Forest Park, GA Georgia 30297
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A chimney sweep will do a thorough chimney cleaning to get rid of any type of deposits, residue, creosote, and also obstructions from the chimney. Filthy, damaged deteriorating, and blocked chimneys cause injuries and fires annually. If you use you fireplace or wood burning stove, the National Fire Protection Association recommends having your chimney examined as well as swept annually in order to prevent fires.
A chimney service specialist will do a total cleaning of your chimney. Cleaning logs are truly ineffective and are not suggested. They will not remove all the soot and creosote buildup out of the chimney like hand cleaning.
To start, a cleaning specialist will shield the inside of your home by spreading out tarps over the space, floor, and fireplace. They will cover the fireplace with plastic sheeting, putting an industrial vacuum pipe into the fireplace, and will after that tape and also seal the fireplace. They'll connect extension tubes and run them to the commercial vacuum with a fine micron filter which rests outside. This will trap the fine soot, creosote, and other dust later.
Next off, they will brush the whole chimney with hand held brushes, and also brushes with extension poles. Typically they will start on 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 then peel back a little area of the plastic sheet and use a range of brushes inside. Following this, everything will be vacuumed and also cleaned. The vinyl sheeting and tarps will be relocated outside, cleaned off and tucked back into their vehicle.
Our professional chimney experts offer a complete variety of services including sweeping. We provide quick and trustworthy service.
Creosote is a brownish, oily, tar-like compound 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 much more, it comes to be tar-like, and is more difficult to remove, occasionally requiring the use of scrapers to remove it. If left uncleaned, and more layers develop, the creosote hardens.
When a fire is burned in the fireplace or wood stove, the smoke becomes very hot. Hard creosote can start to drip as well as melt like wax. Once the build up of creosote is extremely hefty, it limits the air flow through the chimney flue. The restricted air circulation causes creosote to accumulate even faster.
Creosote is harmful in a couple of various ways. It's toxic and hazardous for your health, and it puts your home at risk of fires.
Creosote accumulation triggers reduced airflow and this can enable carbon monoxide to accumulate inside your home while a fire is burning. Carbon monoxide gas 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 might cause irritated skin and eyes, breathing issues, and is carcinogenic (cancer triggering).
The most unsafe thing about creosote is that it is incredibly combustible. It's the most common source of chimney fires. While chimneys are made to stand up to a high level of heat, the strength of a chimney fire can swiftly surpass this level.
Getting a chimney sweep done is the very best as well as most effective means to remove 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 the very least annually in order to avoid fires and hazardous build up.
Just how often a chimney needs to be cleaned depends of just how often you use it as well as what materials you burn inside. Gas burning fireplaces must be inspected yearly. Although they burn cleaner, moisture, debris, fractures and various other issues can develop which can permit carbon monoxide gas to enter into the residence.
Oil burning flues need to be cleaned yearly to keep soot from building up.
Since wood burning fire places and stoves develop more residue and creosote, they ought to be swept much more frequently. A great rule of thumb is to have your chimney swept after a cord of wood has been burned within.