
Rupert, ID Idaho 83350
When you need your chimney swept, we are here and ready to help! We offer a wide range of chimney services including sweeping, maintenance, and repairs. Just give us a call and we can assist with your chimney needs!
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A chimney sweep will do a comprehensive chimney cleaning to remove any type of deposits, soot, creosote, and obstructions from the chimney. Filthy, damaged deteriorating, and blocked chimneys trigger injuries and fires each year. If you use you fire place or wood burning stove, the National Fire Protection Association suggests having your chimney examined and swept yearly in order to protect against fires.
A chimney service specialist will do a complete cleaning of your chimney. Cleaning logs are actually 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 specialist will shield the inside of your residence by spreading out tarps over the area, flooring, and fireplace. They will cover the fireplace with vinyl sheeting, putting an commercial vacuum pipe into the fireplace, and will then tape and also seal off the fire place. They'll attach extension hoses and run them to the commercial vacuum with a fine micron filter which rests outside. This will trap the fine soot, creosote, and other dirt later.
Next, they will clean the whole chimney with hand held brushes, and also brushes with extension rods. Typically they will start on top of the chimney 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 tiny portion of the plastic sheeting and use a variety of brushes inside. Following this, everything will be vacuumed and cleaned up. The plastic sheeting and tarps will be relocated outside, cleaned and tucked back into their vehicle.
Our professional chimney specialists offer a full variety of services including sweeping. We offer fast and also reliable service.
Creosote is a brownish, oily, tar-like material which develops from burning wood or coal. It starts as a loose, feathery accumulation which initially can be brushed away easily. As it accumulates more, it becomes tar-like, and is more difficult to remove, 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 fireplace 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 hefty, it restricts the air flow via the chimney flue. The restricted air flow causes creosote to build up even quicker.
Creosote is dangerous in a couple of different ways. It's toxic and dangerous for your health, and it puts your house in jeopardy of fires.
Creosote build up triggers diminished air movement and this can allow carbon monoxide to develop inside your home while a fire is burning. Carbon monoxide is an odorless and also colorless gas which can cause flu-like symptoms, and can even cause death.
Besides the carbon monoxide build up, creosote itself is poisonous. It might cause irritated skin and eyes, breathing issues, and is carcinogenic (cancer causing).
The most dangerous aspect of creosote is that it is extremely combustible. It's the most typical source of chimney fires. While chimneys are made to withstand a high degree of heat, the intensity of a chimney fire can promptly exceed this level.
Getting a chimney sweep executed is the best as well as most reliable way to eliminate creosote. Our licensed chimney service companies take terrific care of your chimney and also your home. We suggest that you get your chimney cleaned and examined at least yearly in order to avoid fires and poisonous build up.
How often a chimney should be cleaned depends of exactly how frequently you use it and what materials you burn within. Gas burning fireplaces ought to be checked on a yearly basis. Although they burn cleaner, moisture, debris, fractures and other issues can develop which can permit carbon monoxide to enter the house.
Oil burning flues ought to be cleaned once a year to prevent residue from accumulating.
Since wood burning fire places and stoves produce more soot and creosote, they need to be swept more often. A good guideline is to have your chimney swept after a cord of wood has been burned within.