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The work behind a clean flue
- Free inspection of flue, damper and firebox
- Flue brushed full height with sized brushes
- Visual check of everything the brushes reached
- Glass doors and frame cleaned after brushing
Flue cleaning in Cypress Springs done with the right tools
Clearing what falls onto the smoke shelf
Behind the damper, many masonry fireplaces have a flat or curved ledge called the smoke shelf. Anything that falls down the flue can land there, from soot and creosote flakes to leaves, nesting material and broken pieces of tile.
Because it sits out of sight, the smoke shelf can hold a surprising load. Debris left there can smell, can hold moisture and can partly block the path smoke takes into the flue.
The shelf is cleared after the flue is brushed, so it catches the brushing debris too. Our crew reaches over the damper, scoops the shelf clean and vacuums what is left. Whatever came off it is looked at before it is bagged, because a chunk of tile or a rusted piece of metal points to a problem higher up that deserves its own look.
Two fireplaces sharing one chimney stack
Two fireplaces on different floors or on opposite sides of a wall often share one chimney stack, each with its own flue. They are two cleaning jobs. Each has its own firebox, damper, smoke chamber and smoke shelf, and the deposits in one tell you nothing about the other.
Each room is protected in turn. Our crew cleans each fireplace from its own firebox up and brushes each flue from the roof, keeping the debris from one out of the other.
The estimate lists each fireplace separately. If one sees regular fires and the other is almost never lit, the busy one usually carries heavier deposits, and the written record shows that difference for your Cypress Springs home. You can also choose to clean only the one you use and leave the other for later.
A blocked chimney full of leaves or debris
A blocked flue cannot carry smoke out. Leaves blown into an uncapped flue, twigs from a nest, fallen tile or a thick collar of creosote can each close off part of the passage. The first sign is often smoke at the opening when a fire is lit, or debris dropping into the firebox.
Do not light a test fire to see if it clears. Our crew finds the blockage from the top or bottom, removes it with rods and hand tools and brushes the whole flue afterward, since whatever caused the blockage usually left deposits along the way.
If the blockage turns out to be an active nest or an animal, the sweep waits for the right removal, and wildlife work is quoted on its own. For a blocked chimney in Cypress Springs, the written estimate names what was found and what would keep it out next time, which is often a cap.
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 Cypress Springs home, both are priced in writing before the work begins.
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Your chimney sweep questions, answered
Will the sweep leave soot in my living room?
It should not. Our crew covers the path to the hearth, seals the fireplace opening while the flue is brushed and bags the debris at the source. If soot turns up where it should not be, tell us, and our 100% satisfaction guarantee applies.
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.
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