
Palm City, FL Florida 34990
When you need your chimney swept, we are here and prepared to help! We provide a full range of chimney services including sweeping, maintenance, and repairs. Just give us a call and we can assist with your chimney needs!
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A chimney sweep will do a detailed chimney cleaning to eliminate any type of deposits, soot, creosote, as well as blockages from the chimney. Dirty, damaged deteriorating, and obstructed chimneys cause injuries as well as fires yearly. If you use you fire place or wood burning stove, the National Fire Protection Association advises having your chimney checked as well as swept once-a-year in order to protect against fires.
A chimney service specialist will do a total cleaning of your chimney. Cleaning logs are really not effective and are not advised. They will not remove all the soot and creosote buildup out of the chimney like hand cleaning.
To start, a cleaning technician will protect the inside of your house by spreading out tarps over the room, flooring, and hearth. They will cover the fire place with plastic sheeting, putting an industrial vacuum cleaner tube right into the fire place, and will then tape and also seal the fireplace. They'll attach extension hoses and run them to the commercial vacuum cleaner with a fine micron filter which sits outdoors. This will trap the fine soot, creosote, and other dirt later.
Next off, they will clean the whole chimney with hand held brushes, and also brushes with extension rods. Generally they will begin on top of the smokeshaft and work downward, meticulously cleaning all the surface areas. Your chimney sweep will clean the flue, the damper, the smoke chamber, the smoke shelf, and the firebox.
They will then peel back a small portion of the plastic sheet and use a variety of brushes inside. Following this, everything will be vacuumed and also cleaned up. The vinyl sheeting and tarps will be relocated outside, cleaned and tucked back into their vehicle.
Our expert chimney specialists supply a complete range of services including sweeping. We give quick and also reliable service.
Creosote is a brownish, oily, tar-like compound which forms from burning wood or coal. It begins as a loose, feathery accumulation which initially can be brushed away easily. As it accumulates much more, it comes to be tar-like, and is more difficult to eliminate, in some cases requiring the use of scrapers to remove it. If left uncleaned, and more layers develop, the creosote solidifies.
When a fire is burned in the fireplace or wood stove, the smoke becomes really hot. Solidified creosote can start to drip as well as melt like wax. Once the build up of creosote is very heavy, it limits the air movement through the chimney flue. The restricted air circulation causes creosote to build up even quicker.
Creosote is harmful in a couple of different ways. It's toxic and harmful for your health and wellness, and it puts your home in danger of fires.
Creosote accumulation creates decreased air flow and this can enable carbon monoxide to build up inside your house while a fire is burning. Carbon monoxide gas is an odorless and also colorless gas which can cause flu-like symptoms, and can also lead to death.
Besides the carbon monoxide build up, creosote itself is toxic. It could trigger inflamed skin and eyes, respiratory system problems, and is carcinogenic (cancer causing).
The most hazardous feature of creosote is that it is exceptionally combustible. It's the most typical cause of chimney fires. While chimneys are made to withstand a high degree of heat, the strength of a chimney fire can promptly surpass this level.
Getting a chimney sweep carried out is the very best and most reliable means to remove creosote. Our licensed chimney service companies take great care of your chimney and also your residence. We suggest that you get your chimney cleaned and inspected a minimum of once a year in order to protect against fires and toxic build up.
Just how frequently a chimney needs to be cleaned depends of just how frequently you use it and also what materials you burn within. Gas burning fireplaces need to be checked annually. Although they burn cleaner, dampness, debris, cracks and various other issues can develop which can allow carbon monoxide gas to enter into the house.
Oil burning flues need to be cleaned annually to keep residue from developing.
Since wood burning fire places and stoves produce even more soot and creosote, they should be swept much more regularly. A good general rule is to have your chimney swept after a cord of wood has been burned within.