TOPIC: Jimmeny Cricket

Notice how the lack of a chimney cricket has allowed the debris to be gatherd up behind the chimney. There is actually a maple tree growing behind that chimney.  Not something  your home inspector really wants to find. A cricket would have prevented this build up. Hopefully this will be cleaned up before it gets out of control and does some damage.

As a rule of thumb, chimney crickets are recommended on chimneys that are over 30' wide. Do not be fooled by this rule however. If you are having problems with debris behind your chimney that is less than 30" wide, you may still want to consider a chimeny cricket. A good home inspector will note the absence or presence of a chimeny cricket for you, and may also make recommendations as to the effectiveness of a chimeny cricket.

If you are unable to access your roof to see behind your chimney, hire a home inspector or other chimney professional to do a proper examination of the area to see if a  chimeny cricket is needed behind your chimney. If a chimeny cricket is needed, hire the proper professional to do the work for you, and have it inspected upon completion of the work or repair.

Chirp! Chirp!

Couldn't get the pics right in the post, so here's the attachments.

I liked that.  I need to start blogging more!

Looks like someone poked a hole in that first one, maybe trying to see inside the chimney.  What a crappy cricket that is!

That is a good blog Ian.  Keep it up!

As to chimney crickets, I find if you don't light too big a fire, the crickets fall down and are cooked just right.  Then you can collect them, dip them in your fave dip or chocolate and chow down.  They are much better than basement crickets, which I find to be much too chewy.

Wow, that is hilarious Jay. the whole time I was writing that one, all I could think of was chocolate covered crickets. Weird.

Mmmm Mmmmm   :-X

When it comes down to survival, I'm glad I've had the opportunity to actually eat a cooked cricket...not the best, but a damn sight better than starving!