
Cartersville, GA Georgia 30120
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A chimney sweep will do a complete chimney cleaning to remove any type of deposits, residue, creosote, and also obstructions from the chimney. Filthy, damaged deteriorating, and blocked chimneys trigger injuries and also fires each year. If you use you fire place or wood burning stove, the National Fire Protection Association suggests having your chimney inspected and swept each year in order to prevent fires.
A chimney service specialist will execute a complete cleaning of your chimney. Cleaning logs are really not effective and are not recommended. They will not remove all the soot and creosote build-up out of the chimney like hand cleaning.
To begin, a cleaning service technician will protect the inside of your house by spreading tarps over the space, flooring, and hearth. They will cover the fire place with vinyl sheeting, inserting an commercial vacuum cleaner hose pipe right into the fireplace, and will then tape and also seal the fire place. They'll attach extension hose pipes and run them to the commercial vacuum with a fine micron filter which sits outside. This will trap the fine residue, creosote, and other dust later on.
Next off, they will clean the entire chimney with hand held brushes, and brushes with extension rods. Usually they will begin at the top of the chimney and work downward, carefully brushing all the surfaces. 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 area of the vinyl sheeting and use a range of brushes inside. Following this, everything will be vacuumed and cleaned up. The vinyl sheeting and tarps will be moved outside, cleared off and tucked back into their vehicle.
Our expert chimney specialists provide a full variety of services including sweeping. We offer quick as well as reliable service.
Creosote is a brownish, oily, tar-like material which forms from burning wood or coal. It starts as a loose, feathery build up which initially can be brushed away easily. As it builds up more, it becomes tar-like, and is harder to eliminate, in some cases requiring the use of scrapers to remove it. If left uncleaned, and even more layers develop, the creosote hardens.
When a fire is burned in the fire place or wood stove, the smoke comes to be really hot. Hard creosote can start to drip and melt like wax. Once the build up of creosote is extremely hefty, it limits the air movement through the chimney flue. The restricted air circulation causes creosote to accumulate even quicker.
Creosote is hazardous in a number of various ways. It's toxic and dangerous for your health, and it puts your house at risk of fires.
Creosote accumulation creates decreased air movement and this can allow carbon monoxide to accumulate inside your house while a fire is burning. Carbon monoxide gas is an odorless and colorless gas which can trigger flu-like symptoms, and can also lead to death.
Besides the carbon monoxide gas build up, creosote itself is toxic. It can trigger inflamed skin and eyes, respiratory system troubles, and is carcinogenic (cancer causing).
The most unsafe aspect of creosote is that it is exceptionally combustible. It's the most usual cause of chimney fires. While chimneys are made to endure a high level of heat, the strength of a chimney fire can quickly exceed this degree.
Getting a chimney sweep carried out is the very best as well as most effective way to get rid of creosote. Our licensed chimney service companies take great care of your chimney as well as your house. We suggest that you get your chimney cleaned and examined at least once a year in order to protect against fires and harmful build up.
How often a chimney must be cleaned depends of just how often you use it and also what materials you burn inside. Gas burning fireplaces must be inspected yearly. Although they burn cleaner, moisture, debris, cracks and various other concerns can develop which can enable carbon monoxide gas to enter into the home.
Oil burning flues should be cleaned annually to keep soot from developing.
Because wood burning fire places and stoves create even more soot and creosote, they must be swept a lot more frequently. A great general rule is to have your chimney swept after a cord of wood has been burned within.