safety
Chimney Efflorescence: The White Residue on Your Chimney
If you’ve ever noticed a white residue accumulating on your brick chimney, you may not have thought much about it. However, this white staining,…
Painting a Chimney Can Do More Harm Than Good
Painting the exterior of a home is not easy work. Whether you’ve hired a professional painter or are taking the DIY route, it’s important…
Chimney Caps Keep Out Critters
If you have a fireplace in your home, you may be wondering whether or not having a chimney cap, cover, or crown is really…
Don’t Forget Your Fall Chimney Inspection
It’s that time again: time to get your chimney inspected! An annual chimney inspection helps to reduce the chance of a chimney fire, by…
Fireplace Ashes
In Michigan and Ohio, the weather is still chilly enough for a nice, warm fire. There’s a good chance that you’ve enjoyed a fire…
Don’t Fall for Chimney Scams
Has the cold weather reminded you to schedule that gas fireplace repair? When you place a service call, you could assume that your call…
How To Hire A Chimney Sweep
Are you in search of a reliable chimney sweep? If it’s a chimney cleaning or an annual inspection you’re after, prior research into the…
Important Precautions for Fireplace Owners
Gas Fireplaces are more than likely to be put to work with the promise of colder weather just around the corner. Luckily, fireplace installation…
Chimney Cleaning in Michigan and Ohio
Winter is coming to Michigan and Ohio very soon. Are you ready? Have you contacted Doctor Flue, inc. about your chimney cleaning needs? If…
The Stack Effect & Your Chimney
The Stack Effect: Also called the Chimney Effect. It refers to the movement of air into and out of buildings, chimneys, etc. Indoor air…
Is Poor Air Quality Making Your Home Sick?
The average American spends about 90 percent of their time inside, according to the EPA, and the agency says exposure to indoor air pollutants…
Don’t Get Burned by a Fire! Schedule a Chimney Inspection
All too often, Dr. Flue is called to help clean up a chimney fire. This is not something we look forward too; chimney fires…