What time of year is best to have a chimney swept?
Fairview's answer is emphatic: sweep in late summer or early fall, because out here the fall sweep is what prevents chimney fires. Wooded rural lots make wood heat the natural choice, and creosote buildup is the leading cause of chimney fires when a flue goes unswept before the season. Don't head into winter without it.
Creosote is the whole point here
Fairview's big wooded lots make wood heat a natural fit, and steady stove and insert demand reflects it — but every winter of wood-burning lays creosote down inside the flue. That tarry residue is the leading cause of chimney fires, and it does its damage precisely when an unswept chimney meets a hot fire. A late-summer sweep and inspection is the single best defense, and it's not one to skip.
The Cane Creek and Garren Creek properties that lean hardest on wood are exactly the ones that most need the annual clearing.
Propane country too
Beyond the wood stoves, much of Fairview sits off the gas main on propane, and those hearths want their own annual appliance service. As a licensed gas contractor, we service and pressure-test the propane side and permit any repair through Buncombe County — fuel work isn't a job for a handyman.
Fairview is 15 minutes east of our Asheville showroom at 629 Emma Rd, so getting on the schedule early is easy. Call (828) 545-0525.
Spring is the backup
If fall fills up, sweep right after you stop burning — clearing a heavy wood season's creosote before it sits corroding the flue through a humid summer, and pulling out nesting material before spring. On a hard-working wood flue, sooner is always safer.
Fireplace help in Fairview
We install and service fireplaces throughout Fairview and the rest of Buncombe County — just 15 minutes east from our Asheville-area showroom.