
Covington, TN Tennessee 38019
When you need your chimney swept, we are available and ready to assist! We offer a wide range of chimney services including sweeping, maintenance, and repairs. Simply give us a ring and we can help with your chimney needs!
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A chimney sweep will do a complete chimney cleaning to eliminate any deposits, soot, creosote, and also obstructions from the chimney. Filthy, damaged deteriorating, and blocked chimneys create injuries as well as fires annually. If you use you fireplace or wood burning stove, the National Fire Protection Association suggests having your chimney examined and also swept once-a-year in order to protect against fires.
A chimney service professional will perform a full cleaning of your chimney. Cleaning logs are actually ineffective and also are not advised. They will not remove all the soot and creosote buildup out of the chimney like hand cleaning.
To start, a cleaning professional will protect the inside of your home by spreading out tarps over the room, flooring, and also fireplace. They will cover the fireplace with plastic sheeting, placing an commercial vacuum hose into the fire place, and will after that tape and seal off the fireplace. They'll connect extension pipes and run them to the commercial vacuum with a fine micron filter which sits outdoors. This will catch the fine residue, creosote, and other dirt later on.
Next, they will brush the entire chimney with hand held brushes, and brushes with extension poles. Usually they will begin on top of the smokeshaft and work downward, thoroughly 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 plastic sheet and use a variety of brushes inside. Following this, everything will be vacuumed and also cleaned. The plastic sheeting and tarps will be moved outside, cleared off and tucked back into their vehicle.
Our professional chimney specialists provide a complete range of services including sweeping. We offer fast and also reputable service.
Creosote is a brownish, oily, tar-like substance which develops from burning wood or coal. It starts as a loose, downy build up which at first can be brushed away easily. As it accumulates much more, it comes to be tar-like, and is more difficult to eliminate, in some cases requiring the use of scrapers to remove it. If left uncleaned, and more layers develop, the creosote solidifies.
When a fire is burned in the fireplace or wood stove, the smoke comes to be very hot. Solidified creosote can start to drip and melt like wax. As soon as the build up of creosote is really hefty, it limits the air flow via the chimney flue. The restricted air circulation causes creosote to accumulate even faster.
Creosote is unsafe in a number of different ways. It's toxic and dangerous for your health and wellness, and it places your residence in jeopardy of fires.
Creosote accumulation causes reduced air movement and this can enable carbon monoxide gas to build up inside your residence while a fire is burning. Carbon monoxide is an odorless and also colorless gas which can cause flu-like symptoms, and can even cause death.
Besides the carbon monoxide gas build up, creosote itself is toxic. It can cause inflamed skin and eyes, respiratory problems, and is carcinogenic (cancer causing).
The most dangerous thing about creosote is that it is incredibly flammable. It's the most common source of chimney fires. While chimneys are made to stand up to a high level of heat, the strength of a chimney fire can rapidly exceed this level.
Getting a chimney sweep performed is the very best and most reliable way to get rid of creosote. Our qualified chimney service companies take excellent care of your chimney and also your home. We advise that you get your chimney cleaned and examined at least annually in order to protect against fires and poisonous build up.
How often a chimney needs to be cleaned depends of exactly how frequently you use it and also what materials you burn inside. Gas burning fire places should be inspected annually. Although they burn cleaner, moisture, debris, fractures and various other concerns can develop which can allow carbon monoxide gas to get into the home.
Oil burning flues need to be cleaned annually to prevent residue from developing.
Because wood burning fire places and stoves develop more residue and creosote, they should be swept more frequently. A great general rule is to have your chimney swept after a cord of wood has been burned within.