Month: September 2010

Chimney Cap Cleaning

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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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Each year before you begin to burn your fireplace, it is prudent to inspect your chimney cap. After a year, animals may have gotten debris stuck in the wire mesh that keeps animals out of the chimney in the first place or creosote may have clogged it up in extreme cases. You want to inspect […]

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Types of Chimney Brushes

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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 call a chimney sweep out to your home for your yearly cleaning you may be interested to know about what equipment he may use. Here in Cincinnati at American Chimney Company, we utilize a few main different kinds of brushes. Depending on what type of flue you have will tell us what type […]

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Flue Repair

HeatShield Chimney Liner Repair in Cincinnati

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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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Here in Cincinnati, when a chimney liner is in need of repair HeatShield can sometimes be installed to resurface the chimney liner without having to install a stainless steel chimney liner which is more expensive. If there are missing mortar joints in the chimney, the HeatShield® Joint Repair System can be an option for repair. You […]

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Outside Air Sources

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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 problems? If you are having a problem either keeping your fire lit, installing an outside air source may be beneficial. Keeping a fire lit takes different factors including air and fuel for burning. The products of combustion include water vapor and carbon monoxide. Being sure that the fireplace will vent properly is very […]

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How to Apply a Brick Paver Sealer to a Brick Patio

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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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Although brick pavers are usually more durable than poured concrete or wood when it comes to patios, they are not maintenance free. There are a few steps that you can take every few years to maintain your patio and keep it looking like new. You may find that after a few years your patio has […]

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The Best Concrete Driveway Sealer

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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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Sealing your concrete driveway is a task that many folks do with more than one goal in mind. Sealing your driveway not only protects the concrete from water damage and prevents existing cracks from worsening with freeze/thaw damage, sealing your driveway, when the right product is used, can protect the concrete from salts that erode […]

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How to Diagnose Chimney Leaks

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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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A leaky chimney can be difficult to diagnose. It can be frustrating to pinpoint exactly where the water is entering your home because there are so many possible points of entry. Water can enter the home through the flashing which seals the connection between the roof and the chimney, through cracks in the chimney, through […]

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CrackMagik Repairs Chimney Cracks

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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 cracks are very dangerous. What starts out as a hairline crack will continue to grow from freeze and thaw damage and deepen and widen until what you are left with is a very serious masonry problem. Whether the cracks appear on your brick chimney or on other parts of your home, CrackMagik is a […]

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How to Clean Mold off Brick Surfaces

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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 Remove Mold from Brick Surfaces Mold needs something organic, like dirt, leather, cardboard, or food in order to grow. It takes a lot of moisture for some types of mold to grow where others need very little. There are tens of thousands of molds that have been discovered. Not all of them are […]

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How to Remove Rust Stains from Masonry Chimneys

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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 installed a cap on your chimney that was not stainless steel there is a likelihood that you have rust stains on on the top of your chimney which are very unsightly. Removing rust stains and removing the source of the rust are both very important because if the rust is not remove it […]

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