
Glady, WV West Virginia 26268
When you need your chimney swept, we are here and ready 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 eliminate any type of deposits, soot, creosote, and blockages from the chimney. Filthy, damaged deteriorating, and blocked chimneys create injuries and also fires yearly. If you use you fireplace or wood burning stove, the National Fire Protection Association advises having your chimney examined and swept once a year in order to protect against fires.
A chimney service professional will execute a complete cleaning of your chimney. Cleaning logs are really ineffective and are not recommended. They will not get all the soot and creosote accumulation out of the chimney like hand cleaning.
To begin, a cleaning specialist will protect the inside of your residence by spreading out tarps over the space, flooring, and hearth. They will cover the fire place with plastic sheets, inserting an commercial vacuum cleaner hose pipe right into the fire place, and will after that tape and seal the fireplace. They'll attach extension tubes and run them to the commercial vacuum cleaner with a fine micron filter which sits outside. This will trap the fine residue, creosote, and other dirt later on.
Next off, they will brush the entire chimney with hand held brushes, and also brushes with extension poles. Typically they will begin at the top of the chimney and work downward, thoroughly 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 plastic sheeting and use a range of brushes inside. Following this, everything will be vacuumed as well as cleaned up. The vinyl sheeting and tarps will be moved outside, cleaned and tucked back into their vehicle.
Our professional chimney experts offer a full range of services including sweeping. We provide quick and dependable service.
Creosote is a brown, oily, tar-like substance which forms from burning wood or coal. It begins as a loose, downy accumulation which at first can be brushed away easily. As it accumulates much 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 fire place or wood stove, the smoke becomes extremely hot. Solidified creosote can begin to drip as well as melt like wax. As soon as the build up of creosote is really heavy, it restricts the airflow through the chimney flue. The restricted air circulation causes creosote to accumulate even quicker.
Creosote is unsafe in a number of various ways. It's toxic and dangerous for your health, and it places your residence at risk of fires.
Creosote build up creates decreased air movement and this can allow carbon monoxide to develop inside your house while a fire is burning. Carbon monoxide gas is an odorless and colorless gas which can trigger flu-like symptoms, and can also result in death.
Besides the carbon monoxide accumulation, creosote itself is toxic. It could trigger irritated skin and eyes, respiratory system problems, and is carcinogenic (cancer causing).
The most unsafe thing about creosote is that it is extremely flammable. It's the most typical source of chimney fires. While chimneys are made to endure a high level of heat, the strength of a chimney fire can swiftly surpass this level.
Getting a chimney sweep done is the best and most reliable way to remove creosote. Our qualified chimney service companies take excellent care of your chimney and your home. We suggest that you get your chimney cleaned and checked a minimum of yearly in order to protect against fires and poisonous build up.
Just how often a chimney must be cleaned depends of exactly how often you use it and what materials you burn inside. Gas burning fire places must be inspected every year. Although they burn cleaner, moisture, debris, cracks and various other concerns can develop which can allow carbon monoxide gas to enter the residence.
Oil burning flues need to be cleaned yearly to prevent soot from building up.
Because wood burning fire places and stoves develop even more residue and creosote, they need to be swept more often. A great rule of thumb is to have your chimney swept after a cord of wood has been burned within.