You wouldn\u2019t hire a mechanic to be your doctor\u2014or vice versa\u2014so why would you choose a random \u201chandyman\u201d to clean your chimney? A dirty chimney is dangerous, greatly increasing your chances of a home fire, and it\u2019s something you should have cleaned every year.<\/p>\n
Certified chimney sweeps have gone through training and testing to prove their expertise, and you should only hire someone with the right credit for the job.<\/p>\n
The Chimney Safety Institute of America<\/a> is the most widely-recognized chimney technician certification in the industry. The testing associated with CSIA is thorough, covering safety, venting, building codes, the technical aspects of chimneys and their construction, best practices for the industry, EPA requirements, and more. Certified sweeps are required to keep up-to-date with training and to deal honestly with customers.<\/p>\n You may also choose to hire chimney technicians with advanced qualifications<\/a> or certifications specific to what you need done. For example, many of our technicians are Certified Chimney Reliners<\/a>, which means they can follow the best possible practices for relining a chimney. We also are members of the National Chimney Sweep Guild, which means we are always up-to-date on trade news.<\/p>\n Certified, experienced, and trustworthy chimney sweeps do not typically show up at your door to offer you a great deal. Do your research before hiring a chimney company, as\u2014unfortunately\u2014there are a lot of scams associated with this industry. You should look for CSIA and the other certifications we have mentioned here. You may also decide to check with the Better Business Bureau to be sure you are working with a trustworthy company.<\/p>\n 2nd Generation Chimneys, Inc. provides chimney sweeping, inspections, and more in Minneapolis, MN. Don\u2019t continue using your fireplace this season without a chimney inspection from our certified team!<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" You wouldn\u2019t hire a mechanic to be your doctor\u2014or vice versa\u2014so why would you choose a random \u201chandyman\u201d to clean your chimney? A dirty chimney is dangerous, greatly increasing your chances of a home fire, and it\u2019s something you should have cleaned every year.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[145],"tags":[79,298,99],"class_list":["post-2414","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-chimney-sweeping-and-cleaning","tag-chimney-sweep","tag-csia","tag-minneapolis"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.2ndgenerationchimneys.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2414","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.2ndgenerationchimneys.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.2ndgenerationchimneys.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.2ndgenerationchimneys.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.2ndgenerationchimneys.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2414"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.2ndgenerationchimneys.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2414\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2415,"href":"https:\/\/www.2ndgenerationchimneys.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2414\/revisions\/2415"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.2ndgenerationchimneys.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2414"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.2ndgenerationchimneys.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2414"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.2ndgenerationchimneys.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2414"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}Additional Certification<\/h2>\n
Do Your Research<\/h2>\n