Fireplace Safety in Medina Ohio

12/10/2024 (Permalink)

Fireplaces are beautiful and warm during the cold winter months, but can also be dangerous if not taken care of properly

Having a fireplace in your home can have many benefits.  Many home buyers look for a fireplace as an added amenity when looking for a new home.  There are many benefits to having a fireplace.

1. Fireplaces offer a cozy and warm setting for family gatherings or just getting cozy with a good book.
2. Fireplaces offer heat and light when the electricity goes out.
3. Fireplaces can help reduce the cost of electricity when using as a heating source.
4. A wood burning stove can offer heat, light and also a fire to cook on.

Fireplaces can also be a fire hazard.  It is important to have the chimney cleaned and inspected regularly. 

A chimney fire can be very hot and very dangerous.  Home fires caused by a chimney fire can spread very rapidly due to the intense heat.  Slow burning chimney fires might not get enough air or fuel to be a large fire, but because of the high temperature, can cause just as much damage as a blazing fire.

If you experience a chimney or fireplace fire in your home, call SERVPRO of Medina County to clean up the soot, fire extinguisher dust or even any water damage that may occur from putting the fire out.  Call us 24/7 at 330-722-4343.