
Pineville, LA Louisiana 71360
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A chimney sweep will do a extensive chimney cleaning to remove any kind of deposits, soot, creosote, as well as blockages from the chimney. Filthy, damaged deteriorating, and obstructed chimneys cause injuries and also fires each year. If you use you fireplace or wood burning stove, the National Fire Protection Association recommends having your chimney examined and also swept once a year in order to prevent fires.
A chimney service specialist will do a total cleaning of your chimney. Cleaning logs are actually not effective and are not recommended. They will not get all the soot and creosote accumulation out of the chimney like hand cleaning.
To start, a cleaning service technician will shield the inside of your house by spreading tarps over the space, flooring, as well as fireplace. They will cover the fireplace with vinyl sheeting, inserting an industrial vacuum cleaner pipe into the fire place, and will after that tape and also seal the fireplace. They'll attach extension hose pipes and run them to the industrial vacuum with a fine micron filter which sits outdoors. This will catch the fine soot, creosote, and other dirt later.
Next off, they will clean the whole chimney with hand held brushes, and brushes with extension rods. Normally they will start at the top of the smokeshaft 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 vinyl sheeting and use a variety of brushes inside. Following this, everything will be vacuumed and cleaned up. The plastic sheeting and tarps will be moved outside, cleared off and put away.
Our expert chimney specialists supply a full variety of services including sweeping. We give fast and reliable service.
Creosote is a brownish, oily, tar-like compound which forms from burning wood or coal. It starts as a loose, feathery accumulation which at first can be brushed away easily. As it builds up much more, it becomes tar-like, and is harder to remove, in some cases 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 fireplace or wood stove, the smoke becomes very hot. Hardened creosote can begin to drip as well as melt like wax. Once the build up of creosote is very hefty, it limits the air movement via the chimney flue. The restricted air circulation causes creosote to build up even quicker.
Creosote is dangerous in a number of various ways. It's toxic and hazardous for your health, and it puts your home in jeopardy of fires.
Creosote accumulation triggers reduced air movement and this can enable carbon monoxide to develop inside your house while a fire is burning. Carbon monoxide is an odorless as well as colorless gas which can cause flu-like symptoms, and can also bring about death.
Besides the carbon monoxide gas build up, creosote itself is poisonous. It could cause irritated skin and eyes, breathing problems, and is carcinogenic (cancer creating).
The most harmful feature of creosote is that it is exceptionally combustible. It's the most common cause of chimney fires. While chimneys are made to withstand a high degree of heat, the intensity of a chimney fire can quickly exceed this level.
Getting a chimney sweep performed is the very best and most reliable means to eliminate creosote. Our qualified chimney service companies take wonderful care of your chimney and also your home. We recommend that you get your chimney cleaned and inspected at least annually in order to prevent fires and poisonous build up.
How frequently a chimney must be cleaned depends of how often you use it and also what materials you burn inside. Gas burning fireplaces need to be examined annually. Although they burn cleaner, moisture, particles, cracks and various other issues can develop which can allow carbon monoxide gas to get into the residence.
Oil burning flues ought to be cleaned once a year to prevent residue from accumulating.
Since wood burning fire places and stoves produce more residue and creosote, they should be swept more frequently. A great guideline is to have your chimney swept after a cord of wood has been burned inside.