
Brighton, MI Michigan 48116
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A chimney sweep will do a extensive chimney cleaning to remove any kind of deposits, soot, creosote, and blockages from the chimney. Dirty, damaged deteriorating, and blocked chimneys trigger injuries and fires annually. If you use you fireplace or wood burning stove, the National Fire Protection Association recommends having your chimney checked and also swept each year in order to protect against fires.
A chimney service specialist will do a full cleaning of your chimney. Cleaning logs are really ineffective and are not recommended. They will not remove all the soot and creosote build-up out of the chimney like hand cleaning.
To begin, a cleaning technician will protect the inside of your home by spreading tarps over the area, flooring, and fireplace. They will cover the fireplace with vinyl sheeting, putting an commercial vacuum cleaner pipe into the fireplace, and will after that tape and seal the fireplace. They'll attach extension tubes and run them to the industrial vacuum cleaner with a fine micron filter which rests outdoors. This will catch the fine residue, creosote, and other dirt later.
Next, they will clean the whole chimney with hand held brushes, as well as brushes with extension rods. Normally they will start on top of the chimney and work downward, carefully cleaning all the surfaces. 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 small area of the plastic sheet and use a range of brushes inside. Following this, everything will be vacuumed as well as cleaned. The vinyl sheet and tarps will be relocated outside, cleaned and put away.
Our professional chimney experts provide a full range of services including sweeping. We give fast as well as dependable service.
Creosote is a brownish, oily, tar-like substance which develops from burning wood or coal. It begins as a loose, feathery build up which at first can be brushed away easily. As it accumulates much more, it comes to be tar-like, and is harder to remove, occasionally 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 becomes very hot. Solidified creosote can start to drip and melt like wax. Once the build up of creosote is extremely heavy, it restricts the airflow through the chimney flue. The restricted air flow causes creosote to build up even quicker.
Creosote is hazardous in a number of different ways. It's toxic and unsafe for your health, and it places your house in danger of fires.
Creosote accumulation creates lessened airflow and this can permit carbon monoxide to accumulate inside your home while a fire is burning. Carbon monoxide is an odorless and also colorless gas which can trigger flu-like symptoms, and can also bring about death.
Besides the carbon monoxide gas build up, creosote itself is poisonous. It could trigger irritated skin and eyes, breathing troubles, and is carcinogenic (cancer causing).
The most harmful aspect of creosote is that it is exceptionally flammable. It's the most common source of chimney fires. While chimneys are made to withstand a high level of heat, the intensity of a chimney fire can quickly exceed this degree.
Getting a chimney sweep executed is the very best and also most effective means to get rid of creosote. Our qualified chimney service companies take fantastic care of your chimney and your residence. We recommend that you get your chimney cleaned and checked a minimum of annually in order to protect against fires and harmful build up.
How often a chimney should be cleaned depends of exactly how often you use it and also what materials you burn within. Gas burning fire places ought to be inspected every year. Although they burn cleaner, moisture, debris, cracks and other concerns can develop which can permit carbon monoxide to enter into the house.
Oil burning flues should be cleaned annually to keep soot from developing.
Since wood burning fireplaces and stoves create even more soot and creosote, they need to be swept a lot more often. A great guideline is to have your chimney swept after a cord of wood has been burned inside.