Getting Our Chimney Swept - Summer 2019
I've posted here on the blog all about our firewood consumption over the past couple of Winters. This past Winter, we started with a Face Cord of Cherry and a Face Cord of Birch . Burned through both of those. Then in February, we ordered a third Face Cord - a combo of Cherry and Oak . The previous Winter, we ordered just one Face Cord and ripped through it in no time. We also burned a bunch of wood that we had on hand when we bought the property. Not quite a face cord there, but close. So, all in, that's about five Face Cords that have been burned. We built the house new, so I *knew* that the Chimney was clean when we started. But, I wasn't sure when we should get our chimney swept. With the Summer here, I figured it was a slow time for the service providers, so I called one locally and set up an appointment. When he got there, he asked me some questions: type of wood we burn and how often. Told him we burn everyday and we burn mostly hardwoods. When