
Sharon, WI Wisconsin 53585
When you need 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 assist with your chimney needs!
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A chimney sweep will do a thorough chimney cleaning to get rid of any type of deposits, soot, creosote, and obstructions from the chimney. Filthy, damaged deteriorating, and blocked chimneys cause injuries and also fires every year. If you use you fire place or wood burning stove, the National Fire Protection Association advises having your chimney checked and also swept every year in order to protect against fires.
A chimney service specialist will do a full cleaning of your chimney. Cleaning logs are really not effective and are not recommended. They will not remove all the soot and creosote buildup out of the chimney like hand cleaning.
To begin, a cleaning technician will protect the inside of your home by spreading out tarps over the room, floor, as well as hearth. They will cover the fire place with vinyl sheeting, inserting an commercial vacuum cleaner hose into the fireplace, and will then tape and also seal off the fire place. They'll attach extension hoses and run them to the industrial vacuum with a fine micron filter which rests outdoors. This will trap the fine soot, creosote, and other dust later.
Next off, they will brush the entire chimney with hand held brushes, and brushes with extension poles. Normally they will start on top of the smokeshaft and work downward, meticulously 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 after that peel back a small portion of the vinyl sheeting and use a range of brushes inside. Following this, everything will be vacuumed and also cleaned up. The vinyl sheeting and tarps will be moved outside, cleared off and tucked back into their vehicle.
Our expert chimney specialists offer a complete variety of services including sweeping. We provide fast and trustworthy service.
Creosote is a brownish, oily, tar-like substance which develops from burning wood or coal. It begins as a loose, downy 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 hardens.
When a fire is burned in the fire place or wood stove, the smoke becomes very hot. Hardened creosote can begin to drip and melt like wax. Once the build up of creosote is extremely heavy, it restricts the airflow through the chimney flue. The restricted air circulation causes creosote to accumulate even faster.
Creosote is harmful in a number of different ways. It's toxic and hazardous for your health and wellness, and it places your house in danger of fires.
Creosote accumulation creates reduced air movement and this can allow carbon monoxide gas to accumulate inside your home while a fire is burning. Carbon monoxide gas is an odorless and also colorless gas which can cause flu-like symptoms, and can also cause death.
Besides the carbon monoxide build up, creosote itself is poisonous. It could cause inflamed skin and eyes, breathing troubles, and is carcinogenic (cancer causing).
The most unsafe aspect of creosote is that it is unbelievably combustible. It's the most common cause 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 degree.
Getting a chimney sweep performed is the very best and most reliable way to eliminate creosote. Our qualified chimney service companies take terrific care of your chimney as well as your house. We recommend that you get your chimney cleaned and checked at least yearly in order to prevent fires and harmful build up.
Just how often a chimney needs to be cleaned depends of just how often you use it and also what materials you burn inside. Gas burning fire places should be inspected yearly. Although they burn cleaner, moisture, debris, cracks and various other problems can develop which can enable carbon monoxide to get into the residence.
Oil burning flues must be cleaned yearly to keep soot from developing.
Because wood burning fire places and stoves produce more soot and creosote, they should be swept more often. A great rule of thumb is to have your chimney swept after a cord of wood has been burned inside.