Marshall, TX Texas 75670
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A chimney sweep will do a thorough chimney cleaning to get rid of any deposits, residue, creosote, as well as obstructions from the chimney. Dirty, damaged deteriorating, and obstructed chimneys cause injuries and also fires each year. If you use you fireplace or wood burning stove, the National Fire Protection Association recommends having your chimney inspected and swept yearly in order to prevent fires.
A chimney service professional will perform a total cleaning of your chimney. Cleaning logs are truly not effective and are not recommended. They will not get all the soot and creosote build-up out of the chimney like hand cleaning.
To start, a cleaning technician will shield the inside of your residence by spreading tarps over the space, floor, as well as fireplace. They will cover the fireplace with vinyl sheets, placing an commercial vacuum cleaner hose right into the fire place, and will then tape and also seal off the fire place. They'll attach extension hose pipes and run them to the industrial vacuum cleaner with a fine micron filter which sits outdoors. This will trap the fine soot, creosote, and other dirt later on.
Next, they will brush the whole chimney with hand held brushes, as well as brushes with extension poles. Typically they will start at the 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 then peel back a tiny portion of the plastic sheeting and use a variety of brushes inside. Following this, everything will be vacuumed and cleaned. The vinyl sheet and tarps will be relocated outside, cleared off and tucked back into their vehicle.
Our professional chimney specialists offer a full variety of services including sweeping. We offer fast as well as reliable service.
Creosote is a brown, oily, tar-like substance which forms 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 becomes tar-like, and is harder to eliminate, occasionally requiring the use of scrapers to remove it. If left uncleaned, and even more layers develop, the creosote hardens.
When a fire is burned in the fire place or wood stove, the smoke comes to be extremely hot. Hardened creosote can start to drip and also melt like wax. Once the build up of creosote is extremely hefty, it limits the air flow through 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 unsafe for your health, and it puts your residence in danger of fires.
Creosote build up causes reduced airflow and this can enable carbon monoxide to accumulate inside your house while a fire is burning. Carbon monoxide is an odorless as well as colorless gas which can cause flu-like symptoms, and can even cause death.
Besides the carbon monoxide gas accumulation, creosote itself is toxic. It can cause inflamed skin and eyes, respiratory system problems, and is carcinogenic (cancer causing).
The most harmful feature of creosote is that it is extremely flammable. It's the most common source of chimney fires. While chimneys are made to withstand a high level of heat, the intensity of a chimney fire can swiftly surpass this level.
Getting a chimney sweep performed is the best and most reliable means to remove creosote. Our qualified chimney service companies take wonderful care of your chimney as well as your home. We advise that you get your chimney cleaned and checked at the very least yearly in order to avoid fires and harmful build up.
How frequently a chimney should be cleaned depends of just how frequently you use it and what materials you burn within. Gas burning fire places should be inspected every year. Although they burn cleaner, dampness, debris, cracks and other issues can develop which can enable carbon monoxide gas to enter the residence.
Oil burning flues must be cleaned annually to prevent soot from accumulating.
Since wood burning fireplaces and stoves develop even more residue and creosote, they ought to be swept more frequently. A great rule of thumb is to have your chimney swept after a cord of wood has been burned within.