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Should A Brick Chimney Be Sealed?
Growing up in southern states, you learn to always keep an umbrella or a rain jacket on you at all times. Between Mobile, Alabama and the panhandle of Florida, there is more rain here than in Seattle, Washington. Mobile to around the Tallahassee are in the direct...
Signs You Need Your Chimney Repaired
There is always a debate on if a chimney is beneficial to a home or not. Chimneys provide the home with warmth and safety for the occupants. It directs noxious gases, heat, and fumes safely out of the home. These will never be a concern with a chimney that has proper...
Fireplace Cleaning Guide
Fireplaces bring families together to enjoy the warmth and comfort together. To keep enjoying the time together around the fire, it is best to have a routine cleaning scheduled. The cleanings or sweeps keep the lifespan of the chimney and fireplace system to last...
Hurricane Season Coming Soon
Living in the southern states such as Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Florida, and Georgia can be difficult with the constant worry of hurricanes. Typically, hurricane season lasts from the beginning of June until the end of November. Most of the time, hurricane...
Cracks in the Chimney Crown?
Like any part of the home, your chimney is just as important. Focusing on the chimney, specifically the section on the roof, there is a section that looks like cement or metal. This area is a chimney crown. A crown is a solid cover that sits on the highest points of...
Chimney Fires Prevention Guide
Safety of your home, your family, and yourself is the top priority. That even means taking proper measures to protect against potential chimney fires. If you are going to use your chimney and fireplace system, then it is your responsibility to know how to properly...
Animal Tips
What To Expect When Having A Chimney Sweep
If there is a wood burning fireplace in your home that isn’t used very often, then you may feel there is no reason to have it swept.However, having your chimney serviced once or twice a year improves the quality of air in your home, and gets rid of creosote and other...
Best Chimney Sweep Company
As a homeowner with a fireplace, your chimney might look great on the outside but on the inside, it could be screaming for attention and to be cleaned and repaired. How can you tell if your chimney needs to be inspected, repaired, or cleaned? We perform chimney...
Chimney Cleaning and repair
What Are The Other Types of Inspections?
Ever wonder what happens in different types of inspections? Yes, inspections look for flaws in the structure. There are two types for chimneys that look at each component in depth. At Allstar, our two types of inspections are exterior and interior. With having these...
What Is That Strange Smell?
Strange, pungent smells are hard to ignore. As spring and summer are coming, the warmer the weather becomes. The warmer the weather, then quicker things start to heat up. One place that heats in the summer time and creates a smell is an uncleaned chimney. When there...
Hidden Damages Before Inspections
Thinking about your home, have you recently taken a look at your chimney and fireplace system? Do you know of where there might be damage or leaking? As the homeowner, you cannot answer these questions with any certainty. To have that certainty, you should call a...
New Years Here! New Inspection Time
New Year has everyone wanting to better themselves and their habits. New habits can mean better cleaning and routine maintenance on everyday things. Why not make cleaning your chimney a part of that? A routine chimney sweep can go a long way with the lifespan of your...
Benefits of Routine Sweeps
With winter struggling to stay around, people are starting to retire their chimneys for the year. The warmer the months become, there may be a smell that sneaks up on you. That smell is from your chimney and means that it is time for your annual sweep. Also, there...
Caution to New & Current Homeowners
More times than not, new and current homeowners do not think about the condition of their chimney or even when it was last professionally cleaned. Taking the time to schedule a cleaning will lower the health risks and dangers of unknown debris in the flue. A flue is...
Common Animals To Invade Chimneys
Hearing noises of wildlife coming from inside your chimney? There could be endless types of animals to have invaded your chimney. Never light a fire in your chimney unless you have had your annual chimney sweep. An annual chimney sweep could save your home from...
Levels of Chimney Inspections
Inspection Levels If you are a homeowner with a chimney, standard upkeep is a significant piece of keeping it in great condition just as keeping your family protected. Perhaps the best thing you can do to keep up your fireplace is to have a chimney inspection....
Tips: Chimney Flue Operation
A chimney with a flue is a significant advantage for any home. It takes into consideration the comfortable solace of a warm hearth and fire for most homes. If you are a homeowner with a flue, count yourself lucky for good reasons. The delight of a working chimney with...
Creosote
Creosote Removal
If you have used your chimney to any degree, chances are that it has creosote deposits in its lining. Let us help remove them to protect your family from accidental poisoning, chimney fires and to enhance your overall safety. What is Creosote? When wood or fuels are...