Smiling Chimney Sweeps

Smiling Chimney Sweeps provides top quality chimney inspection and service. Our highly trained, CSIA certified sweeps use years of experience to evaluate chimney performance, and safety. We can clean and maintain chimneys and vents serving all types of wood, gas, pellet and oil appliances. Our professional office staff can discuss chimney problems and help you schedule. We do charge for inspections, and we need to inspect a chimney to give an accurate estimate. This is a standard pratice in the chimney sweep industry. Sweeping chimneys is a very important part of home maintenance. We use "dust free" cleaning methods. We sweep based on national guidelines, combined with years of experience. An improperly swept fireplace is more dangerous than a fireplace that has not been swept. A CSIA certified chimney sweep has proven that he is prepared and has the knowledge to sweep a chimney safely. Smiling Chimney Sweeps is a CSIA certified sweep employer. When should a chimney be swept? We recommend the spring. We are doing fewer sweeps in the spring, so we can give you more convenient appointment times. There are many possible problems inside and outside a fireplace chimney system. Sometimes fireplaces are designed badly from the beginning. Water has a devastating effect on masonry fireplaces. The heat from the fires in the fireplace causes some damage over time. Chimney fires are particularly destructive. While a healthy chimney can withstand a small chimney fire, the liner is often damaged from a severe chimney fire. There is no fool proof method to prevent small chimney fires, but severe chimney fire fires can be avoided by having your chimney cleaned regularly. Fireplaces that burn wood or gas must meet the same requirements. Decorative gas logs are designed to be installed in wood burning fireplaces. This is because the fireplace is the appliance, not the logs. The gas logs are the fuel source, but regardless if you are burning wood or gas in your fireplace, the flue temperature will average over 500 degrees Fahrenheit. Fireplaces interact with their environment. Air pressure in the house can affect how well a fireplace works. Wind and outside temperatures also affect how well a fireplace works. The height of the chimney in comparison to the house and trees, hills and other things can change chimney performance. When a fireplace does not burn well, or spills smoke into the house, the cause can be outside the fireplace. Smiling Chimney Sweeps has the expertise to evaluate not just the fireplace system, but the surrounding environment as well. We are a family owned and operated business serving Alleghany and Southern Butler counties. We can offer many options, and help you decide which one best suits your needs. We look forward to doing business with you.