Winston Salem, NC North Carolina 27107
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A chimney sweep will do a thorough chimney cleaning to eliminate any deposits, soot, creosote, and also blockages from the chimney. Dirty, damaged deteriorating, and blocked chimneys create injuries and fires annually. If you use you fire place or wood burning stove, the National Fire Protection Association recommends having your chimney checked and also swept once-a-year in order to protect against fires.
A chimney service specialist will perform a complete cleaning of your chimney. Cleaning logs are really not effective and also are not recommended. They will not remove 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 residence by spreading out tarps over the space, floor, as well as hearth. They will cover the fire place with vinyl sheeting, putting an commercial vacuum cleaner tube into the fire place, and will after that tape and also seal the fire place. They'll connect extension hoses and run them to the industrial vacuum with a fine micron filter which rests outside. This will trap the fine residue, creosote, and other dust later on.
Next off, they will clean the entire chimney with hand held brushes, and also brushes with extension rods. Typically they will begin at the top of the smokeshaft and work downward, very carefully 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 small portion of the vinyl sheeting and use a range of brushes inside. Following this, everything will be vacuumed and cleaned up. The plastic sheet and tarps will be relocated outside, cleaned and tucked back into their vehicle.
Our expert chimney specialists provide a full range 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 starts as a loose, feathery build up which in the beginning can be brushed away easily. As it accumulates more, it ends up being tar-like, and is more difficult to get rid of, 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 fire place or wood stove, the smoke becomes really hot. Solidified creosote can begin to drip and melt like wax. Once the build up of creosote is extremely hefty, it limits the air movement through the chimney flue. The restricted air circulation causes creosote to accumulate even quicker.
Creosote is dangerous in a number of different ways. It's toxic and unsafe for your health, and it puts your home in jeopardy of fires.
Creosote build up creates reduced airflow and this can enable 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 trigger flu-like symptoms, and can even result in death.
Besides the carbon monoxide gas accumulation, creosote itself is poisonous. It can trigger irritated skin and eyes, breathing troubles, and is carcinogenic (cancer causing).
The most harmful feature of creosote is that it is extremely flammable. It's the most typical source of chimney fires. While chimneys are made to stand up to a high level of heat, the intensity of a chimney fire can rapidly surpass this degree.
Getting a chimney sweep executed is the best and also most effective method to remove creosote. Our qualified chimney service companies take wonderful care of your chimney and your house. We advise that you get your chimney cleaned and checked a minimum of annually in order to protect against fires and poisonous build up.
Exactly how frequently a chimney needs to be cleaned depends of exactly how frequently you use it as well as what materials you burn inside. Gas burning fireplaces need to be inspected yearly. Although they burn cleaner, dampness, particles, fractures and other problems can develop which can enable carbon monoxide to get into the house.
Oil burning flues must be cleaned annually to prevent soot from accumulating.
Due to the fact that wood burning fireplaces and stoves create more residue and creosote, they need to be swept more often. A great guideline is to have your chimney swept after a cord of wood has been burned inside.