Winter Delights & Home Care
January 21st, 2008 categories: Home Buying Advice, Home Selling Advice
One of the joys of living in North Carolina is the occasional light snowfall. Just enough to get your camera out and prove to your relatives in northern cimes that, yes, it does snow here! It is a great time to get some wood and put that fireplace to work. And even though those gas fireplaces look wonderful, there is nothing like a real wood fire to make those lazy Sunday afternoons drift by.
However, those dancing flames in the fireplace should remind you about fireplace maintenance. When was the last time you had the chimney sweep out to clean out your chimney. Personally, I have no idea on my own house. We only moved in to it last year, so I don’t know the last time it was cleaned. Maybe never! Shame on me. I plan on having it done soon. This is also something I have no intention of “Doing-it-myself”. Let the pro do it!
If you are planning on marketing your house soon, that is all the more reason to have a thorough cleaning of the chimney flue done. The inspector WILL check it out. It is quick, doesn’t cost a lot and will help your house look, and smell, cleaner.
Great article and nice picture of the snow. Here in Chattanooga we only get an occassional snow fall during the year. Highly recommend that you have that chiminey checked soon. We had sellers who had to remove a covering from their fireplace that they never used. Needless to say, there was some work to be done. Preventive measures are always smart.
David
David,
Thanks for the comment. Chimneys are definitely an area that is frequently overlooked by both buyers and sellers. I will be getting ours checked soon!