Chimney sweep and flue cleaning in Fairview Shores
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- Licensed & insured
- Locally run
- Family owned and operated
- Same-day service available
What the sweep price covers for Fairview Shores homes
- Extra passes for heavy buildup priced up front
- Cleanout door emptied and cover closed
- Refractory panels cleaned without scraping
- Roof area around the chimney covered
Chimney sweep work from the roof down
See-through fireplaces with two open faces
A see-through fireplace opens into two rooms, or into a room and a patio. That means two openings to protect, two faces that can stain and air that can move across the firebox from one side to the other.
Cleaning one means protecting both rooms. Our technicians cover the floor and seal both openings before brushing, then clean the firebox from each side so neither face is missed. The damper and smoke chamber above are brushed the same way as in a single-opening masonry fireplace.
If glass doors close one side, they are opened or lifted off for cleaning and go back on afterward. When smoke tends to roll out of one face more than the other, our crew notes it, because airflow in the house can be part of the cause and cleaning alone may not change it. That finding goes on the written record.
Carbon monoxide alarms on every level
EPA guidance notes that smoke from wood that does not burn completely contains carbon monoxide, a gas you cannot see. The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission wants a CO alarm, battery-operated or with battery backup, on each floor of the house and outside the bedrooms, and NFPA advice is to install them and keep them working. The same advice says all fuel-burning equipment should vent to the outside, which is the whole job of the flue.
If a CO alarm sounds, get everyone out of the house into fresh air and call 911. Do not go back inside to open the damper or put out the fire.
A clean flue helps combustion gases leave the house, but it does not replace an alarm. Test alarms the way their maker directs and replace them when they reach the end of their service life. Our technicians mention it if they see no alarm near the fireplace room.
Cleaning is not sealing, coating or waterproofing
A sweep removes deposits. It does not seal the flue, coat the smoke chamber or waterproof the brick. Those are separate jobs with their own materials and prep, and several of them need a clean flue before they can start.
Resurfacing a smoke chamber with refractory mortar, sealing cracks in a clay lining, coating a crown or applying a water repellent to the outside of the chimney each begins where cleaning ends, but none is part of it. A rough smoke chamber that needs new parging, for example, is repair work.
If the sweep shows one of these is needed, our crew lists it on the estimate by name. You can have the cleaning done now and the sealing or waterproofing later, or have both done in sequence. The estimate also notes which of them must wait until the flue is clean.
An older wood stove and the deposits it leaves
Older wood stoves were built before today's cleaner-burning designs. EPA guidance notes that newer stoves meeting its emission standards burn more efficiently and leave less creosote buildup in the chimney than older models.
That does not make an older stove unsafe by itself, but its chimney tends to collect deposits faster and deserves close attention. Hot fires and dry wood help any stove, old or new.
When our crew sweeps an older stove's chimney, the deposits and the connector pipe show how it is doing. A rusting pipe or worn door gaskets are noted as their own items, each with a plain description of what our crew saw. Replacing a stove is your call, and we do not push it. Either way, the sweep itself is the same careful job.
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Chimney cleaning answers for Fairview Shores homes
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.
What happens if you find damage during the sweep?
We stop, show you what we found and explain what it means for using the fireplace. Each repair goes on the written estimate as its own line, and nothing is fixed or charged without your approval.
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