Stove & Chimney Installation – Penetang
A new Napoleon wood stove, along with pad, pipe and chimney. We always believe the customer comes first, which is why we provide the very best chimney and black pipe available on the market. No not all chimney is the SAME? Customers who have seen the chimney and...
What To Do With All That Ash?
What a Pile of ASH!Ash is a natural by-product of burning wood. After a few solid fires, your wood stove can quickly build up with this power-house left over. So what do you do with it? Back in the day, wood was the primary choice for good heat and homeowners were...
Home Buyer Beware: Saving a “Few Bucks” on your Home Inspection Could Cost Your More Than You Know
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 finding a...
Chimney Replacement – Muskoka – Port Carling
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...
Yes You Need GOOD Firewood
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...
How Your Chimney REALLY Works.
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 fact the...
The Various Chimney Brushes
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...
Should I Buy A Used Wood-Stove?
Should you buy a used wood-stove? If so what do you look for? As a side note - this does not suggest the stoves shown on the left are good stoves or good options - only examples of what you may in fact see for sale. Well, some will always try to sell you a new stove,...
Do I need a liner with my insert?
So you have have an insert or you are going to install an insert, and want to know if you need a liner? Well the short answer is yes. There are two types of liners, the most common with an insert is by far the flexible stainless steel liner. Challenges can be met with...