
Jefferson, GA Georgia 30549
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A chimney sweep will do a thorough chimney cleaning to eliminate any kind of deposits, residue, creosote, and also blockages from the chimney. Dirty, damaged deteriorating, and blocked chimneys cause injuries as well as fires annually. If you use you fireplace or wood burning stove, the National Fire Protection Association suggests having your chimney inspected as well as swept once-a-year in order to protect against fires.
A chimney service specialist will execute a full cleaning of your chimney. Cleaning logs are truly not effective and are not recommended. They will not get all the soot and creosote build-up out of the chimney like hand cleaning.
To start, a cleaning professional will shield the inside of your house by spreading out tarps over the area, flooring, as well as fireplace. They will cover the fire place with plastic sheeting, placing an industrial vacuum hose right into the fireplace, and will after that tape and seal off the fireplace. They'll connect extension pipes and run them to the industrial vacuum with a fine micron filter which sits outside. This will catch the fine soot, creosote, and other dirt later.
Next, they will clean the whole 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 small portion of the plastic sheeting and use a variety of brushes inside. Following this, everything will be vacuumed and also cleaned up. The plastic sheeting and tarps will be moved outside, cleaned off and put away.
Our professional chimney experts offer a full range of services including sweeping. We give quick as well as dependable service.
Creosote is a brownish, oily, tar-like compound 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 becomes tar-like, and is more difficult to eliminate, occasionally requiring 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 extremely hot. Solidified creosote can start to drip and melt like wax. Once the build up of creosote is very heavy, it restricts the airflow via the chimney flue. The restricted air flow causes creosote to accumulate even faster.
Creosote is unsafe in a number of different ways. It's toxic and unsafe for your health and wellness, and it places your house in jeopardy of fires.
Creosote accumulation causes lessened air movement and this can allow carbon monoxide gas to build up inside your house while a fire is burning. Carbon monoxide is an odorless and also colorless gas which can trigger flu-like symptoms, and can even bring about death.
Besides the carbon monoxide accumulation, creosote itself is toxic. It might trigger inflamed skin and eyes, breathing problems, and is carcinogenic (cancer triggering).
The most hazardous feature of creosote is that it is extremely combustible. It's the most typical cause of chimney fires. While chimneys are made to withstand a high level of heat, the strength of a chimney fire can rapidly exceed this degree.
Getting a chimney sweep performed is the very best and also most reliable method to remove creosote. Our qualified chimney service companies take terrific care of your chimney as well as your residence. We recommend that you get your chimney cleaned and inspected at least yearly in order to protect against fires and toxic build up.
How often a chimney needs to be cleaned depends of just how often you use it as well as what materials you burn within. Gas burning fireplaces ought to be checked on a yearly basis. Although they burn cleaner, moisture, particles, fractures and various other concerns can develop which can allow carbon monoxide to enter the house.
Oil burning flues should be cleaned yearly to prevent soot from building up.
Since wood burning fireplaces and stoves develop even more soot and creosote, they should be swept much more often. A good guideline is to have your chimney swept after a cord of wood has been burned within.