
Francis Creek, WI Wisconsin 54214
When you need your chimney swept, we are here and prepared to assist! We offer 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 thorough chimney cleaning to get rid of any kind of deposits, soot, creosote, and obstructions from the chimney. Dirty, damaged deteriorating, and obstructed chimneys cause injuries and fires yearly. If you use you fireplace or wood burning stove, the National Fire Protection Association recommends having your chimney inspected and swept every year in order to prevent fires.
A chimney service expert will execute a total cleaning of your chimney. Cleaning logs are truly not effective and are not advised. They will not remove all the soot and creosote accumulation out of the chimney like hand cleaning.
To begin, a cleaning professional will shield the inside of your house by spreading tarps over the room, floor, as well as fireplace. They will cover the fire place with vinyl sheets, placing an industrial vacuum cleaner hose pipe right into the fireplace, and will then tape and seal the fireplace. They'll connect extension tubes and run them to the industrial vacuum with a fine micron filter which rests outdoors. This will catch the fine soot, creosote, and other dirt later on.
Next off, they will brush the entire chimney with hand held brushes, and also brushes with extension poles. Generally they will begin on top of the chimney and work downward, carefully 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 cleaned. The vinyl sheeting and tarps will be moved outside, cleaned and tucked back into their vehicle.
Our professional chimney specialists offer a full variety of services including sweeping. We provide rapid and also dependable service.
Creosote is a brown, oily, tar-like substance which develops from burning wood or coal. It begins as a loose, feathery build up which in the beginning can be brushed away easily. As it builds up more, it becomes tar-like, and is harder to eliminate, sometimes needing the use of scrapers to remove it. If left uncleaned, and even more layers develop, the creosote solidifies.
When a fire is burned in the fire place or wood stove, the smoke becomes really hot. Hardened creosote can start to drip and melt like wax. When the build up of creosote is very heavy, it limits the airflow through the chimney flue. The restricted air flow causes creosote to build up even faster.
Creosote is unsafe in a number of various ways. It's toxic and unsafe for your health and wellness, and it puts your house at risk of fires.
Creosote build up triggers diminished air movement and this can allow carbon monoxide gas to accumulate inside your house while a fire is burning. Carbon monoxide gas is an odorless and colorless gas which can trigger flu-like symptoms, and can also bring about death.
Besides the carbon monoxide gas accumulation, creosote itself is poisonous. It can cause inflamed skin and eyes, breathing issues, and is carcinogenic (cancer causing).
The most unsafe feature of creosote is that it is extremely combustible. It's the most typical source of chimney fires. While chimneys are made to endure a high level of heat, the intensity of a chimney fire can quickly surpass this degree.
Getting a chimney sweep performed is the best and most effective method to get rid of creosote. Our licensed chimney service companies take fantastic care of your chimney and your home. We suggest that you get your chimney cleaned and examined a minimum of yearly in order to prevent fires and toxic build up.
Just how often a chimney ought to be cleaned depends of just how frequently you use it and also what materials you burn inside. Gas burning fireplaces must be examined annually. Although they burn cleaner, moisture, particles, cracks and various other concerns can develop which can permit carbon monoxide to enter into the house.
Oil burning flues need to be cleaned once a year to keep soot from accumulating.
Since wood burning fireplaces and stoves produce more soot and creosote, they should be swept a lot more often. A good general rule is to have your chimney swept after a cord of wood has been burned within.