Posted in Dryer Vent Cleaning, Fire Safety Tips on Mar 14th, 2012
Are you noticing that your clothes are taking longer to dry? That is one sign that your dryer vent needs cleaning. A dryer uses heat and air to extract the moisture from your clothes after wahsing. This warm air is pushed through dryer. The dryer tumbles to allow the air to penetrate the fabric. While [...]
Posted in Chimney Caps, Chimney Inspection, Chimney Sweeps, Chimney Sweeps Georgia, Fireplace Cleaning on Aug 13th, 2011
If you have a chimney installed in your home, then it’s vital that you don’t ignore maintenance. It is simply a necessity in order to keep your home safe and ensure the longevity of your chimney. There are many different services that chimney sweeping companies offer. Here is an explanation how each service works. The [...]
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 Apr 10th, 2011
A common occurrence, especially in the warm weather months, is a “smelly” fireplace. What do you do? What causes smell in my fireplace? Three things must be present to produce this smell in your home. Soot/ashes, moisture and a backward air flow. Dry soot and ashes, by themselves, have no odor. You must add moisture -and it [...]
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 Inspection, Chimney Sweeps, Chimney Sweeps Georgia, Fireplace Cleaning, Uncategorized on Dec 20th, 2010
Advanced Chimney Sweeps is a company that specializes in the cleaning of chimneys. It was created by a professional firefighter. The certified firefighter founded the company in Atlanta in 1989. The company offers a great deal of related services. First and foremost, as the name implies, the company provides chimney sweeping capabilities. In addition to [...]
Posted in Chimney Inspection, Chimney Sweeps, Fireplace Cleaning on Sep 30th, 2010
Keeping a chimney well maintained is important for lessening the danger of fire-related accidents in your home as well as efficiently heating your home using the fireplace. There are several services available to you that will ensure you get the most out of your fireplace and chimney. Chimney sweeping is needed when creosote buildup reaches [...]
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. [...]
Posted in Chimney Inspection, Chimney Sweeps Georgia on Apr 30th, 2010
Homeowners are often quick to perform the necessary repairs to make and keep their homes beautiful. However, it’s easy to overlook one structural component that not only involves beauty, but safety as well: the fireplace chimney. Though the prevention of smoke or fire damage from a filthy chimney is the number one consideration, there are [...]
Posted in Chimney Sweeps, Chimney Sweeps Georgia, Fireplace Cleaning on Jan 20th, 2010
Having trouble with smoke coming into your house from your fireplace? Many different factors lead to smoke coming into the house rather than up the chimney. It boils down to poor draft within the chimney. Many factors lead to poor draft. 1. Chimney is not tall enough to produce adequate draft. Sometime we can extend [...]