
Hartwell, GA Georgia 30643
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 thorough chimney cleaning to remove any type of deposits, residue, creosote, and also blockages from the chimney. Dirty, damaged deteriorating, and obstructed chimneys trigger injuries as well as fires every year. If you use you fire place or wood burning stove, the National Fire Protection Association recommends having your chimney inspected and swept yearly in order to protect against fires.
A chimney service expert will do a total cleaning of your chimney. Cleaning logs are actually not effective and are not recommended. They will not get all the soot and creosote buildup out of the chimney like hand cleaning.
To begin, a cleaning service technician will protect the inside of your house by spreading out tarps over the area, floor, and also fireplace. They will cover the fireplace with plastic sheets, placing an industrial vacuum cleaner tube right into the fire place, and will then tape and also seal off the fire place. They'll connect extension tubes and run them to the industrial vacuum cleaner with a fine micron filter which rests outdoors. This will trap the fine soot, creosote, and other dust later on.
Next off, they will brush the entire chimney with hand held brushes, and also brushes with extension poles. Generally they will begin at the top of the chimney and work downward, meticulously 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 sheeting and use a range 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 tucked back into their vehicle.
Our professional chimney experts provide a full range of services including sweeping. We give fast and trustworthy service.
Creosote is a brownish, oily, tar-like compound 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 much more, it comes to be tar-like, and is more difficult to get rid of, occasionally needing the use of scrapers to remove it. If left uncleaned, and even more layers develop, the creosote solidifies.
When a fire is burned in the fire place or wood stove, the smoke becomes very hot. Solidified creosote can start to drip and melt like wax. Once the build up of creosote is really heavy, it restricts the airflow through the chimney flue. The restricted air flow causes creosote to build up even quicker.
Creosote is harmful in a number of various ways. It's toxic and dangerous for your health and wellness, and it places your residence in danger of fires.
Creosote accumulation triggers diminished air flow and this can permit carbon monoxide gas to accumulate inside your home while a fire is burning. Carbon monoxide is an odorless and colorless gas which can trigger flu-like symptoms, and can also result in death.
Besides the carbon monoxide accumulation, creosote itself is toxic. It could trigger irritated skin and eyes, respiratory problems, and is carcinogenic (cancer causing).
The most harmful thing about creosote is that it is exceptionally flammable. It's the most common cause of chimney fires. While chimneys are made to withstand a high degree of heat, the strength of a chimney fire can rapidly surpass this level.
Getting a chimney sweep performed is the best as well as most effective way to remove creosote. Our licensed chimney service companies take fantastic care of your chimney as well as your house. We advise that you get your chimney cleaned and examined at the very least annually in order to protect against fires and hazardous build up.
Just how frequently a chimney should be cleaned depends of how often you use it and also what materials you burn within. Gas burning fireplaces need to be examined annually. 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 ought to be cleaned yearly to prevent residue from building up.
Since wood burning fire places and stoves produce more soot and creosote, they must be swept more regularly. A great general rule is to have your chimney swept after a cord of wood has been burned inside.