
Warrenton, VA Virginia 20187
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A chimney sweep will do a comprehensive chimney cleaning to get rid of any type of deposits, soot, creosote, as well as obstructions from the chimney. Dirty, damaged deteriorating, and obstructed chimneys trigger injuries and also fires annually. If you use you fire place or wood burning stove, the National Fire Protection Association recommends having your chimney examined and swept annually in order to protect against fires.
A chimney service specialist will execute a complete cleaning of your chimney. Cleaning logs are truly ineffective and are not advised. They will not remove all the soot and creosote accumulation out of the chimney like hand cleaning.
To start, a cleaning professional will protect the inside of your house by spreading out tarps over the space, floor, as well as fireplace. They will cover the fire place with vinyl sheets, placing an commercial vacuum hose into the fire place, and will after that tape and also seal off the fire place. They'll connect extension hose pipes and run them to the industrial vacuum cleaner with a fine micron filter which rests outside. This will trap the fine soot, creosote, and other dirt later.
Next, they will clean the entire chimney with hand held brushes, as well as brushes with extension poles. Normally they will begin at the top of the smokeshaft and work downward, thoroughly cleaning 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 small portion of the plastic sheet and use a variety of brushes inside. Following this, everything will be vacuumed and also cleaned up. The plastic sheet and tarps will be moved outside, cleaned and put away.
Our professional chimney experts supply a complete range of services including sweeping. We offer rapid and reliable service.
Creosote is a brown, oily, tar-like substance which develops from burning wood or coal. It begins as a loose, feathery accumulation which initially can be brushed away easily. As it builds up much more, it ends up being tar-like, and is harder to remove, 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 extremely hot. Hard creosote can start to drip and melt like wax. Once the build up of creosote is very hefty, it restricts the airflow 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 hazardous for your health, and it puts your residence in jeopardy of fires.
Creosote build up creates reduced air flow and this can enable carbon monoxide gas to accumulate inside your residence while a fire is burning. Carbon monoxide is an odorless and colorless gas which can trigger flu-like symptoms, and can even lead to death.
Besides the carbon monoxide accumulation, creosote itself is toxic. It might trigger irritated skin and eyes, breathing troubles, and is carcinogenic (cancer creating).
The most hazardous feature of creosote is that it is unbelievably combustible. It's the most common cause of chimney fires. While chimneys are made to hold up against a high level of heat, the intensity of a chimney fire can promptly surpass this level.
Getting a chimney sweep executed is the best as well as most reliable way to eliminate creosote. Our licensed chimney service companies take great care of your chimney and your residence. We recommend that you get your chimney cleaned and inspected at the very least yearly in order to prevent fires and poisonous build up.
Exactly how often a chimney needs to be cleaned depends of exactly how often you use it and what materials you burn within. Gas burning fireplaces must be inspected on a yearly basis. Although they burn cleaner, dampness, debris, cracks and various other problems can develop which can enable carbon monoxide to enter into the house.
Oil burning flues should be cleaned once a year to prevent residue from developing.
Because wood burning fireplaces and stoves create even more soot and creosote, they should be swept much more frequently. A good guideline is to have your chimney swept after a cord of wood has been burned inside.