Chimney sweep service for homes in Whisper Lakes
Smoke chamber, smoke shelf, damper and firebox cleaned along with the flue, not only the part you can see.
- Licensed & insured
- Locally run
- Family owned and operated
- Same-day service available
What your Whisper Lakes chimney sweep includes
- Flue brushed full height with sized brushes
- Smoke shelf cleared and debris checked
- Cap screen brushed free of soot
- Debris bagged and carried out of the house
Chimney cleaning facts for Whisper Lakes homes
Heavy creosote removal in a narrowed flue
A flue is sized to carry the smoke from its fireplace. The Florida Building Code requires the passage above a masonry firebox, through the throat, damper and smoke chamber, to be no smaller in cross-section than the flue itself. Heavy creosote works against that design by thickening on the walls until the opening is narrower than it was built to be.
A narrowed flue can slow the smoke, and EPA guidance notes that the longer smoke stays in the flue, the more creosote forms. Heavy creosote removal takes more passes, stiffer brushes and more time in the smoke chamber than a routine cleaning.
When our technicians find buildup that thick in your Whisper Lakes chimney, they price the extra passes in the written estimate before starting and tell you whether any section has glazed and needs a separate treatment.
Which flue gets swept in a multi-flue chimney
Some chimneys carry more than one flue inside a single stack. From the roof you may see two or three openings side by side. Each serves a different fireplace or appliance, and each holds its own deposits.
Before cleaning, our technicians match every flue to what it serves, by checking the draft from each opening or tracing each one from the top, so the flue brushed is the one connected to the fireplace you use.
The written estimate names each flue by what it serves, such as the living room fireplace or a stove in the family room, so you know which ones are included. A flue that serves nothing, or one you stopped using, is noted too, since it may still need a cap. With several openings on the roof, no Whisper Lakes homeowner pays for a flue that was never touched.
Smoke at the opening with more than one cause
EPA guidance expects a well-installed, properly used wood-burning appliance to make little smoke, so smoke you see or smell again and again is a sign something is wrong. Heavy deposits are one possible cause, since they narrow the flue. They are not always the only one.
Under the Florida Building Code, the throat, damper and smoke chamber above a masonry firebox together form a passage that must be at least as large as the flue. A damper that does not open fully, a clogged cap screen or wet wood can each leave smoke rolling out of the front as well.
A sweep removes the deposits, and the damper and cap screen get tested on the same visit. If smoke still comes out afterward, the other causes are next, and our technicians note on the record what they checked and what still needs a look.
The tee cap at the base of an outside metal chimney
Some wood stoves vent through a wall into a metal chimney that runs up the outside of the house. At the bottom of that outside run there is often a tee with a removable cleanout cap. One maker's instructions, for its DuraTech chimney, describe taking off that tee cap for cleaning and putting it back when the cleaning is finished.
The tee is where brushing debris collects, and it is also where it comes out. Our crew brushes the chimney from the top or from the tee, empties the soot through the cleanout and cleans the horizontal pipe that runs through the wall to the stove.
The cap has to go back on firmly, or rain and animals get a way in. If it is rusted, bent or missing, our technicians quote the matching part from the same maker, since a factory-built chimney keeps its listed parts. That shows up as a separate item on the estimate.
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Questions we hear about chimney cleaning
Do you clean the stove pipe along with the chimney?
Yes. Wood stove chimney cleaning includes the connector pipe, its joints and the stove's flue outlet as far as the stove manual allows. A rusted or split pipe section is quoted for replacement instead of being cleaned.
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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