
Leicester, NC North Carolina 28748
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A chimney sweep will do a complete chimney cleaning to remove any kind of deposits, soot, creosote, and blockages from the chimney. Dirty, damaged deteriorating, and obstructed chimneys create injuries and fires every year. If you use you fire place or wood burning stove, the National Fire Protection Association suggests having your chimney inspected as well as swept annually in order to protect against fires.
A chimney service specialist will perform a total cleaning of your chimney. Cleaning logs are actually ineffective and also are not advised. They will not get all the soot and creosote accumulation out of the chimney like hand cleaning.
To start, a cleaning specialist will shield the inside of your home by spreading tarps over the space, flooring, and also fireplace. They will cover the fireplace with vinyl sheets, putting an commercial vacuum cleaner hose into the fireplace, and will then tape and seal off the fireplace. They'll attach extension hose pipes and run them to the commercial vacuum with a fine micron filter which rests outside. This will catch the fine soot, creosote, and other dirt later on.
Next, they will clean the whole chimney with hand held brushes, as well as brushes with extension poles. Normally they will start on top of the smokeshaft and work downward, meticulously cleaning 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 tiny portion of the plastic sheet and use a variety of brushes inside. Following this, everything will be vacuumed and also cleaned up. The plastic sheeting and tarps will be moved outside, cleaned and tucked back into their vehicle.
Our professional chimney experts provide a complete variety of services including sweeping. We give rapid as well as reliable service.
Creosote is a brownish, oily, tar-like material which forms 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 harder 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 fireplace or wood stove, the smoke comes to be really hot. Solidified creosote can start to drip and also melt like wax. As soon as 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 unsafe in a couple of various ways. It's toxic and dangerous for your health, and it puts your house at risk of fires.
Creosote build up creates reduced air flow and this can permit carbon monoxide gas to build up inside your house while a fire is burning. Carbon monoxide gas is an odorless and colorless gas which can cause flu-like symptoms, and can even cause death.
Besides the carbon monoxide build up, creosote itself is toxic. It might trigger inflamed skin and eyes, respiratory troubles, and is carcinogenic (cancer creating).
The most dangerous thing about creosote is that it is incredibly combustible. It's the most common source of chimney fires. While chimneys are made to hold up against a high degree of heat, the intensity of a chimney fire can promptly exceed this level.
Getting a chimney sweep executed is the very best and most reliable method to get rid of creosote. Our qualified chimney service companies take great care of your chimney and your house. We advise that you get your chimney cleaned and checked a minimum of once a year in order to avoid fires and poisonous build up.
Exactly how frequently a chimney needs to be cleaned depends of just how often you use it and what materials you burn within. Gas burning fireplaces ought to be checked on a yearly basis. Although they burn cleaner, moisture, particles, cracks and various other problems can develop which can permit carbon monoxide gas to get into the house.
Oil burning flues must be cleaned yearly to prevent residue from accumulating.
Because wood burning fireplaces and stoves produce more residue and creosote, they need to be swept a lot more often. A good guideline is to have your chimney swept after a cord of wood has been burned inside.