
Advance, NC North Carolina 27006
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A chimney sweep will do a detailed chimney cleaning to get rid of any kind of deposits, residue, creosote, as well as obstructions from the chimney. Dirty, damaged deteriorating, and obstructed chimneys cause injuries and fires every year. If you use you fireplace or wood burning stove, the National Fire Protection Association advises having your chimney inspected as well as swept each year in order to protect against fires.
A chimney service professional will execute a complete cleaning of your chimney. Cleaning logs are actually ineffective and are not advised. They will not get all the soot and creosote build-up out of the chimney like hand cleaning.
To begin, a cleaning professional will protect the inside of your house by spreading tarps over the room, floor, and also fireplace. They will cover the fireplace with vinyl sheeting, inserting an industrial vacuum cleaner pipe right into the fireplace, and will then tape and also seal off the fire place. They'll attach extension tubes and run them to the industrial vacuum with a fine micron filter which rests outside. This will catch the fine residue, creosote, and other dust later.
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 chimney and work downward, meticulously 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 vinyl sheet and use a range of brushes inside. Following this, everything will be vacuumed as well as cleaned up. The vinyl sheet and tarps will be moved outside, cleaned off and put away.
Our professional chimney specialists provide a complete variety of services including sweeping. We provide quick and also dependable service.
Creosote is a brownish, oily, tar-like material which forms from burning wood or coal. It starts as a loose, downy accumulation which at first can be brushed away easily. As it builds up more, it comes to be tar-like, and is more difficult to remove, occasionally 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. Hard creosote can begin to drip as well as melt like wax. When the build up of creosote is really heavy, it limits the air movement through the chimney flue. The restricted air circulation causes creosote to build up even quicker.
Creosote is unsafe in a couple of different ways. It's toxic and unsafe for your health, and it places your house at risk of fires.
Creosote build up causes decreased air flow and this can allow carbon monoxide gas to develop inside your house while a fire is burning. Carbon monoxide is an odorless and colorless gas which can cause flu-like symptoms, and can even bring about death.
Besides the carbon monoxide gas accumulation, creosote itself is poisonous. It might trigger irritated skin and eyes, breathing problems, and is carcinogenic (cancer triggering).
The most dangerous thing about creosote is that it is incredibly combustible. It's the most common cause of chimney fires. While chimneys are made to stand up to a high degree of heat, the strength of a chimney fire can swiftly exceed this level.
Getting a chimney sweep done is the best as well as most reliable way to get rid of creosote. Our licensed chimney service companies take fantastic care of your chimney and also your house. We recommend that you get your chimney cleaned and examined a minimum of once a year in order to avoid fires and harmful build up.
How frequently a chimney should be cleaned depends of just how frequently you use it as well as what materials you burn inside. Gas burning fireplaces ought to be inspected on a yearly basis. Although they burn cleaner, moisture, particles, fractures and other problems can develop which can enable carbon monoxide gas to enter the house.
Oil burning flues should be cleaned once a year to prevent residue from building up.
Since wood burning fireplaces and stoves produce more residue and creosote, they should be swept much more regularly. A good rule of thumb is to have your chimney swept after a cord of wood has been burned within.