
Lake Nebagamon, WI Wisconsin 54849
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. Just give us a call and we can assist with your chimney needs!
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A chimney sweep will certainly do a complete chimney cleaning to eliminate any deposits, residue, creosote, as well as blockages from the chimney. Dirty, damaged deteriorating, and blocked chimneys cause injuries as well as fires each year. If you use you fireplace or wood burning stove, the National Fire Protection Association recommends having your chimney examined and also swept every year in order to protect against fires.
A chimney service specialist will do a complete cleaning of your chimney. Cleaning logs are actually ineffective 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 space, flooring, as well as hearth. They will cover the fireplace with vinyl sheets, putting an commercial vacuum hose right into the fireplace, and will then tape and seal the fireplace. They'll attach extension hoses and run them to the commercial vacuum with a fine micron filter which sits outdoors. This will catch the fine soot, creosote, and other dust later.
Next, they will brush the whole chimney with hand held brushes, and brushes with extension poles. Typically they will begin on top of the chimney and work downward, thoroughly 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 then peel back a little portion of the vinyl sheet and use a range of brushes inside. Following this, everything will be vacuumed and cleaned. The plastic sheeting and tarps will be moved outside, cleaned and tucked back into their vehicle.
Our professional chimney specialists supply a full range of services including sweeping. We provide fast as well as reliable service.
Creosote is a brown, oily, tar-like material which develops from burning wood or coal. It starts as a loose, feathery accumulation which in the beginning can be brushed away easily. As it accumulates more, it becomes tar-like, and is more difficult to eliminate, in some cases 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 fireplace 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 limits the air movement via the chimney flue. The restricted air circulation causes creosote to accumulate even quicker.
Creosote is dangerous in a couple of different ways. It's toxic and harmful for your health, and it places your home at risk of fires.
Creosote accumulation creates lessened airflow and this can enable carbon monoxide gas 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 even bring about death.
Besides the carbon monoxide gas accumulation, creosote itself is poisonous. It might cause irritated skin and eyes, respiratory system problems, and is carcinogenic (cancer causing).
The most dangerous aspect of creosote is that it is incredibly flammable. It's the most typical cause of chimney fires. While chimneys are made to withstand a high degree of heat, the strength of a chimney fire can quickly exceed this degree.
Getting a chimney sweep performed is the best as well as most effective way to remove creosote. Our qualified chimney service companies take great care of your chimney and your house. We suggest that you get your chimney cleaned and inspected at least annually in order to avoid fires and harmful build up.
How often a chimney must be cleaned depends of exactly how often you use it and what materials you burn within. Gas burning fire places should be examined annually. Although they burn cleaner, moisture, debris, cracks and other problems can develop which can allow carbon monoxide to enter the home.
Oil burning flues must be cleaned annually to keep residue from accumulating.
Since wood burning fire places and stoves develop even more residue and creosote, they should be swept much more often. A great guideline is to have your chimney swept after a cord of wood has been burned within.