Category: Outdoor Kitchens

Caring for Prefabs

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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 Care for Prefabricated Fireplaces The fireplace has certainly changed since its original design from so long ago. Improving fireplace parts is a constant project. Since the primitive use of fire containing devices, one of the most recent being the factory built or prefabricated fireplace unit. A prefabricated unit, or prefab, is made of […]

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Chimney Flue Tile

What the Heck is a Sudden Occurrence Insurance Claim?

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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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What the Heck is a Sudden Occurrence Insurance Claim? When a chimney fire occurs, wind damage or lightning strikes your chimney, the damage is incurred.  Most folks’ insurance policies cover sudden occurrences. A chimney professional must try to help homeowners make the insurance process go as smoothly as possible. My number one recommendation when it […]

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Learn More About Dryer Vent Safety

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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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Unlike some appliances which need maintenance only when a problem arises, dryer vents need ongoing maintenance to keep them safe. When it comes to a sweeping company, most people really only consider having their fireplaces cleaned, and maybe their furnace, but what about your dryer vent? This must be cleaned regularly in order to best […]

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Creosote Odors fireplace problems

Posted on by Clay Lamb
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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Creosote Odors Oh my goodness do they ever stink up a home! I couldn’t tell you how many times that I have been called by frustrated customers, telling me they have a horrible odor that is filling their home from the fireplace. Being in the business over 30 years I have found that most odor problems […]

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The Pros and Cons of Using Manufactured Fire Logs

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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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There are very few supermarkets these days that do not have firewood stacked up outside: small batches of logs wrapped in cellophane with a handle attached that seems to be more useful for punishing hands than serving as an effective method of carrying 20 pounds of wood. It’s all in the spirit of convenience, however, […]

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Levels of Chimney Inspection – 1-2 or 3 which one is right for you?

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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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As burning season approaches, many homeowners already have it in their fall checklist to have their chimney inspected and cleaned. Of course, this includes prospective homeowners as well. A fireplace is never more appealing than when home shoppers walk through crisp, cool air on their way from the car to their next home tour. Many […]

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