
Trenton, MI Michigan 48183
When you need 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 get rid of any type of deposits, soot, creosote, and obstructions from the chimney. Filthy, damaged deteriorating, and blocked chimneys trigger injuries as well as fires annually. If you use you fireplace or wood burning stove, the National Fire Protection Association advises having your chimney checked and also swept annually in order to prevent fires.
A chimney service professional will perform a total cleaning of your chimney. Cleaning logs are really not effective and are not advised. They will not remove all the soot and creosote buildup out of the chimney like hand cleaning.
To begin, a cleaning professional will shield the inside of your residence by spreading tarps over the room, floor, and hearth. They will cover the fireplace with plastic sheets, putting an commercial vacuum cleaner pipe into the fireplace, and will after that tape and also seal the fire place. They'll attach extension hoses and run them to the commercial vacuum cleaner with a fine micron filter which rests outside. This will trap the fine soot, creosote, and other dirt later on.
Next, they will brush the whole chimney with hand held brushes, and also brushes with extension poles. Generally they will begin at the top of the smokeshaft and work downward, meticulously 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 little portion of the plastic sheet and use a variety of brushes inside. Following this, everything will be vacuumed as well as cleaned. The vinyl sheet and tarps will be relocated outside, cleared off and tucked back into their vehicle.
Our professional chimney specialists offer a complete range of services including sweeping. We offer rapid and reputable service.
Creosote is a brown, oily, tar-like compound which forms 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 comes to be tar-like, and is more difficult to remove, in some cases requiring the use of scrapers to remove it. If left uncleaned, and more layers develop, the creosote solidifies.
When a fire is burned in the fireplace or wood stove, the smoke becomes extremely hot. Solidified creosote can start 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 accumulate even faster.
Creosote is unsafe in a couple of different ways. It's toxic and hazardous for your health and wellness, and it places your house in danger of fires.
Creosote accumulation triggers diminished air flow and this can allow carbon monoxide gas to accumulate inside your home while a fire is burning. Carbon monoxide gas is an odorless as well as colorless gas which can cause flu-like symptoms, and can even bring about death.
Besides the carbon monoxide accumulation, creosote itself is toxic. It can cause irritated skin and eyes, respiratory issues, and is carcinogenic (cancer triggering).
The most hazardous feature of creosote is that it is unbelievably flammable. It's the most usual cause of chimney fires. While chimneys are made to hold up against a high degree of heat, the strength of a chimney fire can quickly exceed this degree.
Getting a chimney sweep executed is the very best and most reliable method to remove creosote. Our licensed chimney service companies take great care of your chimney and also your house. We advise that you get your chimney cleaned and checked at least annually in order to prevent fires and poisonous build up.
How frequently a chimney needs to be cleaned depends of just how frequently you use it and also what materials you burn within. Gas burning fire places need to be checked annually. Although they burn cleaner, dampness, particles, fractures and various other concerns can develop which can permit carbon monoxide to enter into the house.
Oil burning flues must be cleaned annually to prevent residue from accumulating.
Because wood burning fireplaces and stoves develop more soot and creosote, they must be swept much more often. A great general rule is to have your chimney swept after a cord of wood has been burned within.