
Cartersville, GA Georgia 30120
When you require your chimney swept, we are here and prepared to help! We offer a wide range of chimney services including sweeping, maintenance, and repairs. Simply 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 get rid of any type of deposits, soot, creosote, and also obstructions from the chimney. Dirty, damaged deteriorating, and blocked chimneys cause injuries and also fires yearly. If you use you fireplace or wood burning stove, the National Fire Protection Association suggests having your chimney checked and also swept annually in order to protect against fires.
A chimney service specialist will carry out a complete cleaning of your chimney. Cleaning logs are truly not effective and are not advised. They will not get all the soot and creosote build-up 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, floor, as well as fireplace. They will cover the fireplace with vinyl sheeting, placing an industrial vacuum cleaner hose right into the fire place, and will then tape and also seal the fire place. They'll connect extension hoses and run them to the industrial vacuum cleaner with a fine micron filter which rests outside. This will trap the fine soot, creosote, and other dust later on.
Next off, they will clean the entire chimney with hand held brushes, and also brushes with extension rods. Usually they will begin on top of the chimney 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 after that peel back a small area of the plastic sheet and use a range of brushes inside. Following this, everything will be vacuumed and cleaned up. The vinyl sheet and tarps will be relocated outside, cleared off and tucked back into their vehicle.
Our professional chimney specialists offer a full variety of services including sweeping. We give quick and also reliable service.
Creosote is a brownish, oily, tar-like material which develops from burning wood or coal. It starts as a loose, downy accumulation which at first can be brushed away easily. As it builds up much more, it ends up being tar-like, and is more difficult to remove, 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 fireplace or wood stove, the smoke becomes really hot. Hardened creosote can begin to drip and melt like wax. When the build up of creosote is very heavy, it limits the air movement through the chimney flue. The restricted air flow causes creosote to build up even quicker.
Creosote is unsafe in a couple of various ways. It's toxic and harmful for your health, and it places your house in danger of fires.
Creosote accumulation triggers lessened air movement and this can permit carbon monoxide to develop inside your house while a fire is burning. Carbon monoxide is an odorless and colorless gas which can trigger flu-like symptoms, and can even lead to death.
Besides the carbon monoxide gas build up, creosote itself is toxic. It could cause inflamed skin and eyes, respiratory system issues, and is carcinogenic (cancer creating).
The most dangerous thing about creosote is that it is incredibly combustible. It's the most common cause of chimney fires. While chimneys are made to endure a high level of heat, the strength of a chimney fire can rapidly exceed this degree.
Getting a chimney sweep executed is the best and also most reliable way to get rid of creosote. Our licensed chimney service companies take great care of your chimney as well as your house. We advise that you get your chimney cleaned and checked at least annually in order to avoid fires and poisonous build up.
Just 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 need to be checked yearly. Although they burn cleaner, dampness, particles, fractures and other concerns can develop which can permit carbon monoxide to enter the home.
Oil burning flues should be cleaned annually to prevent soot from developing.
Since wood burning fireplaces and stoves create even more soot and creosote, they ought to be swept much more regularly. A great guideline is to have your chimney swept after a cord of wood has been burned within.