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The Migrating Chimney Swifts will be Arriving Soon!
Just a reminder that if you have a chimney without a chimney cap installed that the migrating Chimney Swifts will be arriving in Kansas soon. You absolutely do not want to have a bird in your flue!
These federally-protected migratory birds travel north from the Peruvian rain forests and they typically arrive in our area around April 15 of every year.
Here’s a crazy video showing a mass overnight roosting of these amazing creatures!
If one of our Certified Team Members arrives to perform service on your chimney and we find an active Chimney Swift nest, we are bound by our Code of Ethics as well as we are legally required to not disturb that nest until the Chimney Swifts leave the nest and migrate back south. This southern migration typically occurs around October of every year.
Do yourself a favor – have us install a professional grade stainless or copper chimney cap on your system and avoid the hassle of the chirping Chimney Swifts as well as the mess they leave in your chimney throughout the Spring and Summer months.
You can see many of the different styles of chimney caps we fabricate and install at our website www.chimneycaps.net.
Top-Mount Copper Cap
Outside-Mount Copper Cap
Big-Dripper Style Cap
Barrel Style Caps and Hoods
Shrouds
Call us today and discover what we can do for you to make certain no Chimney Swifts get into your chimney and how we can dress up your chimney top with a great architectural feature!
www.HomeSafeKS.com 316-265-9828
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Winter has barely begun, and already all across the US, we are already facing brutally cold temperatures. This cold weather could be affecting your chimney, and raising your heating bill. Here are some of the potential damages that homeowners could face and what to watch out for… Read more…?
Christmas is over. It’s time to take the decorations down, and now you may be asking what you can do with your REAL Christmas tree now that it is coming down. Can you burn your Christmas tree in the fireplace? Keep reading to find out if this is a good idea. Read more…?
Now that Thanksgiving is over, the holiday hustle and bustle has begun. When hanging the stockings by the chimney with care, keep in mind these holiday fireplace safety tips for decorating. Read more…?
We’ve all swept a floor at some point, but sweeping a chimney is not like sweeping a floor.
Chimney sweeping requires extra attention to detail, specialized classroom and field training, experience, know-how, and diligence. At Home Safe Hearth & Chimney, our number one priority is keeping your home and family safe. Read more…?
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Ideally, the best time to buy your firewood is in the spring or summer. However, if you are just now thinking about making your firewood purchase with winter coming, it’s important to make sure you know how to select and store your firewood. Read more…?
A home inspection is very important to have completed when you are purchasing a home. However, one key area that can often go overlooked is your chimney. This is because home inspectors are not certified through the Chimney Safety Institute of America (CSIA). Find out why you should have a CSIA Chimney Inspection completed before buying or selling a home. Read more…?
It’s June, and you’re probably thinking of warm Summer days by the pool, and the last thing on your mind are the long cold winter days bundled up by the fire. However, summer is the BEST time to get your chimney cleaned. Read more…?
Cool New Feature Now Available on our Website!
We are able to provide generalized quotes and evaluations for you without even visiting your home. This is accomplished by video conference from the comfort of your home and will be available on mobile devices as well.
Click HERE to schedule your Virtual Chimney Assessment.
We currently have Chat capabilities on www.HomeSafeKS.com and we are enhancing those features at the current time.
We are OPEN and ready to SAFELY serve you.
Thank you for your trust in our Team!
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As we prepare for a short work week here at Home Safe, our Team wants to wish each and every one of you a Happy Thanksgiving with your families. We will be closed on Thanksgiving Day (11/28/2019), Friday (11/29/2019), and Saturday (11/30/2019) to allow our Team to spend time with their loved ones.
We also want to let you know that there are some really great things happening here behind the scenes here at Home Safe.
We’re in the process of bringing new Field and Office Team Members on board to help serve you better. Thanks to each and every one of you, our growth has been steady over the past few years and it’s time for us to put more trucks out on the road for you. We’ll also be able to serve you better when you visit our showroom.
Earlier this year, we added an Online Designer to our website where you could do a virtual mockup of the fireplace or insert you always dreamed of. This allowed us to provide you with better service by letting you be the Designer, then we could advise you as to the functionality and fit of your design. It’s been a huge hit for our clients!
Very soon, you’ll see enhancements happening to our website which will allow you to get a project estimate literally within 10 minutes and you’ll never even have to leave the comfort of your home. You’ll also have the capability to schedule one of our Fireplace Preview Experts right from your computer. We’re very excited at the possibilities and capability to serve you even better. More to come on that over the next couple of weeks as that project rolls out.
Thank you again for the support you’re shown and the kind words you’ve given us in our reviews. We always want to do our best for you.
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