
Mukilteo, WA Washington 98275
When you require your chimney swept, we are here and prepared to assist! We provide a full range of chimney services including sweeping, maintenance, and repairs. Simply give us a call and we can assist with your chimney needs!
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A chimney sweep will do a thorough chimney cleaning to get rid of any kind of deposits, residue, creosote, and blockages from the chimney. Filthy, damaged deteriorating, and blocked chimneys trigger injuries and also fires each year. If you use you fireplace or wood burning stove, the National Fire Protection Association advises having your chimney examined and also swept annually in order to prevent fires.
A chimney service specialist will do a complete cleaning of your chimney. Cleaning logs are truly not effective and also are not suggested. They will not get all the soot and creosote buildup out of the chimney like hand cleaning.
To start, a cleaning technician will protect the inside of your house by spreading tarps over the room, flooring, as well as fireplace. They will cover the fire place with plastic sheeting, putting an industrial vacuum cleaner pipe right into the fire place, and will after that tape and seal the fire place. They'll attach extension pipes and run them to the commercial vacuum cleaner with a fine micron filter which sits outdoors. This will catch the fine residue, creosote, and other dirt later.
Next, they will brush the entire chimney with hand held brushes, and brushes with extension rods. Usually they will begin at the top of the smokeshaft and work downward, thoroughly cleaning all the surfaces. 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 sheeting and use a variety of brushes inside. Following this, everything will be vacuumed and also cleaned. The vinyl sheet and tarps will be moved outside, cleared off and put away.
Our professional chimney experts provide a full variety of services including sweeping. We provide quick and also trustworthy service.
Creosote is a brownish, oily, tar-like substance which develops from burning wood or coal. It begins as a loose, downy build up which in the beginning can be brushed away easily. As it accumulates more, it ends up being tar-like, and is harder to remove, occasionally needing the use of scrapers to remove it. If left uncleaned, and more layers develop, the creosote solidifies.
When a fire is burned in the fire place or wood stove, the smoke becomes extremely hot. Hardened creosote can begin to drip and also melt like wax. Once the build up of creosote is very hefty, it limits the air flow via the chimney flue. The restricted air flow causes creosote to build up even faster.
Creosote is harmful in a couple of various ways. It's toxic and hazardous for your health and wellness, and it puts your house at risk of fires.
Creosote build up creates diminished airflow and this can enable carbon monoxide to build up inside your residence while a fire is burning. Carbon monoxide is an odorless and colorless gas which can cause flu-like symptoms, and can also result in death.
Besides the carbon monoxide accumulation, creosote itself is toxic. It can trigger irritated skin and eyes, breathing issues, and is carcinogenic (cancer causing).
The most harmful aspect of creosote is that it is exceptionally flammable. It's the most typical cause of chimney fires. While chimneys are made to withstand a high degree of heat, the intensity of a chimney fire can quickly surpass this degree.
Getting a chimney sweep done is the best and most reliable way to eliminate creosote. Our qualified chimney service companies take fantastic care of your chimney and your residence. We advise that you get your chimney cleaned and examined at least yearly in order to avoid fires and hazardous build up.
How frequently a chimney needs to be cleaned depends of how frequently you use it as well as what materials you burn within. Gas burning fire places ought to be examined every year. Although they burn cleaner, moisture, particles, cracks and other problems can develop which can permit carbon monoxide gas to get into the house.
Oil burning flues need to be cleaned yearly to prevent residue from developing.
Because wood burning fire places and stoves produce more residue and creosote, they need to be swept much more frequently. A great general rule is to have your chimney swept after a cord of wood has been burned inside.