If you do not have any use for your chimney, you should consider having it sealed off. Did you know that as much as a third of your heating bill can be escaping through your chimney? If you want to make sure that your heating bills stay low, either use your chimney or you should close it off professionally.

Before you hire a chimney cleaning company, do your homework. Find out what services they will perform. Also find out what problems they may find and if they do find them how they can handle them for you. It is also important to find out if the chimney cleaning company is going to provide you with benefiting results from the sweep.

Chimney cleaning companies all charge a different rate. From region to region you will find different costs, but it is important for you to take note of these changes before you have them come to your home. Get an estimate of the costs of doing your chimney before you actually have them come out and get the surprise of a lifetime.