
Roanoke, TX Texas 76262
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A chimney sweep will do a complete chimney cleaning to get rid of any deposits, residue, creosote, as well as blockages from the chimney. Filthy, damaged deteriorating, and obstructed chimneys trigger injuries and 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 full cleaning of your chimney. Cleaning logs are really not effective and also are not recommended. They will not remove all the soot and creosote accumulation out of the chimney like hand cleaning.
To begin, a cleaning professional will protect the inside of your residence by spreading out tarps over the space, flooring, and also fireplace. They will cover the fireplace with vinyl sheets, inserting an industrial vacuum hose pipe into the fireplace, and will then tape and seal the fire place. They'll connect extension tubes and run them to the commercial vacuum cleaner with a fine micron filter which sits outside. This will trap the fine soot, creosote, and other dirt later.
Next off, they will brush the whole chimney with hand held brushes, as well as brushes with extension rods. Normally they will begin on top of the smokeshaft and work downward, meticulously 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 range of brushes inside. Following this, everything will be vacuumed as well as cleaned. The plastic sheet and tarps will be relocated outside, cleaned off and put away.
Our professional chimney specialists offer a full range of services including sweeping. We offer fast as well as reliable service.
Creosote is a brownish, oily, tar-like material which forms from burning wood or coal. It starts as a loose, feathery accumulation which at first can be brushed away easily. As it builds up much more, it becomes tar-like, and is more difficult to get rid of, occasionally 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 fireplace or wood stove, the smoke becomes really hot. Hard creosote can start to drip and melt like wax. As soon as the build up of creosote is extremely hefty, it restricts the airflow through the chimney flue. The restricted air circulation causes creosote to accumulate even faster.
Creosote is dangerous in a number of different ways. It's toxic and unsafe for your health, and it puts your residence at risk of fires.
Creosote accumulation causes diminished air movement and this can enable carbon monoxide gas to accumulate inside your home while a fire is burning. Carbon monoxide is an odorless and colorless gas which can trigger flu-like symptoms, and can even cause death.
Besides the carbon monoxide accumulation, creosote itself is toxic. It might trigger inflamed skin and eyes, respiratory problems, and is carcinogenic (cancer creating).
The most hazardous aspect of creosote is that it is unbelievably 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 rapidly exceed this degree.
Getting a chimney sweep carried out is the best as well as most reliable method to remove creosote. Our qualified chimney service companies take fantastic care of your chimney as well as your residence. We recommend that you get your chimney cleaned and inspected at the very least once a year in order to avoid fires and hazardous build up.
Just how frequently a chimney needs to be cleaned depends of exactly how often you use it as well as what materials you burn within. Gas burning fireplaces ought to be examined on a yearly basis. Although they burn cleaner, moisture, debris, fractures and various other issues can develop which can allow carbon monoxide gas to get into the residence.
Oil burning flues need to be cleaned once a year to prevent residue from building up.
Since wood burning fire places and stoves produce even more soot and creosote, they should be swept much more often. A great general rule is to have your chimney swept after a cord of wood has been burned within.