If you haven’t had your chimney cleaned and plan on getting it done, do it now, before beginning your spring-cleaning. Again, you don’t want to have to redo what you have already done. Once your chimney has been swept its time to clean out your fireplace. Sweep out the hearth and then clean out your ash dump/pit. Now you can vacuum up any ashes remaining in the hearth of your fireplace. Next, you’ll want to wash glass fireplace doors if you have them. Now take everything off the mantle and surrounding the fireplace and give it and the mantle a thorough wash. Finally wash down your hearth extension.
Jandy
