Chimney & Fireplace Tips

Learn when your Huntington chimney needs sweeping, what cleaning can and cannot fix, and which warning signs call for an inspection before your next fire.

Once a year is the usual answer, but how often your chimney really needs cleaning depends on what you burn, how much you burn it and what the flue looks like inside.

Water stains near the chimney after a storm usually trace back to one of a handful of causes. Here's how to tell them apart and what fixes each.

They both sit on top of the chimney and both keep water out, but a crown and a cap are different parts with different jobs. Here's how they work together.

If your home heats with oil, your chimney is working all winter whether you light a fire or not. Here's why the heating flue needs its own yearly cleaning.

A chimney liner is the part you never see, and one of the most important for safety. Here's what liners do, the types available, and when stainless steel makes sense.

Some chimney fires are loud and obvious; others burn quietly and go unnoticed. Here's how to recognize both, what to do during one, and what happens after.