Do We Still Need Chimney Repair In Worthington, OH?

by | Jan 27, 2014 | Construction and Maintenance

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When many of us hear the word chimney, we tend to think back in time to days when we kept warm in winter by sitting in front of a blazing fire while the smoke from whatever fuel we were burning was sucked out of the room by the draft going up a brick or stone built structure that we called the chimney. More often than not, the fireplace and chimney were built onto a side wall of the house and the chimney was usually slightly taller than the house roof. Others may call up a picture of those giant chimneys that always used to dominate any industrial scene from round about the time of the industrial revolution.

If you look up “chimney” in a dictionary, you will see something like: – a vertical pipe for conducting smoke and gases up and away from a fire or furnace – also known as a “chimney stack”, or, a “flue”. Now, this sounds more like a picture of the old, pot bellied stove in the store on a Western movie set than smoke coming from a picturesque cottage set in falling snow on the front of a Christmas card. However, this description does make the point that, when we think chimneys, we should include everything involved in extracting the exhaust gases and other products of burning a fuel to provide heat for some purpose – be it for bodily warmth, cooking, heating water, etc.

For Efficiency, Keep It Clean & In Good Repair

Throughout Worthington, OH, unless all our heating requirements come entirely from electricity, we will have some sort of exhaust system in our buildings. It is virtually impossible to burn anything and not produce a mix of gases, water vapour and small solid particles – the smoke that we send up our chimneys. Over time, chinks can appear in stone or brick chimneys; rust can cause holes in metal pipes, flues, ducts, vents or stacks; and, regardless of chimney type, residues and particles (soot) can cling to the inside of the chimney.

Rather than wait for something to go wrong with our smoke extraction system, we should all institute a regular schedule of chimney repair in Worthington, OH. This should include things like: – cleaning the inside (chimney sweeping), checking the structure for defects and fixing them, or replacing worn out parts. If our smoke is driven out by fan induced drafts, these should also be serviced as part of your program for chimney repair. Business Name provide quality chimney repair services for all types of chimney in Worthington, OH.

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