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SERVING NEW JERSEY and EASTERN PENNSYLVANIA

As a chimney is essentially a household exhaust pipe - funneling away soot, smoke, gases, hot ashes and sparks - sweeping should be an essential part of home maintenance. It is no longer a job that ushers forth black clouds of soot ready for Victorian housemaids to clean up.

A modern, sealed sweep ensures that your flue is safe and unclogged by bird nests, soot build-ups and any other debris that might have dropped down from the chimney pot. Just as a roof tile may dislodge, so a chimney lining can deteriorate, exposing mortar joints and brickwork to corrosion and, ultimately, collapse. The older the house, the greater the risk.

Vinny has been a chimney sweep since 1985, says people rarely book an annual sweep. 'It's more common that we'll be called out to a chimney that hasn't been swept for years, and then only because someone is putting in a new appliance. We find a significant problem in 20 per cent of all the chimneys we look at.'

Typically, Vinny finds bricks or debris from builders working on the flat above have fallen in, causing a blockage. In shared buildings, he has found new doors cut right across the flue in the apartment above, thus 'choking' the property below.

'Sometimes an owner who didn't use the fireplace has put a metal cap over the chimney top to prevent things falling down.

'A new owner arrives and uses the fire, but is nearly stifled because there's no escape for the smoke and fumes. Walk down most streets and you'll see a huge variety of clay pots or metal caps on chimney tops.'

A common misperception is that only chimneys servicing solid-fuel fires require sweeping, but even with a gas-flame effect fire, if a new appliance is being installed in a chimney previously used for solid fuel, it should be swept beforehand. Gas Safe Register (GFE) recommends that any gas appliance is safety checked at least once a year.

And you should clean all types of fuel like wood. Gas. Coal. Oil. pellet .at least once a year N.F.P.A is recommended to prevent chimney fires and other safety hazards.

So call the chimney man and get a inspection before the cold weather hits
AND HAVE A WARM AND SAFE HOME

The Chimney Man is a Full-Service Chimney Sweep Company
Serving the NJ, NY and PA. areas.

Some locations available for service but not limited to:

Frenchtown, NJ, Bridgewater, NJ, Plainfield, NJ, Flemington, NJ, Clinton, NJ, Somerville, NJ, Asbury, NJ, Washington, NJ, Oxford, NJ, Hackettstown, NJ, Belvidere NJ, Princeton NJ, Old Bridge NJ, Point Pleasant, NJ, Belmar, NJ, Red Bank, NJ, Hillsborough, NJ, New Brunswick, NJ, Jersey City, NJ, Brooklyn, NY, Staten Island, NY, New York City, NY, Middlesex NJ, Easton, PA, New Hope, PA, Puxatony, PA, Nazareth, PA, Riegelsville, PA, Allentown, PA, Upper Black Eddy, PA, Kintnersville, PA

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