
Norcross, GA Georgia 30093
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A chimney sweep will certainly do a detailed chimney cleaning to eliminate any type of deposits, soot, creosote, and blockages from the chimney. Dirty, damaged deteriorating, and blocked chimneys trigger injuries as well as fires yearly. If you use you fire place or wood burning stove, the National Fire Protection Association suggests having your chimney checked and also swept once-a-year in order to prevent fires.
A chimney service specialist will execute a full cleaning of your chimney. Cleaning logs are truly not effective and also are not suggested. They will not get all the soot and creosote buildup out of the chimney like hand cleaning.
To begin, a cleaning service technician will shield the inside of your residence by spreading out tarps over the room, floor, and fireplace. They will cover the fireplace with vinyl sheets, placing an commercial vacuum pipe into the fireplace, and will then tape and seal off the fireplace. They'll connect extension pipes and run them to the commercial vacuum cleaner with a fine micron filter which sits outside. This will trap the fine soot, creosote, and other dirt later on.
Next, they will brush the whole chimney with hand held brushes, and brushes with extension poles. Normally they will begin on top of the smokeshaft and work downward, very 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 portion of the vinyl sheeting and use a variety of brushes inside. Following this, everything will be vacuumed and also cleaned up. The vinyl sheet and tarps will be relocated outside, cleared off and put away.
Our expert chimney specialists supply a full range of services including sweeping. We provide rapid and also trustworthy service.
Creosote is a brownish, oily, tar-like material which forms from burning wood or coal. It begins as a loose, downy build up which in the beginning can be brushed away easily. As it accumulates much more, it becomes tar-like, and is more difficult to get rid of, in some cases needing the use of scrapers to remove it. If left uncleaned, and more layers develop, the creosote solidifies.
When a fire is burned in the fire place or wood stove, the smoke becomes very hot. Hardened creosote can begin to drip and also melt like wax. When the build up of creosote is extremely heavy, it restricts the air movement via the chimney flue. The restricted air flow causes creosote to build up even faster.
Creosote is hazardous in a couple of different ways. It's toxic and dangerous for your health, and it puts your home in jeopardy of fires.
Creosote build up creates diminished air movement and this can allow carbon monoxide to build up inside your house 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 gas build up, creosote itself is poisonous. It could cause inflamed skin and eyes, respiratory problems, and is carcinogenic (cancer causing).
The most harmful aspect of creosote is that it is unbelievably combustible. It's the most usual cause of chimney fires. While chimneys are made to hold up against a high degree of heat, the intensity of a chimney fire can promptly exceed this level.
Getting a chimney sweep performed is the very best as well as most reliable method to eliminate creosote. Our qualified chimney service companies take excellent care of your chimney as well as your home. We recommend that you get your chimney cleaned and inspected at the very least once a year in order to avoid fires and hazardous build up.
How often a chimney needs to be cleaned depends of how often you use it as well as what materials you burn inside. Gas burning fireplaces must be examined annually. Although they burn cleaner, dampness, particles, fractures and various other problems can develop which can allow carbon monoxide gas to enter the residence.
Oil burning flues should be cleaned annually to prevent residue from accumulating.
Since wood burning fireplaces and stoves develop even more residue and creosote, they should be swept much more frequently. A good rule of thumb is to have your chimney swept after a cord of wood has been burned inside.