Schedule Your Chimney Cleaning As Early As Possible

My husband actually went out and bought a 'chimney sweep'. He does it himself every year right before we light our first fire.

Renee

October 8, 20080 found this helpful

Thanks for the tip! My husband and I keep talking about how we need to get that done, but have to get it into our budget somehow.

Another thing you should consider doing is to buy a "Fireplace Pillow". This is not a joke! Just "Google it". They are inflated just like you would a childrens toy. You simply snug it up to your damper and then finish inflating it. There's a drop string with a bright color paper telling you that the "pillow" is in the fireplace. This is to insure that someone besides yourself doesn't accidentally start a fire and fill your home with smoke.