
Saint Augustine, FL Florida 32084
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A chimney sweep will do a detailed chimney cleaning to remove any type of deposits, soot, creosote, as well as blockages from the chimney. Dirty, damaged deteriorating, and blocked chimneys cause injuries and also fires each year. If you use you fireplace or wood burning stove, the National Fire Protection Association advises having your chimney checked and also swept once a year in order to protect against fires.
A chimney service expert will carry out a full cleaning of your chimney. Cleaning logs are really not effective and also are not recommended. They will not get all the soot and creosote buildup out of the chimney like hand cleaning.
To start, a cleaning specialist will protect the inside of your home by spreading out tarps over the room, flooring, and also fireplace. They will cover the fire place with vinyl sheeting, placing an commercial vacuum cleaner hose pipe right into the fireplace, and will after that tape and seal the fire place. They'll connect extension hose pipes and run them to the commercial vacuum with a fine micron filter which sits outside. This will trap the fine soot, creosote, and other dust later.
Next, they will brush the whole chimney with hand held brushes, as well as brushes with extension poles. Typically they will start on top of the smokeshaft and work downward, thoroughly 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 after that peel back a small portion of the plastic sheeting and use a variety of brushes inside. Following this, everything will be vacuumed as well as cleaned up. The vinyl sheet and tarps will be moved outside, cleaned and put away.
Our professional chimney specialists offer a full variety of services including sweeping. We offer rapid and also reliable service.
Creosote is a brown, oily, tar-like substance which forms from burning wood or coal. It begins as a loose, downy build up which at first can be brushed away easily. As it builds up more, it ends up being tar-like, and is more difficult to get rid of, sometimes needing the use of scrapers to remove it. If left uncleaned, and more layers develop, the creosote solidifies.
When a fire is burned in the fire place or wood stove, the smoke comes to be very hot. Solidified creosote can start to drip as well as melt like wax. When the build up of creosote is extremely heavy, it limits the air flow through the chimney flue. The restricted air circulation causes creosote to build up even faster.
Creosote is unsafe in a couple of different ways. It's toxic and dangerous for your health, and it puts your residence in jeopardy of fires.
Creosote accumulation causes lessened air flow and this can enable carbon monoxide gas to develop inside your home while a fire is burning. Carbon monoxide gas is an odorless and also colorless gas which can cause flu-like symptoms, and can even cause death.
Besides the carbon monoxide accumulation, creosote itself is toxic. It could cause inflamed skin and eyes, respiratory system problems, and is carcinogenic (cancer creating).
The most hazardous aspect of creosote is that it is extremely flammable. It's the most common cause of chimney fires. While chimneys are made to stand up to a high degree of heat, the strength of a chimney fire can promptly surpass this degree.
Getting a chimney sweep executed is the very best as well as most effective method to eliminate creosote. Our licensed chimney service companies take wonderful care of your chimney as well as your residence. We recommend that you get your chimney cleaned and examined at least once a year in order to avoid fires and poisonous build up.
How frequently a chimney ought to be cleaned depends of how often you use it and also what materials you burn within. Gas burning fireplaces should be inspected every year. Although they burn cleaner, dampness, debris, cracks and other problems can develop which can enable carbon monoxide gas to enter the home.
Oil burning flues should be cleaned yearly to prevent soot from accumulating.
Since wood burning fire places and stoves produce more residue and creosote, they need to be swept a lot more regularly. A great general rule is to have your chimney swept after a cord of wood has been burned inside.