Sunshine Chimney Cleaning offers
a variety of services to clean
and upkeep your chimney. A regular used chimney is an item
in your house that should be maintained properly for safety. Accordingly, any
work should be done by a professional. For more than 20 years Sunshine Chimney
Cleaning's trained technicians have been making the use of your fireplace and
chimney as safe and efficient as possible for your home, and future home owners.
Why Does My Chimney Need To Be Cleaned?
Excess creosote is the most common chimney problem and
the main reason people have their chimneys cleaned. Creosote is produced
by burning wood. Soft wood (pine, self-starting logs, plywood) produce more
creosote than hard wood (oak, aspen, fir) which produce less creosote. Excess
build-up of creosote causes fires in the flue and cleaning should be done
when creosote buildup reaches 1/8''.
More serious chimney problems include insufficient drawing, downdrafts or
sparks flying out the top. Solutions include making the chimney taller (we
don’t do), opening the damper or repairing the damper (which we do),
or adding wind or spark devices to the chimney’s top (which is called
capping, and we do that too!)

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