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Florida Guild of Professional Chimney Sweeps

Why Should I Have My Chimney Inspected?

Chimney Sweeps offer a range of safety and maintenance services to help care for your home. We inspect, clean, service and repair a number of areas vital to the structure or safety of your home:

Deterioration
Our warmer and more humid climate accelerates deterioration of even the best built and designed systems. Masonry, mortar and metal within the systems - and the roofing materials surrounding them - should be checked annually. Small repairs should be done immediately, before they turn into larger problems.

Weather Damage
Rain causes more damage to chimneys than fire does! Even a little used chimney needs a chimney cap, and its flashing should be checked to ensure it's performing its job of keeping rain from damaging your roof.

Structural & Installation Problems
When a home fire occurs due to a chimney or the appliance it is connected to, the overwhelming cause is due to either improper installation, poor construction or inadequate maintenance. Professional Chimney Sweeps are trained to identify and repair these problem areas.

Chimney Cleaning
When any type of fuel is burned - wood, oil, coal or gas - it produces a residue that is left within the chimney. Fireplaces, wood stoves and furnace flues should all be cleaned to remove these flammable deposits to assure optimum drafting and performance.

Dryer Vent Cleaning
Many chimney sweep companies also offer dryer vent cleaning. Dryer vents cause more home fires than chimneys do, and these fires are less contained than a chimney fire. More Information.

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