by Paul Bianco | Jan 26, 2018 | Chimney, Fireplace
Tips & Tricks for Historic Chimney Restoration On a weekly basis we get phone calls from homeowners across New England who are frustrated and confused. They typically have pre-1900’s New England Colonial and Federal-style homes, and want to bring their original...
by Paul Bianco | Jul 17, 2017 | Fireplace, Maintenance
A Brief Discussion on Creosete As I meet with hundreds of members of the wood-burning public each month, I find that creosote is one of the most misunderstood topics relating to their stove. Many customers, especially those burning older non-catalytic stoves, assume...
by Paul Bianco | Jul 17, 2017 | Fireplace, Maintenance
To Parge or not to Parge Fireplace smoke chambers have recently become a hot topic among homeowners (no pun intended)! Working on a minimum of four chimneys a day for the past seven years has given me plenty of time to think about and discuss the topic. First, we...
by Paul Bianco | Jul 17, 2017 | Fireplace
2010 Census Shows Wood is Fastest Growing Heating Fuel in U.S. Taken from www.forgreenheat.org 2010 Census Shows Wood is Fastest Growing Heating Fuel in U.S. Rural low-income families the new growth leaders in renewable energy production October 10, 2011 –...
by Paul Bianco | Jul 17, 2017 | Fireplace, Heating, Uncategorized
Ten “Green” Reasons to Heat with Wood Taken from www.forgreenheat.org 1. It’s a renewable energy resource Renewable means you don’t run out. Renewable means you don’t deplete the earth’s resources. Wood is energy from the sun,...
by Paul Bianco | Jul 17, 2017 | Fireplace, Maintenance, Uncategorized
A UL-Listed Insulation That Doesn’t Work This article is not directed at anyone or any company, but rather at the process, and in the name of doing quality work. Being in the chimney business for over 20 years has allowed me to witness most kinds of...
