
Bishopville, SC South Carolina 29010
When you need your chimney swept, we are here and prepared to assist! 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 extensive chimney cleaning to eliminate any deposits, soot, creosote, as well as obstructions from the chimney. Filthy, damaged deteriorating, and blocked chimneys cause injuries as well as fires each year. If you use you fireplace or wood burning stove, the National Fire Protection Association suggests having your chimney inspected and swept yearly in order to prevent fires.
A chimney service expert will do a complete cleaning of your chimney. Cleaning logs are really ineffective and also are not advised. They will not get all the soot and creosote buildup out of the chimney like hand cleaning.
To start, a cleaning service technician will shield the inside of your house by spreading tarps over the room, floor, and also fireplace. They will cover the fire place with vinyl sheeting, putting an commercial vacuum cleaner pipe into the fire place, and will after that tape and seal the fire place. They'll connect extension hoses and run them to the commercial vacuum with a fine micron filter which sits outside. This will trap the fine residue, creosote, and other dirt later on.
Next, they will clean the whole chimney with hand held brushes, and brushes with extension rods. Generally they will start at the top of the chimney and work downward, very carefully 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 after that peel back a small portion of the plastic sheet and use a range of brushes inside. Following this, everything will be vacuumed and cleaned up. The vinyl sheet and tarps will be moved outside, cleaned and tucked back into their vehicle.
Our professional chimney experts provide a complete range of services including sweeping. We give fast and also trustworthy service.
Creosote is a brownish, oily, tar-like material which develops from burning wood or coal. It starts as a loose, downy accumulation which initially can be brushed away easily. As it accumulates much more, it comes to be tar-like, and is more difficult to get rid of, sometimes needing the use of scrapers to remove it. If left uncleaned, and more layers develop, the creosote solidifies.
When a fire is burned in the fire place or wood stove, the smoke comes to be very hot. Hard creosote can begin to drip and melt like wax. As soon as the build up of creosote is really heavy, it limits the airflow via the chimney flue. The restricted air flow causes creosote to accumulate even quicker.
Creosote is hazardous in a number of different ways. It's toxic and dangerous for your health and wellness, and it places your residence in danger of fires.
Creosote accumulation creates diminished air flow and this can permit carbon monoxide gas to accumulate inside your residence while a fire is burning. Carbon monoxide gas is an odorless and colorless gas which can cause flu-like symptoms, and can also bring about death.
Besides the carbon monoxide build up, creosote itself is toxic. It could trigger inflamed skin and eyes, breathing issues, and is carcinogenic (cancer causing).
The most unsafe thing about creosote is that it is exceptionally flammable. It's the most usual source of chimney fires. While chimneys are made to endure a high level of heat, the intensity of a chimney fire can rapidly surpass this degree.
Getting a chimney sweep done is the very best and also most reliable way to remove creosote. Our licensed chimney service companies take terrific care of your chimney and also your house. We recommend that you get your chimney cleaned and examined at least annually in order to prevent fires and harmful build up.
How frequently a chimney must be cleaned depends of how frequently you use it as well as what materials you burn inside. Gas burning fireplaces ought to be checked every year. Although they burn cleaner, dampness, particles, fractures and other problems can develop which can allow carbon monoxide to enter the house.
Oil burning flues should be cleaned yearly to keep soot from accumulating.
Due to the fact that wood burning fireplaces and stoves create even more soot and creosote, they should be swept much more frequently. A good general rule is to have your chimney swept after a cord of wood has been burned inside.