Something is living in your chimney. What now?
Scratching in the flue is common on wooded lots. What to do, what not to do, and why capping immediately is sometimes the wrong answer.
Category Chimney safety
Chimney fires, carbon monoxide, creosote and the things that make a chimney genuinely dangerous.
What actually happens during a chimney fire
Chimney fires are not always dramatic. Here is what one sounds like, what to do in the moment, and why the flue must be inspected before it is used again.