{"id":111,"date":"2018-08-30T09:54:00","date_gmt":"2018-08-30T16:54:00","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2019-01-21T11:45:57","modified_gmt":"2019-01-21T19:45:57","slug":"reasons-to-get-a-chimney-cleaning-ahead-of-time","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.afiddlerontheroof.com\/blog\/reasons-to-get-a-chimney-cleaning-ahead-of-time\/","title":{"rendered":"Reasons to Get a Chimney Cleaning Ahead of Time"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"lead\">Did you have your chimney cleaned after last winter? If not, make sure to get it cleaned as soon as possible instead of waiting until the last minute. <i style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal;\">Here are some reasons to have a <\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.afiddlerontheroof.com\/chimney-services\/chimney-sweeping-cleaning.php\"><i style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal;\">chimney cleaning<\/i><\/a><i style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal;\"> scheduled for this summer or fall: <\/i><\/p>\n<p><b><span style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;\">Be an Early Bird<\/span><\/b> <\/p>\n<p>Don&#8217;t wait until the last minute to have your chimney cleaned. Stay ahead of the game by having your chimney cleaned well before the winter arrives. Doing so will also allow more time for repairs. <\/p>\n<p><b><span style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;\">Keep Out the Real Birds<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p>During the summer, birds, rodents or other pests might find your chimney a welcome dwelling. Having your chimney cleaned will make sure that if there are any unwanted guests in your chimney, they will be cleared out.&nbsp; <span style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><span style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;\">It Stinks<\/span><\/b> <\/p>\n<p>If an awful smell is coming from your chimney, it is probably because the rain is mixing with the creosote, and all the other stuff, in your chimney. Having your chimney cleaned means that it won&#8217;t stink anymore!<span style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><span style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;\">It&#8217;s Easier On Your Finances<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p>If you wait until the winter to get your chimney cleaned, you&#8217;ll also have to face the financial obligations that come with the holidays. Either set aside some money for a chimney sweeping or just get check it off of your to-do list now. <\/p>\n<p><b><span style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;\">Flexibility<\/span><\/b> <\/p>\n<p>At the beginning of the winter, chimney inspection service can be quite booked up. Calling before that time will give you more flexibility when it comes to scheduling an appointment around a time that works best for you. <\/p>\n<p>We encourage you to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.afiddlerontheroof.com\/contact.php\">contact us<\/a> with any questions and\/or service requests.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Did you have your chimney cleaned after last winter? If not, make sure to get it cleaned as soon as possible instead of waiting until the last minute. Here are some reasons to have a chimney cleaning scheduled for this summer or fall: Be an Early Bird Don&#8217;t wait until the last minute to have&#8230;  <a href=\"https:\/\/www.afiddlerontheroof.com\/blog\/reasons-to-get-a-chimney-cleaning-ahead-of-time\/\" class=\"more-link\" title=\"Read Reasons to Get a Chimney Cleaning Ahead of Time\">Read more &raquo;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[27],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.afiddlerontheroof.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/111"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.afiddlerontheroof.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.afiddlerontheroof.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.afiddlerontheroof.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.afiddlerontheroof.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=111"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.afiddlerontheroof.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/111\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":267,"href":"https:\/\/www.afiddlerontheroof.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/111\/revisions\/267"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.afiddlerontheroof.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=111"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.afiddlerontheroof.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=111"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.afiddlerontheroof.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=111"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}