
Henderson, WV West Virginia 25106
When you need your chimney swept, we are available and prepared to help! We offer a full 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 comprehensive chimney cleaning to remove any type of deposits, residue, creosote, as well as obstructions from the chimney. Filthy, damaged deteriorating, and blocked chimneys cause injuries and also fires yearly. If you use you fireplace or wood burning stove, the National Fire Protection Association recommends having your chimney inspected and also swept once a year in order to protect against fires.
A chimney service specialist will perform a full cleaning of your chimney. Cleaning logs are really ineffective and are not advised. They will not get all the soot and creosote buildup 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 area, flooring, as well as hearth. They will cover the fire place with vinyl sheeting, placing an commercial vacuum hose pipe right into the fire place, and will then tape and also seal the fire place. They'll attach extension tubes and run them to the commercial vacuum with a fine micron filter which rests outside. This will catch the fine soot, creosote, and other dust later.
Next, they will brush the entire chimney with hand held brushes, as well as brushes with extension rods. Typically they will start at the top of the chimney and work downward, very carefully brushing all the surface areas. Your chimney sweep will clean the flue, the damper, the smoke chamber, the smoke shelf, and the firebox.
They will then peel back a tiny area of the plastic sheet and use a variety of brushes inside. Following this, everything will be vacuumed and also cleaned up. The plastic sheeting 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 provide fast and reputable service.
Creosote is a brownish, oily, tar-like substance which develops from burning wood or coal. It begins as a loose, feathery accumulation which in the beginning can be brushed away easily. As it builds up more, it ends up being tar-like, and is more difficult to get rid of, occasionally requiring 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 start to drip and melt like wax. Once the build up of creosote is very heavy, it restricts the air flow through the chimney flue. The restricted air circulation causes creosote to accumulate even faster.
Creosote is unsafe in a couple of different ways. It's toxic and unsafe for your health and wellness, and it places your house in jeopardy of fires.
Creosote accumulation creates diminished airflow and this can permit carbon monoxide gas to build up inside your residence while a fire is burning. Carbon monoxide gas is an odorless as well as colorless gas which can trigger flu-like symptoms, and can also result in death.
Besides the carbon monoxide gas build up, creosote itself is toxic. It could trigger irritated skin and eyes, respiratory system troubles, and is carcinogenic (cancer creating).
The most harmful feature of creosote is that it is extremely flammable. It's the most usual cause of chimney fires. While chimneys are made to endure a high level of heat, the intensity of a chimney fire can swiftly exceed this degree.
Getting a chimney sweep performed is the best and most effective way to remove creosote. Our licensed chimney service companies take great care of your chimney as well as your residence. We advise that you get your chimney cleaned and inspected at least yearly in order to avoid fires and toxic build up.
How frequently a chimney ought to be cleaned depends of just how frequently you use it and also what materials you burn within. Gas burning fire places ought to be examined on a yearly basis. Although they burn cleaner, moisture, debris, cracks and other concerns can develop which can enable carbon monoxide to enter the home.
Oil burning flues must be cleaned annually to prevent residue from developing.
Since wood burning fireplaces and stoves develop more soot and creosote, they should be swept much more often. A good general rule is to have your chimney swept after a cord of wood has been burned within.