Fireplace Maintenance Tips for Your Clarksdale, MS Home

3/29/2021 (Permalink)

Keep your fireplace maintained to enjoy it for years to come.

The first cold snap of the winter season generally leaves people running for the fireplace to keep their homes warm.  While fireplaces generally do a great job of maintaining a comfortable temperature in the home, they do require maintenance.  This is especially true when your fireplace has been unused since the previous cold season.

Without proper maintenance, you're left with a potential fire hazard.  A sparking ember could jump from the fireplace and land somewhere flammable.  Creosote buildup could cause a chimney fire.  Should smoke drift from the fireplace and into the room, it is a sign that you should extinguish the fire and have your fireplace serviced immediately.  When smoke gets into a room, it greatly reduces the quality of the air inside.  This could be dangerous for those with respiratory illnesses.  Carbon monoxide could also enter the room, which can quickly become a deadly situation without a working carbon monoxide detector.

The best thing to do to keep your home and family safe is have a professional chimney sweep out to inspect, clean, and test your chimney yearly.  They get busy during fall and winter, so you might find it easier to book one in the summer.  It's also important to note that you should have a chimney sweep out to inspect the chimney if you've just moved into the home.

Should the unthinkable happen and you do experience a fire loss, the professionals at SERVPRO of Oxford/Batesville/Clarksdale are ready to help.  Give us a call at 662-281-1881.  We'll get right to work to make it "Like it never even happened."