Blog tagged as creosote

If you have an open fire it is most likely to be parging which is the old dry cement that used to line the chimney originally. This does not indicate anything is wrong structurally and happens a lot. The parging will land in your fireplace ready to swept away.

If you have noticed creosote in your fireplace or tar dripping or forming in your stove or flue exist pipe then you could be heading for a chimney fire