
Saukville, WI Wisconsin 53080
When you require your chimney swept, we are available and prepared to assist! We offer a wide range of chimney services including sweeping, maintenance, and repairs. Just give us a ring 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, residue, creosote, and blockages from the chimney. Dirty, damaged deteriorating, and obstructed chimneys create injuries and also fires annually. If you use you fire place or wood burning stove, the National Fire Protection Association suggests having your chimney inspected and swept once-a-year in order to protect against fires.
A chimney service specialist will execute a complete cleaning of your chimney. Cleaning logs are truly not effective and are not recommended. They will not remove all the soot and creosote buildup out of the chimney like hand cleaning.
To start, a cleaning technician will protect the inside of your residence by spreading out tarps over the area, flooring, as well as hearth. They will cover the fire place with vinyl sheets, placing an industrial vacuum cleaner hose pipe right into the fireplace, and will after that tape and also seal the fireplace. They'll connect extension pipes and run them to the commercial vacuum with a fine micron filter which sits 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. Usually they will begin at the top of the smokeshaft 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 sheet and use a range of brushes inside. Following this, everything will be vacuumed and also cleaned. The vinyl sheet and tarps will be relocated outside, cleaned and tucked back into their vehicle.
Our professional chimney specialists provide a complete variety of services including sweeping. We offer quick and reliable service.
Creosote is a brownish, oily, tar-like material which forms from burning wood or coal. It starts as a loose, downy accumulation which at first can be brushed away easily. As it accumulates much more, it ends up being 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 hardens.
When a fire is burned in the fire place or wood stove, the smoke becomes very hot. Hardened creosote can start to drip and melt like wax. When the build up of creosote is extremely hefty, it limits the air flow through the chimney flue. The restricted air flow causes creosote to build up even faster.
Creosote is dangerous in a number of various ways. It's toxic and dangerous for your health, and it places your house in jeopardy of fires.
Creosote build up creates lessened air movement and this can enable carbon monoxide gas to build up inside your house while a fire is burning. Carbon monoxide is an odorless and colorless gas which can trigger flu-like symptoms, and can even cause death.
Besides the carbon monoxide build up, creosote itself is poisonous. It could cause irritated skin and eyes, respiratory problems, and is carcinogenic (cancer creating).
The most hazardous feature of creosote is that it is extremely flammable. It's the most common source of chimney fires. While chimneys are made to withstand a high level of heat, the strength of a chimney fire can quickly surpass this degree.
Getting a chimney sweep done is the best and most reliable method to get rid of creosote. Our licensed chimney service companies take excellent care of your chimney and your residence. We recommend that you get your chimney cleaned and inspected at least yearly in order to prevent fires and hazardous build up.
How often a chimney must be cleaned depends of how often you use it as well as what materials you burn within. Gas burning fireplaces must be examined annually. Although they burn cleaner, moisture, debris, cracks and various other concerns can develop which can permit carbon monoxide gas to enter into the home.
Oil burning flues should be cleaned annually to prevent residue from accumulating.
Since wood burning fireplaces and stoves produce even more residue and creosote, they need to be swept a lot more frequently. A great rule of thumb is to have your chimney swept after a cord of wood has been burned within.