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Straight answers from the people who climb the roofs: what is wrong, what it costs to ignore, and when to call.
It is August in Arlington, the fireplace has been cold since February, and the living room smells like a wet campfire. Here is where fireplace smells in summer come from, the simple steps that help today, and the fix that makes the odor go away for good.
The first cold night hits Arlington, you flip the switch, and the gas fireplace clicks or does nothing at all. Before you book a repair, here are the checks any homeowner can do safely, the signs that mean stop, and what a free service call from Crownline covers.
A Texas spring storm rolls through Arlington and water shows up on the ceiling next to the fireplace, or drips into the firebox. Here is how to read where the water is getting in, what each fix involves, and what to know before you call your insurance company.
The home inspection came back with one line about the fireplace: recommend evaluation by a chimney professional. Here is what that line means, what a general home inspector does not check, why a Level 2 chimney inspection matters on Arlington's older brick and prefab fireplaces, and what to ask the seller.
Towels come out damp after a full cycle, the laundry room feels like a sauna, and the top of the dryer is hot. In most Arlington homes the dryer is fine and the vent is clogged with lint. Here is how to tell the difference, why two-story attic runs clog fastest, and what an $89 cleaning fixes.
Every wood fire leaves creosote in the chimney, and it builds in three stages. Here is what each stage looks like when our camera goes up an Arlington flue, which stage starts chimney fires, what removal involves, and how to keep your chimney at stage 1.
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