Chimney Sweeping and Cleaning Austin, Tx.

Having a chimney inspected once a year can save your life. You see, when you allow your chimney to become so dirty that flammable creosote accumulates, it raises your home’s fire risk.

The chimney sweeping and cleaning services offered by Duct Cleaning Squads can help you avoid this problem in the first place. In every chimney cleaning, we take the opportunity to make your Austin, TX, house a better place to live.

When you burn wood in your fireplace, a number of substances are released into your home’s air. These include:

• Smoke
• Vaporized
• water Gases
• Particles of unburned wood
• Hydrocarbons that are highly flammable
• The tar haze

Creosote, a dark brown or black residue in your chimney, is formed when these by-products exit your fireplace or wood stove and travel to cooler places in your chimney. Even though burning fires produce creosote, many people fail to realize that creosote is highly flammable, especially when it accumulates in high concentration.

It can cause chimney fires and flue blockages if not cleaned out on a regular basis. You should also be aware of the dangers posed by animals, water, and other outside materials that can enter your chimney.

You need to have your chimney inspected and swept on a regular basis because of all the potential dangers it could pose. Because of the wide range of cleaning methods employed by Duct Cleaning Squads, Austin, TX, these hazardous chimney deposits can be removed safely.