
Norcross, GA Georgia 30093
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A chimney sweep will do a thorough chimney cleaning to eliminate any kind of deposits, residue, creosote, and blockages from the chimney. Dirty, damaged deteriorating, and obstructed chimneys trigger injuries and fires each year. If you use you fire place or wood burning stove, the National Fire Protection Association recommends having your chimney examined and swept each year in order to prevent fires.
A chimney service professional will perform a complete cleaning of your chimney. Cleaning logs are really ineffective and also are not advised. They will not remove all the soot and creosote accumulation out of the chimney like hand cleaning.
To start, a cleaning technician will protect the inside of your home by spreading out tarps over the space, floor, as well as fireplace. They will cover the fire place with vinyl sheeting, placing an industrial vacuum hose pipe into the fireplace, and will then tape and seal off the fire place. They'll attach extension hoses and run them to the industrial vacuum with a fine micron filter which rests outside. This will trap the fine soot, creosote, and other dirt later on.
Next, they will clean the whole chimney with hand held brushes, as well as brushes with extension rods. Typically they will start on top of the chimney and work downward, very carefully cleaning all the surface areas. Your chimney sweep will clean the flue, the damper, the smoke chamber, the smoke shelf, and the firebox.
They will after that peel back a little area of the vinyl sheeting and use a range of brushes inside. Following this, everything will be vacuumed and cleaned up. The vinyl sheet and tarps will be relocated outside, cleared off and tucked back into their vehicle.
Our professional chimney experts supply a complete variety of services including sweeping. We provide fast as well as dependable service.
Creosote is a brown, oily, tar-like substance which forms 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 ends up being tar-like, and is harder to eliminate, in some cases 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 comes to be extremely hot. Hardened creosote can begin to drip as well as melt like wax. When the build up of creosote is really hefty, it limits the airflow via the chimney flue. The restricted air flow causes creosote to accumulate even faster.
Creosote is unsafe in a couple of different ways. It's toxic and unsafe for your health, and it places your home in jeopardy of fires.
Creosote build up triggers diminished air movement and this can enable carbon monoxide to build up inside your house while a fire is burning. Carbon monoxide gas is an odorless as well as colorless gas which can cause flu-like symptoms, and can even cause death.
Besides the carbon monoxide gas accumulation, creosote itself is poisonous. It could trigger irritated skin and eyes, respiratory issues, and is carcinogenic (cancer creating).
The most harmful aspect of creosote is that it is unbelievably flammable. It's the most typical cause of chimney fires. While chimneys are made to stand up to a high degree of heat, the strength of a chimney fire can promptly exceed this level.
Getting a chimney sweep carried out is the very best and also most reliable way to eliminate creosote. Our licensed chimney service companies take fantastic care of your chimney as well as your house. We suggest that you get your chimney cleaned and examined at least yearly in order to avoid fires and harmful build up.
How often a chimney needs to be cleaned depends of how frequently you use it as well as what materials you burn inside. Gas burning fire places need to be checked every year. Although they burn cleaner, dampness, debris, cracks and other concerns can develop which can enable carbon monoxide gas to enter into the home.
Oil burning flues should be cleaned annually to keep residue from developing.
Because wood burning fireplaces and stoves create more soot and creosote, they should be swept a lot more often. A good general rule is to have your chimney swept after a cord of wood has been burned within.