
Coon Valley, WI Wisconsin 54623
When you require your chimney swept, we are available and ready to assist! We provide a wide 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 complete chimney cleaning to get rid of any kind of deposits, residue, creosote, and also obstructions from the chimney. Dirty, damaged deteriorating, and blocked chimneys create injuries as well as fires annually. If you use you fireplace or wood burning stove, the National Fire Protection Association advises having your chimney checked as well as swept every year in order to protect against fires.
A chimney service specialist will perform a total cleaning of your chimney. Cleaning logs are truly ineffective and are not suggested. They will not get all the soot and creosote buildup out of the chimney like hand cleaning.
To begin, a cleaning professional will protect the inside of your house by spreading tarps over the space, flooring, and fireplace. They will cover the fireplace with plastic sheets, placing an industrial vacuum cleaner hose pipe into the fireplace, and will then tape and seal off the fireplace. They'll attach extension hose pipes and run them to the industrial vacuum with a fine micron filter which rests outside. This will trap the fine residue, creosote, and other dust later on.
Next, they will brush the entire chimney with hand held brushes, as well as brushes with extension rods. Typically they will begin at the top of the smokeshaft and work downward, very carefully 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 tiny portion of the vinyl sheet and use a range of brushes inside. Following this, everything will be vacuumed as well as cleaned. The vinyl sheet and tarps will be moved outside, cleaned off and tucked back into their vehicle.
Our professional chimney experts supply a full range of services including sweeping. We give quick and also trustworthy service.
Creosote is a brown, oily, tar-like material which forms from burning wood or coal. It begins as a loose, feathery accumulation which in the beginning can be brushed away easily. As it accumulates much more, it becomes tar-like, and is harder to remove, in some cases needing the use of scrapers to remove it. If left uncleaned, and even more layers develop, the creosote hardens.
When a fire is burned in the fire place or wood stove, the smoke becomes extremely hot. Solidified creosote can start to drip as well as melt like wax. Once the build up of creosote is extremely hefty, it restricts the airflow via the chimney flue. The restricted air flow causes creosote to build up even quicker.
Creosote is dangerous in a couple of different ways. It's toxic and hazardous for your health and wellness, and it puts your home in jeopardy of fires.
Creosote build up causes reduced airflow and this can permit carbon monoxide to develop inside your house while a fire is burning. Carbon monoxide is an odorless and colorless gas which can cause flu-like symptoms, and can even result in death.
Besides the carbon monoxide build up, creosote itself is poisonous. It can trigger inflamed skin and eyes, respiratory system issues, and is carcinogenic (cancer creating).
The most harmful aspect of creosote is that it is incredibly combustible. It's the most usual source of chimney fires. While chimneys are made to endure a high level of heat, the strength of a chimney fire can rapidly surpass this degree.
Getting a chimney sweep performed is the best and most effective means to get rid of creosote. Our licensed chimney service companies take excellent care of your chimney and also your home. We suggest that you get your chimney cleaned and checked a minimum of yearly in order to protect against fires and hazardous build up.
How often a chimney ought to be cleaned depends of just how frequently you use it as well as what materials you burn inside. Gas burning fire places ought to be inspected annually. Although they burn cleaner, dampness, debris, fractures and other concerns can develop which can allow carbon monoxide to get into the home.
Oil burning flues ought to be cleaned annually to prevent soot from accumulating.
Since wood burning fire places and stoves develop even more residue and creosote, they must be swept much more frequently. A good guideline is to have your chimney swept after a cord of wood has been burned inside.