
Little Neck, NY New York 11362
When you require your chimney swept, we are here and prepared to help! We provide a wide 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 do a comprehensive chimney cleaning to get rid of any deposits, residue, creosote, and blockages from the chimney. Dirty, damaged deteriorating, and obstructed chimneys trigger injuries and also fires yearly. If you use you fire place or wood burning stove, the National Fire Protection Association advises having your chimney checked and swept yearly 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 remove all the soot and creosote accumulation out of the chimney like hand cleaning.
To start, a cleaning professional will shield the inside of your house by spreading tarps over the area, flooring, and hearth. They will cover the fireplace with vinyl sheets, inserting an commercial vacuum cleaner tube right into the fireplace, and will after that tape and seal the fireplace. They'll attach extension hose pipes and run them to the commercial vacuum cleaner with a fine micron filter which rests outside. This will trap the fine soot, creosote, and other dust later on.
Next off, they will brush the entire chimney with hand held brushes, and brushes with extension rods. Generally they will start on top of the chimney and work downward, thoroughly 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 after that peel back a tiny portion of the vinyl sheeting and use a range of brushes inside. Following this, everything will be vacuumed as well as cleaned. The vinyl sheeting and tarps will be moved outside, cleaned off and tucked back into their vehicle.
Our professional chimney experts supply a full variety of services including sweeping. We offer quick and also reliable service.
Creosote is a brown, oily, tar-like material which forms from burning wood or coal. It begins as a loose, feathery build up which at first can be brushed away easily. As it accumulates much more, it comes to be tar-like, and is harder to get rid of, in some cases requiring 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 very hot. Solidified creosote can begin to drip and melt like wax. As soon as the build up of creosote is very heavy, it limits the air movement via the chimney flue. The restricted air flow causes creosote to accumulate even faster.
Creosote is harmful in a couple of various ways. It's toxic and unsafe for your health and wellness, and it places your house at risk of fires.
Creosote build up creates lessened air flow and this can permit carbon monoxide to accumulate inside your home while a fire is burning. Carbon monoxide gas is an odorless and colorless gas which can cause flu-like symptoms, and can even bring about death.
Besides the carbon monoxide accumulation, creosote itself is poisonous. It could trigger irritated skin and eyes, respiratory system issues, and is carcinogenic (cancer creating).
The most harmful thing about creosote is that it is incredibly combustible. It's the most typical cause of chimney fires. While chimneys are made to stand up to a high level of heat, the intensity of a chimney fire can quickly exceed this level.
Getting a chimney sweep performed is the very best as well as most effective method to remove creosote. Our qualified chimney service companies take fantastic care of your chimney and your house. We suggest that you get your chimney cleaned and checked at least once a year in order to prevent fires and harmful build up.
How often a chimney must be cleaned depends of just how often you use it and what materials you burn inside. Gas burning fire places must be inspected every year. Although they burn cleaner, dampness, debris, cracks and other problems can develop which can permit carbon monoxide gas to get into the house.
Oil burning flues must be cleaned annually to keep residue from developing.
Since wood burning fireplaces and stoves create more residue and creosote, they need to be swept much more often. A good guideline is to have your chimney swept after a cord of wood has been burned inside.