by Cass | Feb 25, 2020 | WETT Certified, WETT Inspection
Congratulations! You’re buying a new home!! Buying a new, or new to you, home is an exciting and often exhausting time. It can feel like there are a never-ending list of things that need to be done before you can feel comfortable with this new venture. From...
by WellSwept | Feb 25, 2020 | Chimney Cleaning, Chimney Sweep, WETT Certified, WETT Inspection
The chimney shown at left was in a cottage in Muskoka, an Oliver MacLeod Square A chimney. Made in Orillia perhaps 40 years or so ago. However the chimeny never did meet the CSA S629 standards; for Factory Builty Chimneys; and hence was discontinued. If you have a...
by WellSwept | Feb 24, 2020 | Chimney Cleaning, Chimney Sweep, Wood Stove Installation
If you have a wood burning system, be it a fireplace, stove, furnace or boiler, good quality firewood is the key to convenience, efficiency and safety. Unseasoned, green or wet wood as well as any pieces that are not the right size and shape can be frustrating, burn...
by WellSwept | Feb 24, 2020 | Chimney Cleaning, Chimney Sweep, WETT Certified, WETT Inspection
Sadly there are so many who work in the chimney industry who simplh do not under how a chimeny works. And even worse many of these actually try to tell a customer what they need to do to fix a problem. Really a chimney works on simple science principles – in...
by WellSwept | Feb 24, 2020 | Chimney Cleaning, Chimney Sweep, WETT Certified, WETT Inspection
If you call a Certified Chimney Sweep to your home for your annual cleaning you may be interested to know what equipment they may bring. Well we cover a large geographic area and over that area there are many, many different chimneys. Yes we cover from the...
