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From cap screen to hearth, in writing
- Smoke chamber brushed on every sloped face
- Debris bagged and carried out of the house
- Insert liner cleaned from the top down
- Repair findings listed on separate estimate lines
How we sweep chimneys in Lancaster Park
Using the cleanout door at the base of the flue
Many masonry chimneys have a small metal door near the bottom of the flue, outside the house or in a closet or garage. The Florida Building Code calls for a cleanout opening near the base of each masonry chimney flue, with a noncombustible cover, and makes an exception for fireplace flues that can be cleaned through the fireplace opening.
When a chimney has a cleanout, debris from the sweep collects at the bottom of the flue, and our crew empties it through that door. A cleanout that has been painted shut, rusted or hidden behind plants gets opened carefully.
The cover needs to close fully after cleaning. A missing or rusted-through door is noted for repair on your Lancaster Park estimate, since an open cleanout lets air and animals into the base of the flue.
Wood stove chimney cleaning, pipe included
Wood stove chimney cleaning covers more than the flue on the roof. A stove connects to its chimney through a connector pipe, and deposits collect inside that pipe, at its joints and where it enters the chimney or the ceiling support.
Depending on the system, our technicians clean the stove chimney from the top or the bottom, then take down or brush out the connector pipe, clear the stove's flue outlet as far as the stove manual allows, and reassemble everything with the joints tight.
EPA and fire officials recommend having the stove, chimney and vents professionally inspected and cleaned each year. For a stove in your Lancaster Park home, we write down the condition of the pipe as well as the chimney, because a rusted or split section of connector gets replaced, not cleaned.
Heavy smoke from the chimney top
Look at the top of the chimney once a fire is going well. EPA guidance says properly installed, correctly used wood-burning appliances should generate very little smoke. Thick smoke pouring from the chimney top well after startup usually points to a fire starved of air, wet wood or both.
That same smoke is where creosote comes from. Whatever does not burn in the firebox travels up the flue, and part of it condenses on the walls before it reaches the top. A chimney that smokes heavily every time it is used is building deposits every time too.
Our crew sees the result on the brushes. When a flue in Lancaster Park shows the heavy, sooty buildup that goes with smoky fires, we explain what to change at the firebox before the next fire.
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 Lancaster Park estimate as flue repair or relining, and the fireplace should stay unused until you decide.
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Your chimney sweep questions, answered
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.
Do you sweep chimneys on steep or two-story roofs?
Yes. Our crew brings its own ladders and fall protection, and when the roof is unsafe on the day, we clean from inside where possible and set a new time for the roof part. You never need to climb or hold a ladder.
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