
Dawsonville, GA Georgia 30534
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A chimney sweep will do a detailed chimney cleaning to eliminate any deposits, residue, creosote, and obstructions from the chimney. Dirty, damaged deteriorating, and obstructed chimneys cause injuries and fires yearly. If you use you fire place or wood burning stove, the National Fire Protection Association suggests having your chimney inspected and also swept annually in order to prevent fires.
A chimney service expert will perform a total cleaning of your chimney. Cleaning logs are actually ineffective and also are not suggested. They will not get all the soot and creosote buildup out of the chimney like hand cleaning.
To start, a cleaning technician will protect the inside of your residence by spreading out tarps over the area, floor, and fireplace. They will cover the fire place with vinyl sheets, inserting an commercial vacuum hose right into the fireplace, and will then tape and seal off the fireplace. They'll attach extension hose pipes and run them to the commercial vacuum cleaner with a fine micron filter which rests outdoors. This will trap the fine soot, creosote, and other dust later.
Next off, they will brush the whole chimney with hand held brushes, and brushes with extension rods. Usually they will begin on top of the chimney and work downward, carefully brushing 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 little portion of the vinyl sheet and use a range of brushes inside. Following this, everything will be vacuumed and cleaned. The vinyl sheeting and tarps will be relocated outside, cleaned off and put away.
Our expert chimney specialists provide a full range of services including sweeping. We give rapid and reputable service.
Creosote is a brown, oily, tar-like substance which develops from burning wood or coal. It starts as a loose, downy accumulation which in the beginning can be brushed away easily. As it builds up more, it ends up being tar-like, and is more difficult to eliminate, sometimes needing the use of scrapers to remove it. If left uncleaned, and more layers develop, the creosote hardens.
When a fire is burned in the fire place or wood stove, the smoke comes to be extremely hot. Solidified creosote can start to drip as well as melt like wax. Once the build up of creosote is very hefty, it limits the air movement through the chimney flue. The restricted air flow causes creosote to accumulate even quicker.
Creosote is harmful in a couple of various ways. It's toxic and unsafe for your health and wellness, and it places your house in jeopardy of fires.
Creosote build up creates decreased airflow and this can permit carbon monoxide gas to develop inside your residence while a fire is burning. Carbon monoxide is an odorless and colorless gas which can trigger flu-like symptoms, and can also bring about death.
Besides the carbon monoxide gas accumulation, creosote itself is poisonous. It can trigger inflamed skin and eyes, respiratory system issues, and is carcinogenic (cancer triggering).
The most dangerous aspect of creosote is that it is exceptionally combustible. It's the most common source 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 level.
Getting a chimney sweep done is the very best and most effective means to get rid of creosote. Our qualified chimney service companies take wonderful care of your chimney as well as your home. We advise that you get your chimney cleaned and checked at least once a year in order to avoid fires and hazardous build up.
How frequently a chimney needs to be cleaned depends of just how frequently you use it as well as what materials you burn inside. Gas burning fire places ought to be checked yearly. Although they burn cleaner, moisture, debris, fractures and various other problems can develop which can allow carbon monoxide gas to get into the home.
Oil burning flues need to be cleaned annually to prevent residue from developing.
Since wood burning fireplaces and stoves develop even more soot and creosote, they need to be swept more often. A good general rule is to have your chimney swept after a cord of wood has been burned inside.