Took me 4 hours to clean a crown this morning because of one stupid mistake

I got a call from a customer in Elgin who said their fireplace was smoking bad. Got up on the roof and everything looked fine, so I ran my rods down and hit a massive clog at the top of the crown. Turns out a bird had wedged a bunch of twigs and a dead squirrel right under the cap. I spent a whole 4 hours trying to fish everything out with a shop vac and a pick tool because my camera was dead and I couldn't see what I was dealing with. Has anyone else found a better way to clear out those tight gaps under a crown cap without needing to pull the whole thing off?

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claire_butler122d ago

Wait, you found a dead squirrel in there but didn't pull the cap off though?

abby_robinson5822d ago

Oh wow, @claire_butler1, that's the kind of logic you apply to everything in life, like leaving the last bite of food on your plate just in case.

benk2622d ago

Wait, isn't it true that squirrels end up in attics ALL the time?