
Caledonia, WI Wisconsin 53108
When you require your chimney swept, we are available and ready to help! We provide a full range of chimney services including sweeping, maintenance, and repairs. Simply give us a call and we can help with your chimney needs!
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A chimney sweep will do a comprehensive chimney cleaning to remove any kind of deposits, residue, creosote, as well as blockages from the chimney. Dirty, damaged deteriorating, and obstructed chimneys create injuries and fires annually. If you use you fireplace or wood burning stove, the National Fire Protection Association suggests having your chimney checked as well as swept yearly in order to protect against fires.
A chimney service expert will execute a full cleaning of your chimney. Cleaning logs are truly ineffective and are not recommended. They will not get all the soot and creosote accumulation out of the chimney like hand cleaning.
To start, a cleaning technician will protect the inside of your house by spreading out tarps over the area, floor, and hearth. They will cover the fire place with vinyl sheets, placing an commercial vacuum cleaner pipe right into the fireplace, and will after that tape and also seal the fire place. They'll attach extension pipes and run them to the industrial vacuum with a fine micron filter which sits outdoors. This will trap the fine residue, creosote, and other dirt later on.
Next, they will brush the entire chimney with hand held brushes, and also brushes with extension rods. Generally they will start at the 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 after that peel back a small portion of the vinyl sheet and use a range of brushes inside. Following this, everything will be vacuumed and also cleaned. The plastic sheeting and tarps will be moved outside, cleaned off and tucked back into their vehicle.
Our professional chimney specialists supply a complete range of services including sweeping. We offer quick and reputable service.
Creosote is a brown, oily, tar-like substance which develops from burning wood or coal. It begins as a loose, feathery accumulation which in the beginning can be brushed away easily. As it accumulates more, it comes to be tar-like, and is more difficult to remove, sometimes 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 fireplace or wood stove, the smoke comes to be very hot. Solidified creosote can begin to drip as well as melt like wax. Once the build up of creosote is very heavy, it restricts the airflow via the chimney flue. The restricted air flow causes creosote to build up even quicker.
Creosote is harmful in a number 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 causes decreased airflow and this can permit carbon monoxide to build up inside your house while a fire is burning. Carbon monoxide gas is an odorless and also colorless gas which can cause flu-like symptoms, and can even lead to death.
Besides the carbon monoxide gas accumulation, creosote itself is toxic. It could trigger irritated skin and eyes, respiratory system problems, and is carcinogenic (cancer causing).
The most dangerous feature of creosote is that it is unbelievably flammable. It's the most usual source of chimney fires. While chimneys are made to withstand a high level of heat, the intensity of a chimney fire can promptly exceed this level.
Getting a chimney sweep executed is the very best as well as most reliable way to eliminate creosote. Our qualified chimney service companies take wonderful care of your chimney as well as your house. We advise that you get your chimney cleaned and checked at least yearly in order to protect against fires and hazardous build up.
Exactly how often a chimney should be cleaned depends of exactly how frequently you use it and also what materials you burn within. Gas burning fireplaces must be inspected annually. Although they burn cleaner, dampness, particles, cracks and various other problems can develop which can permit carbon monoxide to get into the residence.
Oil burning flues need to be cleaned once a year to prevent soot from building up.
Since wood burning fireplaces and stoves produce even more residue and creosote, they must be swept more regularly. A great rule of thumb is to have your chimney swept after a cord of wood has been burned within.