Seasonal chimney, air duct and dryer vent guidance for Lockport and the southwest suburbs.
By Daniel Watkins, Noble Chimney Sweepers. By the middle of August most birds that took up residence in a chimney this spring have finished raising young and moved on. That makes the next several weeks the practical window for dealing…
By Daniel Watkins, Noble Chimney Sweepers. For about six weeks a year, windows are open, the central air is off, and the ductwork in your house sits idle. Then the first cold night arrives, the furnace fires, and everything that…
By Daniel Watkins, Noble Chimney Sweepers. A dryer vent that was merely dirty in January can become a genuine problem in August, and most people never connect the two. The lint did not suddenly multiply. What changed is the air…
By Daniel Watkins, Noble Chimney Sweepers. Every August the phone rings with the same question, worded a dozen different ways: why does the fireplace smell now, in the middle of summer, when nobody has lit a fire since February? It…
