Stanley, NC North Carolina 28164
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A chimney sweep will do a comprehensive chimney cleaning to get rid of any kind of deposits, residue, creosote, and also blockages from the chimney. Filthy, damaged deteriorating, and blocked chimneys cause injuries as well as fires yearly. If you use you fire place or wood burning stove, the National Fire Protection Association suggests having your chimney inspected and swept once a year in order to protect against fires.
A chimney service professional will perform a total cleaning of your chimney. Cleaning logs are really not effective and are not recommended. They will not get all the soot and creosote build-up out of the chimney like hand cleaning.
To begin, a cleaning professional will shield the inside of your home by spreading tarps over the area, floor, and hearth. 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 seal off the fireplace. They'll attach extension pipes and run them to the commercial vacuum with a fine micron filter which sits outdoors. This will catch the fine soot, creosote, and other dust later.
Next off, they will clean the entire chimney with hand held brushes, and brushes with extension rods. Generally they will start on top of the smokeshaft 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 small portion of the plastic sheeting and use a variety of brushes inside. Following this, everything will be vacuumed and cleaned up. The plastic sheet and tarps will be relocated outside, cleaned and put away.
Our professional chimney experts supply a complete range of services including sweeping. We give fast and also trustworthy service.
Creosote is a brown, 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 becomes tar-like, and is more difficult to remove, occasionally needing the use of scrapers to remove it. If left uncleaned, and even more layers develop, the creosote solidifies.
When a fire is burned in the fireplace or wood stove, the smoke comes to be very hot. Hard creosote can start to drip and melt like wax. As soon as the build up of creosote is extremely hefty, it limits the air flow via the chimney flue. The restricted air circulation causes creosote to accumulate even quicker.
Creosote is hazardous in a number of different ways. It's toxic and harmful for your health and wellness, and it places your house in danger of fires.
Creosote build up causes lessened air flow and this can allow carbon monoxide to build up inside your house 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 build up, creosote itself is poisonous. It could trigger irritated skin and eyes, respiratory system issues, and is carcinogenic (cancer causing).
The most harmful thing about creosote is that it is unbelievably combustible. It's the most common source of chimney fires. While chimneys are made to endure a high degree of heat, the intensity of a chimney fire can promptly surpass this level.
Getting a chimney sweep done is the very best as well as most reliable way to eliminate creosote. Our licensed chimney service companies take wonderful care of your chimney and your residence. We advise that you get your chimney cleaned and inspected at the very least annually in order to avoid fires and toxic build up.
Just how frequently a chimney needs to be cleaned depends of just how frequently you use it and also what materials you burn inside. Gas burning fireplaces should be examined yearly. Although they burn cleaner, dampness, debris, fractures and various other issues can develop which can permit carbon monoxide gas to enter into the home.
Oil burning flues should be cleaned annually to prevent residue from building up.
Since wood burning fire places and stoves create even more residue and creosote, they need to be swept more frequently. A good general rule is to have your chimney swept after a cord of wood has been burned inside.