
Shell Lake, WI Wisconsin 54871
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. Simply give us a call and we can help with your chimney needs!
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A chimney sweep will do a extensive chimney cleaning to remove any type of deposits, soot, creosote, as well as obstructions from the chimney. Dirty, damaged deteriorating, and blocked chimneys trigger injuries and also fires annually. If you use you fire place or wood burning stove, the National Fire Protection Association suggests having your chimney checked and also swept yearly in order to protect against fires.
A chimney service professional will perform a total cleaning of your chimney. Cleaning logs are really not effective and also are not advised. They will not get all the soot and creosote buildup out of the chimney like hand cleaning.
To start, a cleaning specialist will shield the inside of your residence by spreading tarps over the room, flooring, and also hearth. They will cover the fireplace with plastic sheeting, putting an commercial vacuum hose pipe into the fire place, and will then tape and also seal off the fire place. They'll connect extension hoses and run them to the commercial vacuum cleaner with a fine micron filter which rests outdoors. This will trap the fine soot, creosote, and other dirt later on.
Next, they will brush the entire chimney with hand held brushes, and also brushes with extension rods. Generally they will start on top of the smokeshaft and work downward, meticulously 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 area of the vinyl sheeting and use a variety of brushes inside. Following this, everything will be vacuumed as well as cleaned up. The plastic sheet and tarps will be relocated outside, cleaned off and tucked back into their vehicle.
Our expert chimney experts offer a full range of services including sweeping. We give quick and reliable service.
Creosote is a brown, oily, tar-like compound which develops from burning wood or coal. It starts as a loose, feathery accumulation which initially can be brushed away easily. As it accumulates more, it becomes tar-like, and is more difficult to get rid of, in some cases requiring 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 comes to be extremely hot. Hard creosote can begin to drip as well as melt like wax. As soon as the build up of creosote is extremely heavy, it restricts the air movement through the chimney flue. The restricted air flow causes creosote to build up even quicker.
Creosote is hazardous in a number of different ways. It's toxic and dangerous for your health and wellness, and it puts your house in danger of fires.
Creosote build up triggers decreased air movement and this can permit carbon monoxide to develop inside your home while a fire is burning. Carbon monoxide is an odorless and colorless gas which can cause flu-like symptoms, and can also result in death.
Besides the carbon monoxide accumulation, creosote itself is poisonous. It can trigger inflamed skin and eyes, respiratory problems, and is carcinogenic (cancer causing).
The most dangerous aspect of creosote is that it is incredibly combustible. It's the most typical source of chimney fires. While chimneys are made to hold up against a high degree of heat, the strength of a chimney fire can rapidly surpass this level.
Getting a chimney sweep executed is the very best as well as most reliable way to remove creosote. Our qualified chimney service companies take excellent care of your chimney and your home. We recommend that you get your chimney cleaned and checked at the very least yearly in order to avoid fires and toxic build up.
How frequently a chimney should be cleaned depends of how often you use it and also what materials you burn inside. Gas burning fire places need to be checked on a yearly basis. Although they burn cleaner, dampness, debris, cracks and various other concerns can develop which can permit carbon monoxide gas to enter the house.
Oil burning flues ought to be cleaned annually to prevent residue from developing.
Because wood burning fireplaces and stoves create even more residue and creosote, they should be swept much more regularly. A good general rule is to have your chimney swept after a cord of wood has been burned within.