No Mess Guarantee
Worried about a mess? Put your worries aside. When our chimney sweep technician is finished, your chimney will be as good as new and the surrounding area, like we were never even there. We call this our no mess guarantee.
Wood Burning Fireplace
Before we start a chimney sweep we move furniture or anything else that might come in contact with our equipment. Next, we lay down a 6'x 9' drop cloth over the hearth and surrounding wood floor or carpet. Then we will remove any logs or grates from the firebox that might get in the way and place them outside the home or on the drop cloth.
The last step before the chimney sweep begins is to turn on the shop vacuum to capture any dust and debris that may fall during the chimney sweeping process. Once everything is in place a wire brush is attached to a chimney sweep rod and the smoke chamber is brushed down.
Once the smoke chamber has been swept, we next clean the chimney itself. Chimney sweep rods will be inserted into the chimney 5 feet at a time and rotated and moved up and down in order to knock loose any creosote. The chimney rods are then lowered down in the same manner they were brought to the top of the chimney until all rods have been unscrewed and the brush head is removed.
The cleanup process starts by placing the shop vacuum hose above the firebox (in the smoke shelf) to remove creosote that was knocked loose during the cleaning. Once completed we next vacuum out any creosote and ash in the firebox, sweep the firebox wall, vacuum out the firebox and proceed to clean up the surrounding area.
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Furnace or Water Heater
When performing a chimney cleaning for a furnace or water heater vent the process is similar to a chimney sweep. As usual we will put down a drop cloth to protect the floor from any chimney debris.
Next, we pull the smoke pipe out of the thimble in order to gain access to the chimney. The thimble will then be blocked so chimney debris cannot exit the thimble during the cleaning process.
We start sweeping the chimney at the thimble or take the chimney sweep rods to the roof and perform the cleaning from the top of the chimney (depending on accessibility for each).
Once the sweeping is complete the base of the chimney will be vacuumed to remove debris and creosote that fell during the chimney sweeping process. We will also clean out the smoke pipe that was removed and reattach the pipe to the thimble. As usual any issues or safety concerns with the condition of the chimney will be brought to the customer’s attention.
Wood Burning Stove
Much like a chimney sweep, cleaning a wood stove requires that a drop cloth be put down around the stove to keep creosote or ash from coming into contact with the carpeting or wood floor. Next we remove the pipe from the wood stove which is taken outside of the house to be cleaned.
Finally, chimney sweep rods will be run up and down the length of the stove pipe while the shop vacuum is running. We will then vacuum out any ash in the stove and reassemble the pipes.
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