A Simple List of Essential Chimney Products

Your chimney is crucial to making your fireplace safe and enjoyable. With a little effort and a few essential chimney products, you can make sure your chimney works safely and efficiently all season long.


Keep the Hot Stuff In and the Wet Stuff Out
A chimney cap is an essential part of your chimney. A properly installed chimney cap will keep sparks and embers from flying out of your chimney. A chimney cap will also keep rain from entering your chimney. Water that mixes with chimney residue can create acid slurry that will weaken the interior of your chimney.

Air: A Fire’s Best Friend
A poorly performing chimney can lead to smoke and harmful indoor air pollution. A ventilation van can increase the efficiency of your chimney, leading to safer, cleaner burning fires.

Shrug Off the Elements
Chimney flashing is a flexible metal shield placed around your chimney where it meets the roof. Chimney flashing is important to avoid leaks around your chimney. Flashing is available in kits or can be custom crafted at metal fabrication shops.

Keep Your Chimney Safe
Made of tile, concrete or metal, a chimney liner is crucial for keeping your chimney in safe working order. A chimney liner keeps smoke, heat and toxic gasses from entering your home. Flexible metal liners are available as replacement or retrofit items.

Avoid a Drafty Chimney
When not in use, a chimney should be closed with a damper to avoid drafts and heat loss. A top sealing tamper installed at the top of your chimney can provide a weatherproof barrier when you’re not burning a fire.

Clean Chimney Tools
Although your chimney should be professionally cleaned and inspected annually, cleaning it yourself is a great way to keep your chimney safe. Flue brushes can clean the inside of your chimney and are available in round, square or rectangular shapes. Some manufacturers also sell fire logs that break sticky creosote down and make it easier to sweep.

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WHY YOU SHOULD HAVE A CHIMNEY LINER

You may never of heard of a chimney liners never mind know what the uses of them are. If you have a chimney then they are an extremely useful and efficient way of keeping your chimney clean and safe.

Chimney liners keep out carbon monoxide and smoke, so stop these dangerous fumes from leaking into your house. They stop chimneys from overheating so stop possible chimney fires from happening. All chimneys at some time or another crack or break. Depending on what type of chimney you have depends on the suitability of particular chimney liners.

Old houses usually have masonry chimneys without flue liners or more recent houses may have clay tile liners, which over time can crack and tiles can break off.

The solution for most houses depending on the state of your chimney is to get a metal chimney liner. They last a long time, are easy to install and keep clean and are a cost effective way of keeping your chimney in a good condition. Most chimney liners are made of stainless steel . You can install them yourself if you wish in a relatively short space of time and fairly easily which is convenient and good on the pocket. If you were not confident about installing one by yourself then a reputable HANDYMAN in your area would be more than happy to do it for you. As it is an easy job for them to do it will only cost you a small fee and will save you a lot of money in the long term.

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Why Homes Need a Chimney Liner

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With winter in full swing and the temperature dropping, many Home Owners will begin utilizing their chimney. It is important to make sure it is safe and will work efficiently. If your chimney was built in the past 50 years, you will most likely need a chimney liner. Even some “newer” models of chimneys could use one. This piece will talk about what a chimney liner is and why you would need one for your chimney.
What is a chimney liner?
A chimney liner is metal tubing that simply goes inside of the flue of the chimney and acts like a chimney within a chimney. There are two different liners: rigid and flexible both being made out of stainless steel. The majority of chimney liners on the market today resemble a dryer vent hose, but the Rock Flex brand of chimney liners are the exception to the rule.
If you are looking for the Cadillac of chimney liners then the Rock-Flex is the way to go. The design of your chimney will depend on which liner you would choose. If your flue is a straight shot to your fireplace then you could use either a flexible or rigid flue liner. If you have bends or it is not a straight shot then using a flexible chimney liner is the way to go.
A chimney liner can attach to any heating source that is being vented through your chimney including fireplace inserts, regular fireplaces, furnaces, and other heating appliances. Chimney liners are good with most heating fuels including wood, gas, and oil. If you are heating your home with coal or pellet, depending on your configuration in your home, we would recommend either a combination of a chimney liner and a Class A chimney system such as DuraTech.
Chimney liners are becoming required in most home sales and home inspectors are suggesting that they have them put in to make code.
So why would you need a chimney liner in your Home?
Masonry chimneys are typically lined with clay tiles to prevent buildup; however, over time they can crack and develop creosote buildup. This cracking can be contributed to the moisture getting into the masonry joints and expanding and contracting with the temperature . Creosote is a carbon by product from burning wood and other fuels. It can buildup over time and these gooey looking flammable deposits can cause a chimney fire that could devastate your home and property.
Installing a chimney liner in your home helps to protect from creosote build up by funneling the smoke from your heating source through your chimney creating a barrier between your flue tiles and the smoke. By insulating the chimney liner, the creosote has a harder time of building up since the liner stays warmer longer which in turn keeps the creosote from building up in the cold air. Tiles that are missing or even have small cracks create areas where creosote can build up and become a hazard.
Some chimneys are built without a clay lining, in which case they would definitely be candidates for a chimney lining system. The biggest reason why you need to have a chimney liner installed is to extend the life of your chimney. Overtime your masonry chimney will deteriorate from the intense heat and just general usage. By having a chimney liner installed, you extend the life of your masonry chimney.
What is the cost of a chimney liner?
If you have a chimney sweep install a chimney liner it could cost you thousands of dollars. There is an alternative that many DIY homeowners are taking advantage of which are DIY chimney liners. DIY chimney liners are a fraction of the cost depending on the length of your chimney and are easy to install. The only company out there that offers a lifetime warranty to DIY homeowners and carries a UL listed chimney liner is Rockford Chimney Supply. A chimney liner is well worth the investment of time and money.
To learn more about chimney liners or to purchase one, please visit us at Rockford Chimney Supply,  http://rockfordchimneysupply.com/  or give us a call toll free 1-866-708-2446.