
Lubbock, TX Texas 79424
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A chimney sweep will do a detailed chimney cleaning to get rid of any deposits, residue, creosote, and obstructions from the chimney. Filthy, damaged deteriorating, and obstructed chimneys cause injuries as well as fires each year. If you use you fire place or wood burning stove, the National Fire Protection Association advises having your chimney checked and also swept annually in order to prevent fires.
A chimney service specialist will perform a complete cleaning of your chimney. Cleaning logs are truly ineffective and also are not recommended. They will not get all the soot and creosote accumulation out of the chimney like hand cleaning.
To begin, a cleaning specialist will shield the inside of your home by spreading tarps over the room, flooring, and hearth. They will cover the fireplace with plastic sheeting, putting an commercial vacuum cleaner tube into the fire place, and will after that tape and also seal the fireplace. They'll connect extension tubes and run them to the commercial vacuum with a fine micron filter which sits outside. This will trap the fine soot, creosote, and other dust later.
Next off, they will clean the whole chimney with hand held brushes, and brushes with extension poles. Typically they will begin on top of the chimney and work downward, carefully 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 little portion of the plastic sheet and use a variety of brushes inside. Following this, everything will be vacuumed as well as cleaned up. The vinyl sheet and tarps will be moved outside, cleaned and put away.
Our professional chimney experts offer a full range of services including sweeping. We provide rapid and dependable service.
Creosote is a brownish, oily, tar-like material which develops from burning wood or coal. It begins as a loose, downy build up which initially can be brushed away easily. As it accumulates much more, it ends up being tar-like, and is more difficult to get rid of, in some cases 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 comes to be very hot. Hardened creosote can start to drip as well as melt like wax. As soon as the build up of creosote is very hefty, it limits the air movement via the chimney flue. The restricted air flow causes creosote to accumulate even quicker.
Creosote is harmful in a number of various ways. It's toxic and hazardous for your health, and it places your home in jeopardy of fires.
Creosote accumulation triggers lessened 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 colorless gas which can cause flu-like symptoms, and can even lead to death.
Besides the carbon monoxide gas accumulation, creosote itself is toxic. It can trigger irritated skin and eyes, respiratory system problems, and is carcinogenic (cancer causing).
The most hazardous thing about creosote is that it is incredibly flammable. It's the most usual source of chimney fires. While chimneys are made to hold up against a high level of heat, the intensity of a chimney fire can swiftly exceed this degree.
Getting a chimney sweep executed is the very best as well as most reliable means to eliminate creosote. Our qualified chimney service companies take fantastic care of your chimney and also your house. We recommend that you get your chimney cleaned and inspected a minimum of yearly in order to prevent fires and harmful build up.
How often a chimney needs to be cleaned depends of just how frequently you use it and what materials you burn inside. Gas burning fire places ought to be inspected on a yearly basis. Although they burn cleaner, moisture, particles, cracks and various other issues can develop which can allow carbon monoxide gas to enter the home.
Oil burning flues should be cleaned annually to prevent soot from developing.
Since wood burning fireplaces and stoves develop even more residue and creosote, they need to be swept more often. A great rule of thumb is to have your chimney swept after a cord of wood has been burned within.