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How to get your Lake Tahoe Fireplace ready for Winter

Lake Tahoe Fireplace Maintenance Many Lake Tahoe & Truckee homes offer wood burning stoves to keep you and your family warm through the long and cold winters.  The autumn months are a great time to make sure the chimney and flue are in good working order. If your assessment uncovers any issues that give you pause, call in a chimney professional to diagnose Read More

USFS Takes Down 200′ Tree in Alpine Meadows for Defensible Space

I have a house in escrow in the Alpine Meadows neighborhood of Lake Tahoe and during our inspections we realized that there were 3 very large dead trees located on the adjacent property that are owned by the United States Forest Service which were creating health and safety issues.  These trees are a hazard for 2 reasons, 1) they are dead and create a wild fire/defensible Read More