Mason, MI Michigan 48854
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A chimney sweep will do a complete chimney cleaning to get rid of any type of deposits, residue, creosote, and also obstructions from the chimney. Filthy, damaged deteriorating, and blocked chimneys cause injuries as well as fires each year. If you use you fire place or wood burning stove, the National Fire Protection Association recommends having your chimney inspected and swept annually in order to protect against fires.
A chimney service expert will execute a complete cleaning of your chimney. Cleaning logs are really not effective and also are not suggested. They will not remove all the soot and creosote accumulation out of the chimney like hand cleaning.
To start, a cleaning specialist will shield the inside of your house by spreading tarps over the area, floor, as well as hearth. They will cover the fire place with plastic sheeting, placing an industrial vacuum hose pipe into the fire place, and will then tape and seal the fireplace. They'll attach extension hose pipes 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, they will brush the entire chimney with hand held brushes, as well as brushes with extension poles. Generally they will start on top of the chimney and work downward, very carefully brushing 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 and cleaned up. The plastic sheeting and tarps will be relocated outside, cleaned off and put away.
Our expert chimney experts provide a full range of services including sweeping. We provide rapid and also reputable service.
Creosote is a brownish, oily, tar-like material which develops from burning wood or coal. It starts as a loose, feathery build up which at first can be brushed away easily. As it accumulates more, it comes to be tar-like, and is more difficult to eliminate, 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 fire place or wood stove, the smoke comes to be extremely hot. Hard creosote can start to drip and also melt like wax. Once the build up of creosote is really hefty, it restricts the air movement through the chimney flue. The restricted air flow causes creosote to build up even quicker.
Creosote is unsafe in a number of various ways. It's toxic and unsafe for your health and wellness, and it places your house in jeopardy of fires.
Creosote accumulation triggers diminished airflow and this can permit carbon monoxide gas to develop inside your residence while a fire is burning. Carbon monoxide is an odorless as well as colorless gas which can trigger flu-like symptoms, and can even cause death.
Besides the carbon monoxide gas accumulation, creosote itself is toxic. It can cause inflamed skin and eyes, breathing problems, and is carcinogenic (cancer triggering).
The most unsafe feature of creosote is that it is unbelievably combustible. It's the most common source of chimney fires. While chimneys are made to stand up to a high degree of heat, the intensity of a chimney fire can rapidly exceed this level.
Getting a chimney sweep performed is the very best as well as most reliable method to eliminate creosote. Our licensed chimney service companies take wonderful care of your chimney and your house. We suggest that you get your chimney cleaned and checked at least once a year in order to prevent fires and harmful build up.
Exactly how frequently a chimney should be cleaned depends of how often you use it as well as what materials you burn inside. Gas burning fireplaces must be examined annually. Although they burn cleaner, moisture, debris, fractures and various other issues can develop which can allow carbon monoxide to enter into the residence.
Oil burning flues need to be cleaned once a year to keep residue from building up.
Because wood burning fire places and stoves create more soot and creosote, they should be swept much more often. A great guideline is to have your chimney swept after a cord of wood has been burned within.