
Thomasville, NC North Carolina 27360
When you require your chimney swept, we are available and prepared to assist! We provide a full range of chimney services including sweeping, maintenance, and repairs. Simply give us a call and we can help with your chimney needs!
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A chimney sweep will certainly do a comprehensive chimney cleaning to get rid of any type of deposits, soot, creosote, and also obstructions from the chimney. Dirty, damaged deteriorating, and blocked chimneys cause injuries and also fires every year. If you use you fire place or wood burning stove, the National Fire Protection Association recommends having your chimney inspected and swept every year in order to prevent fires.
A chimney service expert will perform a complete cleaning of your chimney. Cleaning logs are truly 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 start, a cleaning technician will shield the inside of your home by spreading out tarps over the space, floor, and also hearth. They will cover the fireplace with plastic sheets, inserting an commercial vacuum hose right into the fireplace, and will then tape and also seal off the fire place. They'll connect extension tubes and run them to the commercial vacuum with a fine micron filter which sits outdoors. This will trap the fine residue, creosote, and other dust later on.
Next off, they will brush the whole chimney with hand held brushes, and also brushes with extension poles. Generally they will start at the 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 little portion of the plastic sheeting and use a range of brushes inside. Following this, everything will be vacuumed and cleaned. The plastic sheet and tarps will be relocated outside, cleaned off and tucked back into their vehicle.
Our professional chimney experts offer a complete variety of services including sweeping. We give quick as well as reliable service.
Creosote is a brown, oily, tar-like compound which develops from burning wood or coal. It begins as a loose, downy accumulation which at first can be brushed away easily. As it builds up much more, it becomes tar-like, and is harder to remove, in some cases 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 becomes extremely hot. Hard creosote can begin to drip and also melt like wax. Once the build up of creosote is extremely hefty, it limits the air movement via the chimney flue. The restricted air flow causes creosote to accumulate even faster.
Creosote is harmful in a number of different ways. It's toxic and dangerous for your health, and it puts your house in danger of fires.
Creosote build up causes diminished air movement and this can enable carbon monoxide gas to develop inside your home while a fire is burning. Carbon monoxide gas is an odorless and also colorless gas which can cause flu-like symptoms, and can also bring about death.
Besides the carbon monoxide gas accumulation, creosote itself is toxic. It could cause inflamed skin and eyes, respiratory system troubles, and is carcinogenic (cancer triggering).
The most dangerous thing about creosote is that it is unbelievably flammable. It's the most usual cause of chimney fires. While chimneys are made to endure a high degree of heat, the strength of a chimney fire can swiftly surpass this level.
Getting a chimney sweep performed is the best and most reliable way to get rid of creosote. Our qualified chimney service companies take terrific care of your chimney and also your home. We advise that you get your chimney cleaned and examined at the very least yearly in order to prevent fires and toxic build up.
How often a chimney must be cleaned depends of just how frequently you use it and also what materials you burn inside. Gas burning fire places should be inspected yearly. Although they burn cleaner, dampness, particles, cracks and other issues can develop which can allow carbon monoxide gas to get into the home.
Oil burning flues must be cleaned yearly to keep residue from accumulating.
Because wood burning fire places and stoves produce even more residue and creosote, they ought to be swept much more often. A great general rule is to have your chimney swept after a cord of wood has been burned within.