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How to Know if Your Pellet Stove has a Bird Nest

How to Know if Your Pellet Stove has a Bird Nest is not easy at first, but we will show you how to figure it out! The picture above is of my hand removing a handful of twigs and nesting debris from a sparrow's long two weeks of labor to build a nest in our Midtown Chimney Sweeps' client's home in Evergreen, Colorado. Our technicians regularly remove nesting debris from all kinds of chimneys in the spring months. Note: It is a violation of the Endangered Species Act to remove a Chimney Swift or its nest during nesting season. Consult with local animal removal authority in your county or city before attempting to move these special little critters!

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New Franchisee Sets Records

Midtown Chimney Sweeps' youngest franchisee is making a difference in people's lives and setting records while growing his new business in South Denver, Colorado, and is setting some records This exceptional young man has an extensive background in home services and the restaurant industry prior to joining up with Midtown Chimney Sweeps. His passion to do his job well, and his love for hands-on work has yielded a fruitful new career with Midtown Chimney Sweeps Franchising.

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Midtown Chimney Sweeps Customer Promise

Our Midtown Chimney Sweeps Customer Promise: Love your chimney & Dryer Vent Promise or let us Know. We'll Always Sweep it Right! The Midtown Chimney Sweeps Customer Promise is rather simple. In fact it is refreshingly basic. It is poetically and vibrantly new in the midst of a chaotic age of overly technical software glitches and cold coffee on the way to dead-end desk job while you look for fourteen passwords.

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Tupper’s Team Evergreen Colorado

Welcome to Evergreen, home of the best in mountain living. Nestled just 30 miles west of Denver, our neighborhoods boast a relaxing mountain lifestyle with all the conveniences of city living, just a short drive away. Tupper’s Team is the most trusted Evergreen real estate group, and we’re here to help you find the perfect home. Tupper’s Team specializes in selling homes and land in Evergreen, Conifer, Morrison, Golden, Genesee & the Lookout Mountain area. As part of the RE/MAX Alliance, we have access to the most complete list of available Evergreen homes. We know the territory, from modest vintage cabins to signature estates on sprawling acreages. Tupper has been in the Evergreen realty business for over 40 years, giving us the expertise and insight we need to ensure you find exactly what you’re looking for. Whether you’re buying or selling a home, call Tupper’s Team, and we’ll help with all your real estate needs.

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Fireplace Door Installation

Midtown Chimney Sweeps has Qualified Chimney Professionals ready to measure and install your fireplace doors. If you have the doors already picked out, we can help you select the right size and order and install them! Fireplace doors are useful for several reasons: Fireplace doors cover up dirty old fireplace burn boxes Fireplace doors change the entire look of the fireplace Fireplace doors can help improve the value of a residence that is being offered for sale Fireplace doors can functionally reduce cold down drafts Fireplace doors can keep the hearth clean from ashes blowing out Fireplace doors can make your user experience more pleasant by reducing smoke blowing back into the home.

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Wood Burning Fireplace Inserts VS. Masonry Fireplaces

Masonry wood burning fireplaces and factory-built fireplaces are probably the most common fireplaces a typical American family will become familiar with. Sitting by the fireplace and enjoying the ambiance of the crackling wood and embers burning bright is enjoyable and relaxing. Christmas time and Thanksgiving are full of wonderful memories of friends from times long past. But how efficient are these fireplaces in the long run for heating your home?

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Dryer Vent Cleaning Franchise

Are you interested in getting into professional dryer vent cleaning? Perhaps you have a customer list and you are looking to develop more home services to offer to customers while you are in their home. Well Midtown Chimney Sweeps and Dryer Vent Cleaning is a business opportunity that embraces both of these commonly requested home services. With exciting business opportunities throughout the United States, Midtown Dryer Vent Cleaning Franchise opportunity will allow you to enjoy the family time you need while growing your business.

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Pellet Stove Maintenance and Operation

Midtown Chimney Sweeps are Trained to Maintain Pellet Stoves at the Annual Cleaning Midtown Chimney Sweeps recommends the annual cleaning of all firepalces, chimneys and vents. Pellet stoves require annual maintenance after every two tons of pellets are burned. Annually we will arrive and do the following pellet stove maintenance and operation list, typically: Inspect the hopper and auger plate Check pressure and latch switches Clean ash from exhaust pipes Lubricate and clean convection and combustion motors Inspect electrical wiring, heat switches and vacuum sensors Clean fire chamber including the burn pot, ignition assembly, fire walls, draft chambers,exhaust ports and heat exchangers Test electrical sensors and ignitor Clean glass doors and start up stove to make sure all is working correctly Pellet Stove Emissions

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