
Boulder Junction, WI Wisconsin 54512
When you need 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 complete chimney cleaning to get rid of any kind of deposits, residue, creosote, as well as obstructions from the chimney. Filthy, damaged deteriorating, and obstructed chimneys cause injuries as well as fires every year. If you use you fire place or wood burning stove, the National Fire Protection Association advises having your chimney inspected 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 not effective 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 technician will shield the inside of your home by spreading out tarps over the area, floor, and fireplace. They will cover the fireplace with vinyl sheeting, placing an commercial vacuum hose into the fireplace, and will then tape and seal the fire place. They'll connect extension hoses and run them to the industrial vacuum cleaner with a fine micron filter which rests outside. This will catch the fine residue, creosote, and other dirt later.
Next off, they will brush the whole chimney with hand held brushes, and brushes with extension rods. Typically they will begin at the top of the chimney and work downward, meticulously brushing 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 area of the vinyl sheeting and use a variety of brushes inside. Following this, everything will be vacuumed as well as cleaned. The plastic sheet and tarps will be relocated outside, cleared off and put away.
Our professional chimney specialists supply a full variety of services including sweeping. We give rapid and trustworthy service.
Creosote is a brownish, oily, tar-like material which develops from burning wood or coal. It begins as a loose, downy accumulation which in the beginning can be brushed away easily. As it builds up much more, it becomes tar-like, and is harder to remove, sometimes 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 becomes very hot. Solidified creosote can begin to drip and also melt like wax. When the build up of creosote is extremely heavy, it limits the airflow through the chimney flue. The restricted air flow causes creosote to build up even quicker.
Creosote is hazardous in a number of various ways. It's toxic and harmful for your health and wellness, and it puts your residence in danger of fires.
Creosote accumulation triggers decreased air movement and this can allow carbon monoxide to accumulate inside your residence 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 build up, creosote itself is poisonous. It could trigger inflamed skin and eyes, respiratory issues, and is carcinogenic (cancer causing).
The most dangerous aspect of creosote is that it is unbelievably combustible. It's the most typical cause of chimney fires. While chimneys are made to stand up to a high level of heat, the intensity of a chimney fire can rapidly surpass this level.
Getting a chimney sweep executed is the best and most reliable means to get rid of creosote. Our qualified chimney service companies take great care of your chimney and your house. We suggest that you get your chimney cleaned and checked a minimum of annually in order to prevent fires and poisonous build up.
How frequently a chimney needs to be cleaned depends of just how frequently you use it and also what materials you burn within. Gas burning fire places ought to be inspected on a yearly basis. Although they burn cleaner, dampness, debris, cracks and other issues can develop which can permit carbon monoxide gas to get into the residence.
Oil burning flues need to be cleaned yearly to prevent residue from building up.
Since wood burning fireplaces and stoves develop even more residue and creosote, they should be swept more regularly. A great general rule is to have your chimney swept after a cord of wood has been burned inside.