
Jenison, MI Michigan 49428
When you require your chimney swept, we are here and ready to help! We offer a wide range of chimney services including sweeping, maintenance, and repairs. Simply give us a call and we can assist with your chimney needs!
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A chimney sweep will do a detailed chimney cleaning to eliminate any kind of deposits, residue, creosote, and also obstructions from the chimney. Dirty, 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 suggests having your chimney checked and also swept every year in order to prevent fires.
A chimney service specialist will perform a complete cleaning of your chimney. Cleaning logs are really ineffective and also are not suggested. They will not get all the soot and creosote build-up out of the chimney like hand cleaning.
To start, a cleaning specialist will protect the inside of your house by spreading out tarps over the area, floor, and fireplace. They will cover the fire place with vinyl sheeting, putting an industrial vacuum cleaner hose pipe right into the fireplace, and will then tape and also seal the fireplace. They'll connect extension hoses and run them to the commercial vacuum with a fine micron filter which sits outside. This will catch the fine soot, creosote, and other dust later.
Next off, they will brush the entire chimney with hand held brushes, as well as brushes with extension poles. Usually they will start at the 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 small portion of the vinyl sheeting and use a variety of brushes inside. Following this, everything will be vacuumed as well as cleaned. The vinyl sheet and tarps will be moved outside, cleared off and put away.
Our expert chimney experts supply a full variety of services including sweeping. We offer rapid and trustworthy service.
Creosote is a brownish, oily, tar-like material which develops from burning wood or coal. It begins as a loose, downy accumulation which initially can be brushed away easily. As it accumulates much more, it becomes tar-like, and is more difficult to eliminate, occasionally needing 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 comes to be really hot. Solidified creosote can begin to drip and melt like wax. When the build up of creosote is very heavy, it limits the air movement via the chimney flue. The restricted air flow causes creosote to build up even faster.
Creosote is dangerous in a number of different ways. It's toxic and harmful for your health and wellness, and it puts your house in jeopardy of fires.
Creosote accumulation triggers diminished air movement and this can permit carbon monoxide gas to accumulate inside your home while a fire is burning. Carbon monoxide is an odorless and colorless gas which can trigger flu-like symptoms, and can even cause death.
Besides the carbon monoxide accumulation, creosote itself is toxic. It might trigger irritated skin and eyes, breathing problems, and is carcinogenic (cancer creating).
The most hazardous aspect of creosote is that it is incredibly flammable. It's the most common source of chimney fires. While chimneys are made to withstand a high degree of heat, the strength of a chimney fire can rapidly surpass this level.
Getting a chimney sweep done is the very best and also most effective way to remove creosote. Our qualified chimney service companies take wonderful care of your chimney as well as your residence. We advise that you get your chimney cleaned and inspected at the very least yearly in order to prevent fires and hazardous 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 must be inspected on a yearly basis. Although they burn cleaner, dampness, debris, cracks and other concerns can develop which can allow carbon monoxide gas to enter into the house.
Oil burning flues ought to be cleaned once a year to prevent residue from developing.
Since wood burning fire places and stoves develop even more soot and creosote, they ought to be swept much more often. A great rule of thumb is to have your chimney swept after a cord of wood has been burned inside.