
Pulaski, WI Wisconsin 54162
When you need your chimney swept, we are available and prepared to assist! We provide a wide range of chimney services including sweeping, maintenance, and repairs. Just give us a ring and we can assist with your chimney needs!
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A chimney sweep will do a complete chimney cleaning to eliminate any kind of deposits, residue, creosote, and blockages from the chimney. Filthy, damaged deteriorating, and blocked chimneys trigger injuries and fires annually. 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 specialist 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, flooring, and fireplace. They will cover the fireplace with vinyl sheets, inserting an commercial vacuum cleaner pipe into the fire place, and will then tape and also seal off the fireplace. They'll connect extension hose pipes and run them to the commercial vacuum cleaner with a fine micron filter which rests outdoors. This will catch the fine residue, creosote, and other dirt later.
Next, they will brush the whole chimney with hand held brushes, as well as brushes with extension rods. Typically they will begin at the top of the chimney and work downward, very carefully 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 and cleaned up. The plastic sheet and tarps will be moved outside, cleaned off and tucked back into their vehicle.
Our professional chimney experts provide a complete range of services including sweeping. We provide quick and trustworthy service.
Creosote is a brown, oily, tar-like compound which develops from burning wood or coal. It starts as a loose, feathery build up which initially can be brushed away easily. As it accumulates more, it becomes tar-like, and is harder to eliminate, in some cases needing the use of scrapers to remove it. If left uncleaned, and more layers develop, the creosote solidifies.
When a fire is burned in the fire place or wood stove, the smoke becomes very hot. Hard creosote can start to drip and also melt like wax. When the build up of creosote is really hefty, it limits the airflow via the chimney flue. The restricted air circulation causes creosote to build up even quicker.
Creosote is dangerous in a number of different ways. It's toxic and unsafe for your health and wellness, and it puts your house in jeopardy of fires.
Creosote accumulation creates diminished airflow and this can enable carbon monoxide gas to accumulate inside your residence while a fire is burning. Carbon monoxide is an odorless as well as colorless gas which can cause flu-like symptoms, and can even lead to death.
Besides the carbon monoxide accumulation, creosote itself is toxic. It can trigger inflamed skin and eyes, breathing troubles, and is carcinogenic (cancer creating).
The most unsafe aspect of creosote is that it is exceptionally combustible. It's the most usual source of chimney fires. While chimneys are made to hold up against a high degree of heat, the intensity of a chimney fire can quickly surpass this level.
Getting a chimney sweep executed is the very best as well as most effective method to remove creosote. Our qualified chimney service companies take great care of your chimney and also your residence. We recommend that you get your chimney cleaned and checked at the very least yearly in order to avoid fires and hazardous build up.
Just how often a chimney needs to be cleaned depends of just how often you use it and what materials you burn inside. Gas burning fire places need to be inspected annually. Although they burn cleaner, dampness, particles, cracks and other problems can develop which can permit carbon monoxide gas to enter into the residence.
Oil burning flues ought to be cleaned annually to prevent soot from developing.
Due to the fact that wood burning fireplaces and stoves create more soot and creosote, they should be swept more often. A good general rule is to have your chimney swept after a cord of wood has been burned within.