
Zionsville, IN Indiana 46077
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A chimney sweep will do a detailed chimney cleaning to eliminate any deposits, soot, creosote, as well as blockages from the chimney. Filthy, damaged deteriorating, and blocked chimneys create injuries as well as fires each year. If you use you fireplace or wood burning stove, the National Fire Protection Association recommends having your chimney examined as well as swept once a year in order to prevent fires.
A chimney service professional will do a complete cleaning of your chimney. Cleaning logs are actually ineffective and are not advised. They will not remove all the soot and creosote accumulation out of the chimney like hand cleaning.
To start, a cleaning professional will protect the inside of your home by spreading out tarps over the room, floor, and hearth. They will cover the fire place with vinyl sheets, inserting an commercial vacuum cleaner hose pipe into the fire place, and will after that tape and seal the fire place. They'll attach extension pipes and run them to the commercial vacuum cleaner with a fine micron filter which sits outside. This will catch the fine soot, creosote, and other dust later on.
Next, they will brush the entire chimney with hand held brushes, and also brushes with extension rods. Usually they will begin on top of the chimney and work downward, meticulously 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 then peel back a little area of the plastic sheet and use a range of brushes inside. Following this, everything will be vacuumed as well as cleaned. The plastic sheeting and tarps will be moved outside, cleaned and put away.
Our expert chimney experts supply a full range of services including sweeping. We give quick and trustworthy service.
Creosote is a brown, oily, tar-like substance which develops from burning wood or coal. It starts as a loose, downy build up which in the beginning can be brushed away easily. As it accumulates more, it becomes tar-like, and is harder to get rid of, sometimes requiring the use of scrapers to remove it. If left uncleaned, and even more layers develop, the creosote hardens.
When a fire is burned in the fire place or wood stove, the smoke becomes very hot. Hardened creosote can start to drip and also 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 dangerous in a couple of different ways. It's toxic and dangerous for your health, and it places your home at risk of fires.
Creosote accumulation causes decreased air movement and this can allow carbon monoxide to develop inside your house while a fire is burning. Carbon monoxide gas is an odorless as well as colorless gas which can trigger flu-like symptoms, and can even bring about death.
Besides the carbon monoxide gas accumulation, creosote itself is toxic. It can cause irritated skin and eyes, respiratory troubles, and is carcinogenic (cancer causing).
The most unsafe feature of creosote is that it is unbelievably flammable. It's the most typical source of chimney fires. While chimneys are made to endure a high degree of heat, the intensity of a chimney fire can rapidly surpass this degree.
Getting a chimney sweep carried out is the best and also most reliable means to eliminate creosote. Our licensed chimney service companies take terrific care of your chimney and also your house. We advise that you get your chimney cleaned and inspected at least annually in order to prevent fires and poisonous build up.
How often a chimney must be cleaned depends of exactly how frequently you use it and also what materials you burn within. Gas burning fireplaces should be checked on a yearly basis. Although they burn cleaner, moisture, particles, fractures and various other problems can develop which can enable carbon monoxide to get into the residence.
Oil burning flues need to be cleaned yearly to keep soot from accumulating.
Because wood burning fire places and stoves create more residue and creosote, they need to be swept a lot more frequently. A great rule of thumb is to have your chimney swept after a cord of wood has been burned inside.