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clean your chimney!




Category: gardening among the rocks | Posted: Mon Oct 23, 2006 2:56 pm

I'm going to be stumping for people to clean their chimneys for awhile. I have some good friends who live in a log house, that they built with their own hands. it's just beautiful, or rather, was. They were peacefully having lunch downstairs yesterday when a neighbor saw flames shooting through the roof. So much damage, but they are ok. The good thing, these people live without any debt, are very careful with their money, but for some reason chose to "splurge" on house insurance- before the sun went down a professional team was there drying out the damage and starting the cleanup process. A whole bunch of people who care about them also have been able to finally do something for them, washing the smoke smell out of laundry & things like that. But we would all much rather have not seen them go through this!!!!! So, a finger-wagging reminder, check your chimneys, people! I'll step off my soapbox now.


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Gardenstew wrote on Mon Oct 23, 2006 3:16 pm:


Your time on the soapbox was well spent Critter. Chimney fires are a scary thing, never experienced one myself but I have had neighbours who have. My mother had it cemented into us to not put anything in the fire that would send the flames too high or excessive sparks. She also cleaned it often.

Good advice.




 

glendann wrote on Mon Oct 23, 2006 3:56 pm:


I'm safe on that.NoFireplace.
I would love one.




 

jubabe296 wrote on Mon Oct 23, 2006 4:08 pm:


I don't have a fireplace either, but my dad does so I will pass this on to him!! Thanks for getting the word out Critter!!
I'm glad your friends are ok!! It sounds like it was bad but it could have been much, much worse!! Thank goodness for insurance!!




pondlady wrote on Mon Oct 23, 2006 4:53 pm:


We have, oops, had ours cleaned yearly by off duty firemen. They check all fire extinguisers and recharge or replace as necessary. Thanks for the reminder tho. In this house, we have not yet had a fire....I guess I gotta stick my head up the chimney and look. Thanks CP.




 

eileen wrote on Mon Oct 23, 2006 5:44 pm:


Thank goodness we live in a smokeless zone!!! We have a 'real affect' gas fire but get the flue checked yearly to make sure there are no obsructions in the chimney.

When I was a child nearly everyone had wood/coal fires and the fire brigade were kept busy I can tell you!! My dad used to clean our chimney himmself every six months and we never had a problem thankfully.




 

LittleSister wrote on Mon Oct 23, 2006 8:02 pm:


Good advice! I'll have mine checked before we even try to start a fire.





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