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lundi 15 décembre 2014

Tips For An Excellent Chimney Sweep

By Misty Tyler


When you have a house or a building that has a fireplace, then cleaning it up is a requirement to maintain its usefulness. If you do not wish it to be useless and if you do not wish to spend too much money on its repairs when it gets damaged, then you better do a thorough chimney sweep Virginia Beach. You got to do this task regularly.

There are maintenance tasks which you can do by yourself while there are those tasks that you need to hire a professional for. As long as you do things right, then it should not be a problem for you to maintain this particular structure. You do not have to worry about expensive repairs or such in the future as well.

When you want to get this fireplace cleaned, then you have to make sure to do it really well. If you want to do so, then the best way for that is to take into account some tips for cleaning. There should be a few that you can remember. Here are the best tips that you can take note of when you want to clean the fireplace.

First, maintenance of the fireplace should be prioritized. You have to schedule a maintenance for the said fireplace on an annual schedule. The one who should take care of the maintenance of the fireplace on an annual schedule is the technician with the qualification for the job. You can entrust the work to this technician.

When you have a building that is close to trees, you should check that no trees are close to this particular structure. If there is one, look at any hanging branches or such. Trim those that come close to this particular structure. The branches that overhangs atop the said structure should be at least 15 feet away from this.

You will need to install a cap on this structure. The cap will serve as a filter that will properly protect this structure from any hazards like animals and debris. Through the cap, these hazards will have no way of entering this structure. In order to install a cap, the best way to do it is to hire a qualified technician.

Building a fire is the main point of having the said structure. When you do build a fire, you got to build it right. Make use of the supporting grate to properly place the firewood at the right place and burn it towards the back of this particular structure.

The hearth area of this particular structure should be clear. This means that there should be no items near the hearth area that might easily caught fire. You got to eliminate all the combustible items that you can find near the hearth area to avoid that. Use metal mesh or screen to catch the flying sparks as well.

There are many instances when the fireplace needs to be lit. When h winter is already there or when the night is extremely cold, you are required to light the fire in the fireplace. When you are required to do so, you have to place someone to attend to the fire. Never leave it unattended. When done, extinguish the fire completely.




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