Chimney Cleaning 2025 Guide: Safe, Clean, Problem-Free Home Heating Chimney cleaning is one of the most important home safety tasks for homeowners who use fireplaces, wood stoves, or heating systems that vent through a chimney. In Dallas, we see the same pattern every year. Homeowners get excited to use their fireplace when temperatures drop, but they discover smoke issues, odor problems, or poor heating performance simply because their chimney has not been cleaned in a long time. This 2025 chimney cleaning guide is written for real homeowners. It explains how chimney cleaning works, the signs you need it, real risks of skipping it, and what a certified technician actually does during a professional chimney cleaning visit.