Answer: Boiler companys do not clean out chimneys. Some boiler technicians may shovel the base of the chimney and say nothing about the need for proper chimney cleaning and inspection leaving the homeowner to belive the chimney is fine

Answer: Without peforming a proper inspection of the chimney which includes going to the roof and inspecting the interior and exterior of the chimney how would he know that, he doesent. The boiler tech is not going to take responabilty if you have a puff back or liner collapse due to lack of proper maintence.Leaving you with a dirty house and a large bill!

Answer: Chimneys no matter what type of appliance they serve should be inspected annualy and cleaned and repaired as needed.

Answer: We use a high powered vacuum for dust control and floor tarps so as not to track soot and debris throug your home. We take every precaution to protect your home and valuables.

Answer: Chimney do not produce soot they are a coveyance to bring the productions of combustion out of your home. Most likely there is a problem with the appliance and how it is fuctioning.

Answer: Many of our major repair jobs have told us just that, with regular maintence and inspection a small chimney issue wont turn into a catastraphy Nothing is indestructable contrary to popular belief.

Answer: Your fireplace may or may not need cleaning, it may or may not even be fuctional or safe but the only way to now would to have it inspected, you never know when a unexpected boiler mal fuction leaves you without heat in the dead of winter, wouldn’t it be nice to know you could use your fireplace safely in just such an emergency.

Answer: A chimney Sweeping log is intended to be used in addition to regular chimney sweeping to control creosote formation, not inplace of, creosote does not magically disappear recognize the difference and don’t be fooled by there sometimes mis leading advertisments.

Answer:  CSI chimney sweep pricing  $125.00 per flue, except for fireplace inserts which are $175.00 and that is considered low compared to the national average. Chimney companys that charge thrirty or fifty dollars to clean your chimney are interested in one thing (although you wont see this secret in their advertisments) getting their high pressuere sales tatic foot in the door to sell you chimney products and services you may or may not need. With the cost of insurance, licensing, gas, vehicle maintence and tools no chimney proffesional could keep there doors open for that price it is unrealistic. More often then not your $30.00 chimney cleaning turns into a bill for hundrends or thousands of dollars. There are many of you that are reading this that can attest to this, don’t fall victim to the scam Do yourself your chimney and your wallet a favor and stick with CSI . You wont find any pushy salesmen here.

Answer: On an average it takes anywhere from 45 minutes to an hour and a half. Firplace inserts can take cosiderably longer due to there weight and tendency to produce creosote.

Answer: Creosote is the by byproduct of in complete combustion in a wood burning fire. There are many factors that will determine the amount of creoste given off and the amount it will accumlate inside your chimney including the amount of smoke, temperature of the fire and air turbulence to name a few. There is no such thing as a creosote free wood burning fire. Creossote will accumlate no matter what type of wood is burned Creosote in chimneys can be catgorized in three stages Stage 1 is a flaky soot form and is brushed away with minimal effort,  Stage 2 is a hard brittle deposit generally a rigourous brushing with a flat wire chimney brush will remove most of it, stage 3 is a thick glazed tar’e substance that can not be removed with brushing alone chemicals and mechanized chimney cleaning methods are the most common and expensive way to remove the stubborn creosote deposits. Creosote can easily ignite with a hot fire around 1000 degrees F and burn at tempatures that can exceed 2000 degrees F. The rapid intense heat can cause your clay flue liner to crack and collapse  leaving the interior walls of your house to literally burst into flames. If you have glazed creosote do not continue to use your wood burning appliance until it has been proffesionnal removed and inpected CSI chimney sweep and repair can inspect and remove you’re your chimneys creosote no matter what stage make an appointment today