Chimney Repair
Chimneys, like most things that we use frequently, will likely require repairs overtime. Sometimes repairs are to fix the current state of an unsafe chimney or to keep your home updated to modern building code requirements and some repairs are to prevent future chimney hazards, which could be caused by things such as weather. As the chimney industry progresses, information from the insurance industry and fire investigation professionals typically lead to development of newer and safer fire codes. Some real estate professionals might site information regarding “grandfather” codes, which means that the home was constructed to the fire codes at the time of construction, and not the fire codes that are most recent. The insurance industry has found various fire hazards between the codes for the time of most home construction and the codes of the present. If these defects can be identified and repaired, then a homeowner has a safer chimney and this is the goal for the entire chimney profession.
There are nearly 25,000 annual chimney and fireplace related fires in the United States. Many of these fires can be prevented with proper inspection and cleaning of your system by qualified professionals. The National Fire Protection Association recommends annual inspections of your chimney to determine if your chimney is in a safe operational condition. This service can prevent many fire hazards and provide added peace of mind when using your fireplace.
A Step in Time is one of the only companies in the world with its own training school and our repairs are some of the best in the business. We have verified chimney sweeps and have even developed a world known Chimney Sweep University (www.ChimneySweeps.org), which is lead by Ray Gessner. The program offered by Chimney Sweep University is available to other chimney sweeps throughout the United States. The training which is provided to our students, focuses on the building code requirements regarding the chimney cleaning and repair profession. A Step in Time focuses on the core essential inspection and cleaning techniques that is required to properly service and repair your fireplace. Since A Step in Time is one of the larger chimney sweep companies in the world, our company encounters more fireplace repair and design issues then most of our competition. The proper solutions to these unique cases are documented and incorporated into our training program. This continuously improves the quality of our technicians and allows us to provide better service to our customers.
