A middle Tennessee spring is a beautiful thing. The cold, icy weather of winter has passed, flowers are blooming, and you no longer need to run your fireplace or woodstove on cold days. It’s time to forget all about your chimney system and enjoy the warm months, right?
Hold on a moment! Before you retire your chimney for the spring, why not get it inspected first? There are a wide range of reasons why you may want to have a spring chimney inspection for your Nashville home now instead of waiting for fall. In this post, we’ll go over these issues and help you find the right answer for your situation.
Schedule Your Spring Chimney Inspection for a Carefree Fall!
Easier Scheduling
When you need to have home maintenance performed, it’s always easier to have the job done on your schedule, rather than the service companies. Unfortunately, when you wait to schedule in the fall of the year, you’re often at the mercy of the service company’s schedule, because everyone else wants to have work performed at the same time.
By scheduling after the cold weather has passed, you can get your chimney inspection handled on your timeline, allowing you to take advantage of days off of work instead of having to be home for services. This allows you to schedule at your convenience and get the job done when you need it done, quickly and effectively.
Time for Repairs
The last thing you want when you’re getting your chimney inspected right before a big cold snap is that you need repairs. In many cases, those repairs may have to wait until parts come in, which can take days to weeks and means that you’re stuck missing the coziness and comfort of a warm fireplace in the meantime.
If you have your chimney inspected in the spring, you have all spring, summer, and a lot of the fall to get the repair handled. This means that there’s no big rush, and waiting on the parts to come in doesn’t mean that you’re missing out on an enjoyable time in front of the fire. The repairs can also often happen on your schedule, reducing disruptions in your usual schedule.
No Big Rush
One of the best reasons to get a spring chimney inspection for your Nashville home is that most chimney services are performed in the wind up to colder seasons, giving us plenty of time to really focus on the issues that your chimney may be facing. Because we’re not rushing off to the next job, we can take more time to carefully look over your system.
This means that we can catch issues earlier, providing you with plenty of time to schedule repairs, maintenance, or other work during the off season. It also means that we can take steps to keep the issue from turning into a big problem over the summer, making it easier for your system to get back into action in the fall.
Time to Chat
Another great reason why we recommend spring chimney inspections is that chimney professionals have more time to talk with you about the issues that your system may be facing. Rather than simply recommending tuckpointing and rushing off, we’ll talk about how we can adapt the process to change your mortar color to one that better matches your aesthetics.
Similarly, having more time to discuss what’s going on with your chimney system means that you can learn more about how to properly care for your system or that we can help troubleshoot issues that have shown up over the season, such as bad draft due to new windows in your home creating a tighter seal. No matter the issue, we always have more time to chat in the spring than in the fall.
Ready for Cool Fall Nights
Of course, one of the most enjoyable things about having your chimney inspected in the spring is knowing that it’s ready for the first cool evening in the fall, when everyone else is running around trying to book a chimney inspection. Because yours was already done, you’re all set and can simply light a fire to curl up in front of and enjoy.
Your home’s fireplace or woodstove are a wonderful comfort on a cold night or snowy day, but only when they’re in safe, efficient operating condition. If you need a spring chimney inspection or fireplace maintenance services for your Nashville home, the experienced professionals at Allegiance Chimney Solutions are ready to help. Why not contact our friendly team today to get started?
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