
Aldie, VA Virginia 20105
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A chimney sweep will do a extensive chimney cleaning to get rid of any type of deposits, soot, creosote, and also blockages from the chimney. Dirty, damaged deteriorating, and blocked chimneys trigger injuries as well as fires each year. If you use you fire place or wood burning stove, the National Fire Protection Association suggests having your chimney examined as well as swept each year in order to protect against fires.
A chimney service expert will carry out a full cleaning of your chimney. Cleaning logs are actually ineffective and also are not suggested. They will not get all the soot and creosote build-up out of the chimney like hand cleaning.
To start, a cleaning service technician will protect the inside of your residence by spreading tarps over the space, flooring, and hearth. They will cover the fireplace with plastic sheeting, inserting an commercial vacuum hose right into the fireplace, 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 outside. This will catch the fine residue, creosote, and other dust later.
Next, they will clean the whole chimney with hand held brushes, as well as brushes with extension poles. Normally they will begin on top of the chimney and work downward, thoroughly 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 vinyl sheeting and use a variety of brushes inside. Following this, everything will be vacuumed and cleaned. The plastic sheeting and tarps will be relocated outside, cleaned off and tucked back into their vehicle.
Our professional chimney experts supply a full range of services including sweeping. We give fast and also reliable service.
Creosote is a brown, oily, tar-like material which forms from burning wood or coal. It starts as a loose, downy accumulation which initially can be brushed away easily. As it builds up more, it comes to be tar-like, and is harder to eliminate, in some cases requiring the use of scrapers to remove it. If left uncleaned, and more layers develop, the creosote hardens.
When a fire is burned in the fire place or wood stove, the smoke comes to be really hot. Solidified creosote can begin to drip and melt like wax. As soon as the build up of creosote is very hefty, it limits the air movement through the chimney flue. The restricted air flow causes creosote to build up even faster.
Creosote is unsafe in a number of different ways. It's toxic and dangerous for your health, and it puts your house in jeopardy of fires.
Creosote accumulation triggers decreased airflow and this can allow carbon monoxide to accumulate inside your house while a fire is burning. Carbon monoxide is an odorless and also colorless gas which can cause flu-like symptoms, and can also lead to death.
Besides the carbon monoxide accumulation, creosote itself is poisonous. It could trigger irritated skin and eyes, respiratory troubles, and is carcinogenic (cancer triggering).
The most hazardous aspect of creosote is that it is unbelievably combustible. It's the most common source of chimney fires. While chimneys are made to withstand a high level of heat, the strength of a chimney fire can promptly exceed this level.
Getting a chimney sweep done is the very best and also most effective means to get rid of creosote. Our qualified chimney service companies take fantastic care of your chimney and also your house. We advise that you get your chimney cleaned and checked a minimum of once a year in order to avoid fires and poisonous build up.
How frequently a chimney should be cleaned depends of how frequently you use it as well as what materials you burn within. Gas burning fireplaces should be examined every year. Although they burn cleaner, dampness, debris, fractures and other issues can develop which can enable carbon monoxide to get into the residence.
Oil burning flues ought to be cleaned once a year to keep residue from building up.
Since wood burning fire places and stoves develop more soot and creosote, they must be swept more often. A good guideline is to have your chimney swept after a cord of wood has been burned inside.