Posted in Chimney Caps, Chimney Inspection, fireplace safety on Apr 28th, 2012
Chimney sweeps are not a relic of the past. Their services are required to keep your home safe while using your fireplace, especially if you burn wood. The job of a chimney sweep is to get your fireplace or wood stove and flue ready to be used for the cold-weather season. Understanding exactly what a [...]
Posted in About Us, Chimney Caps, Chimney Inspection, Chimney Sweeps, Fireplace Cleaning, Hearth Safety, Rainpans on Dec 2nd, 2011
Advanced Chimney Sweeps, Inc. was founded by a certified Georgia firefighter in 1989. Our company provides a variety of services including chimney sweeping, chimney inspections, chimney repairs, prevention of creosote build up and the removal of old rusted chimney caps and rain pans throughout the Cherokee, Cobb, Gwinnett, Dekalb and North Fulton County area. Some [...]
Posted in Chimney Inspection, Chimney Sweeps, Fireplace Cleaning on Jul 11th, 2011
Owning a home with a wood-burning fireplace can create a warm and inviting atmosphere, but it also takes occasional maintenance to make sure everything is working the way it should. Making sure an indoor fireplace adds only warmth and ambience to the home requires it be cleaned. When wood is burned, it is never completely [...]
Posted in Chimney Caps, Chimney Inspection, Chimney Sweeps, Chimney Sweeps Georgia, Rainpans, Uncategorized on May 14th, 2011
Advanced Chimney Sweeps are there to meet your every chimney need and have been since 1989. While the importance of getting your chimney cleaned regularly is common knowledge, there are some other areas of maintenance most chimneys can benefit from. • Consider getting your chimney protected by a chimney cap and rain pan. These can [...]
Posted in Chimney Inspection, Chimney Sweeps, Chimney Sweeps Georgia, Fireplace Cleaning, Uncategorized on Jan 10th, 2011
If you have a wood-burning fireplace or stove, the wood you use will not be burned completely, and you will need the services of a professional, certified chimney sweep because the smoke generated contains tar-like liquids, unburned gases and vapors. The condensation that results is a crusty, potentially dangerous build-up known as creosote. What you [...]
Posted in Chimney Sweeps, Fireplace Cleaning on Jul 31st, 2010
Wood is a plentiful and renewable fuel source, but it never burns completely. Ash is usually of no concern other than regularly removing it from the fireplace or wood stove. Creosote is a much larger concern. When wood is burned often time combustion is incomplete leading to the release of volatile compounds along with smoke. [...]