Category Chimney Inspection & Safety

Chimney Inspection & Safety provides expert guidance on inspecting, maintaining, and safeguarding chimneys as part of comprehensive roof care for all roof types.

Chimney Inspection & Safety

How Often Should You Sweep Your Chimney? A Roofer’s Guide to Safe Fires

Tall orange flames and thick black smoke erupting from the top of a chimney, with trees visible in the background.

Chimney cleaning frequency, creosote signs, scheduling tips, wood burners, fireplaces, safety, inspections, tools, roof care, maintenance.

Ray Huffington
January 20, 2026

Chimney Inspection & Safety

How to Identify, Remove, and Prevent Birds, Bats, Raccoons, Rodents, Wasps, Bees, and Woodpeckers from Chimneys

Technician on a rooftop near a chimney with a large flock of birds flying overhead at sunset.

Identify, remove, prevent birds, bats, raccoons, rodents, wasps, bees, woodpeckers from chimneys; tools, deterrents, sealing, safety tips.

Ray Huffington
January 18, 2026