- September 5, 2020
- Rob
- Chimney Maintenance, Oregon Chimney, Uncategorized
Who is Dan Mitchel? Oregon Chimney Repair & Cleaning was founded in 1979 by a man named John Branch. Sometime after this, Joe and Kathy Spurger purchased the company. In 1985, Dan Mitchel started to work for the company. He rapidly learne
- August 11, 2020
- Rob
- Chimney Maintenance, Oregon Chimney
TIPS FOR FIREPLACE AND CHIMNEY CARE With Fall 2020 fast approaching, it is important to keep in mind some tips for fireplace and chimney care. Tip #1: KEEP THE AREA CLEAR Keep your furniture a minimum of 36 inches away from your fireplace to avoid
- June 14, 2020
- Rob
- Chimney Maintenance, Oregon Chimney
What are Hidden Bricks? Have you ever come across a brick with the word ?HIDDEN? inside of it? ? Across the Portland-Vancouver metropolitan area you can find historic buildings constructed from these iconic red bricks. They have quite an important history
- May 25, 2020
- Rob
- Chimney Maintenance, Oregon Chimney
THE IMPORTANCE OF RAIN CAPS A rain cap is a metal roof on the top of a chimney.? It is screwed on to either the top row of bricks on the chimney, or onto a flue tile inside the chimney.? Screwing it on allows for easy removal for cleaning an