DM Storrs Chimney

A Week in Winthrop (chimney before)

October 20, 2010
Here is the chimney before the tear down & rebuilding process begins.  To see the staging aspect of the job http://www.dmstorrschimney.com/our-soot-stories/a-week-in-winthrop-oct-18-2010-11-23-25-pm-25

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A Week in Winthrop (staging)

October 18, 2010

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Top Hat Tips

October 18, 2010
As the temperatures begin to fall, critters will be looking for a place to keep warm.  Your chimney flue may make the perfect home.  Make sure you have a rain cap atop your chimney to prevent an animal or it's nest from obstructing your flue.  For more Top Hat Tips http://www.dmstorrschimney.com/our-soot-stories/top-hat-tips
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A Week in Winthrop

October 18, 2010

Beginning of day one in Winthrop.  We are loaded up with all the staging for the job, there are seven lifts, aluminum planks and all the necessary accessories (not much else would fit).  The staging was erected and the chimney torn down to the roofline today.  Click here to see another job which required all this staging http://www.dmstorrschimney.com/our-soot-stories/rebuild-in-somerville-staging
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Custom Copper Caps NH

October 6, 2010

Here is the second smaller copper rain cap.  This is on the back chimney of the house.  To see the large one on the center chimney http://www.dmstorrschimney.com/our-soot-stories/custom-copper-rain-caps-in-nh
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Top Hat Tips

October 4, 2010
Did you know... that the National Fire Protection Agency (NFPA) recommends your wood burning fireplace or stove be swept after each cord of wood burned??  This is to avoid excess creosote build up.  A cord of wood is 4'x4'x8' and has a volume of 128 cubic feet.
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Custom Copper Rain Caps in NH

October 4, 2010

This is a large custom order copper rain cap for one of our Beacon Hill clients.  She wanted this rain cap to keep squirrels out of her chimney at her vacation home in NH.  More pictures to follow of this and the second rain cap installed on the rear chimney.  This cap is on the large center chimney of her home.  To see other custom copper rain caps http://www.dmstorrschimney.com/our-soot-stories/custom-copper-raincaps-boston-2
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View from roof on Marlborough St., Boston

September 24, 2010

Here is an awesome picture from atop the roof on Marlborough St. in beautiful Back Bay Boston.  They are looking outbound towards Massachusetts Avenue. http://www.dmstorrschimney.com/our-soot-stories/fireplace-flue-liners-marlborough-st-boston
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Fireplace flue liners Marlborough St., Boston

September 24, 2010

Here we are loaded up with 80' of 304 stainless steel heavy wall fireplace liner.  It was quite a challenge to get all of this material loaded onto our truck, but there it is!  Heading into Boston's Back Bay for two days so our client can have her fireplaces up and working for the holidays. To see other liner jobs http://www.dmstorrschimney.com/our-soot-stories/brookline-liner
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Brookline Liner

September 17, 2010

Here Dana & Brad are loading 40' of stainless steel liner for a boiler flue in Brookline.  Unfortunately we don't have pictures of the installation process (they were too busy).  To see part of an installation http://www.dmstorrschimney.com/our-soot-stories/belmont-stainless-steel-liner-new-construction
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Dana M Storrs AT DM Storrs Chimney, we combine traditional chimney sweeping methods with current and future technologies in the chimney and venting industry. We are a fully-insured and licensed family owned business serving your local community. Chimney Safety Institute of America(CSIA) certified Massachusetts Construction Supervisor License (CSL) OSHA trained