Chimney sweep and flue cleaning in Aloma
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The work behind a clean flue
- Damper tested open and closed from the room
- Each flue matched to its fireplace or stove
- Repair findings listed on separate estimate lines
- Brush chosen for clay tile or stainless liner
What goes into a proper chimney sweep
When the inspection shows no sweep is needed
Sometimes a flue does not need cleaning. A fireplace lit only a handful of times, or one swept not long ago and burned well since, may carry little more than a light film of soot.
NFPA 211 ties cleaning to what the inspection finds instead of a set habit, and our crew works the same way. If the free inspection shows deposits too light to matter, our technicians tell you so, write down what they saw and suggest when to have it looked at again.
No one in Aloma is sold a cleaning the flue does not need. You pay for a sweep when the flue needs one, and the written estimate shows why. The same visit still checks the damper, the cap screen and the firebox, so you leave knowing where the system stands before the next fire.
Workmanship warranty and 100% satisfaction on every sweep
Every sweep and every repair from our crew is backed by our workmanship warranty and our 100% satisfaction guarantee. If something about the cleaning is not right, tell us, and we work it out with you under that guarantee. None of that depends on the size of the job.
That promise rests on how the work is done. The room is protected before brushing, the debris is collected and carried out, the damper is tested before the crew leaves and the written record shows what was cleaned. Soot where it should not be falls under our workmanship warranty.
The written record also draws the line on what the guarantee covers. A crack found during the sweep is a finding, not something the sweep caused or fixed, and it is quoted separately. The same terms apply on every visit.
When the brush finds gaps in the flue lining
A clean flue shows its lining clearly. In a masonry chimney that lining is usually clay tile, and the Florida Building Code describes it laid in refractory mortar with tight joints, carried up the chimney as a smooth passage.
Sometimes brushing reveals something else. Joints with the mortar gone, a tile that has slipped out of line, or a stretch where the chimney brick shows with no lining in front of it. Each of those breaks the smooth, tight-jointed passage the code describes.
Patching a lining is not part of the sweep. Our crew notes where the gap is and how far up it sits, which shapes the repair options. The finding goes on your Aloma estimate as flue repair or relining, and the fireplace should stay unused until you decide.
Black streaks running down the firebox wall
Dark, shiny streaks running down the back wall of the firebox or from the damper area suggest creosote in the flue that is wet and sticky or has started to glaze. Smoke condensing in a cool flue leaves a tar-like residue, and some of it can run before it hardens.
A streaked firebox tends to go with a flue that runs cool, a damper that is not fully open or wood that is not dry. Brushing removes what is soft. What has hardened into a glaze needs a separate removal treatment.
Our technicians trace where the streaks start, look at the flue above them after sweeping and tell you which parts the brush cleared and which need glazed creosote removal. For your Aloma home, both are priced in writing before the work begins.
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Chimney cleaning answers for Aloma homes
Will a sweep fix a fireplace that smokes?
It fixes the part caused by deposits in the flue. A damper that does not open fully, a clogged cap screen or wet wood can also cause smoke, so we check those too and note the results on the written record.
Can I use the fireplace the same day it is swept?
Usually, yes, once our crew has finished and the damper has been tested. The exceptions are a glazed treatment that is still drying and a repair finding that should be settled first, and we tell you about either before we leave.
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