Chimney & Fireplace Cleaning, Build & Repair Services Providers in Nairobi, Kenya
Experiencing challenges when lighting the fire in your chimney? The team at Insta Repairs will help with a solution. In most cases chimneys will need a professional cleaning and sweep and there are also cases where we require to modify at the fireplace.
Having an adequate chimney for your fireplace plays an important role in the success of a good burning fire.
A chimney has two primary functions first, to carry undesirable combustion like out of the house and second, to provide the draft that feeds air to the fire to keep it burning.
Chimney & Fireplace Cleaning Services
Many issues can cause creosote to buildup in wood fireplaces and can cause gas to not vent out properly in gas fireplaces and furnace setups which are both health and fire hazards; these can be now sorted with our professional technicians for chimney cleaning service.
At Insta Repairs we have experts & chimney technicians who specialize in an array of chimney and fireplace services to ensure that they are clean and free of any harmful creosote buildup, debris, or obstruction.
Our Chimney Services that we offer include the following:
- Full service chimney cleaning
- Chimney and Fireplace Safety inspections
- Chimney Caps installed
- Dampers installed
- Bird and animal removal
- Minor repairs
- Dryer vent cleaning
- Chimney repairs
- New installations
- Crown repair
- Relining and new liners
- Fireplace panel replacement
- Installation and repair of all types of chimney caps
Chimney & Fireplace Repair Services
Does your chimney and fire place have cracked tiles, missing mortar, and/or incorrect building technique?
You can always rely on Insta Repairs Service Providers to keep your chimney functioning properly and your family safe from hazardous exhaust fumes.
We will keep your chimney in top-notch condition with our chimney services.
Chimney & Fireplace Build Services Providers
Insta Repairs also offers new chimney building services. Why let your old chimney ruin the joy of your fire place?
Get a new and more efficient chimney built and tailored according to your specifications and the design of your house, with our experienced professional whose aim is to ensure that your fireplace and chimney is going to be durable and elegant.
How to check if it’s time for a Chimney Flue Cleaning
There is no gaining the significance of a well-functioning chimney though it is not something that crosses the mind of many often.
For a chimney to optimize its function, regular Chimney flue cleaning is paramount.
Noxious gases not to mention the smoke that is churned out in the process of combustion in a fireplace need an outlet out of the house and a chimney that is polished and not obstructed would suffice.
It is a cinch that over time, your chimney is more likely to become clogged by litter and refuse such as cobwebs and also gather soot. It is thus imperative that you carry out chimney flue cleaning to prevent dangerous disastrous reputation like chimney fires and of course the guarantees maximum efficiency.
Question on your mind could be, how then do you tell if you chimney needs a flue cleaning?
Here are the tell-tale signs.
Room fills with smoke when fire is lit
When a chimney is blocked or clogged, that can only spell inefficiency and ineffectiveness implying that for it to return to its functioning order and stop smoke from engulfing the room whenever there is combustion; then flue cleaning would be in order.
You notice foul odour when not using Fireplace
This would likely be as a result of creosote buildup. Creosote always forms as thick, black deposits and are sometimes conspicuous around the stove, on the damper or along the chimney’s lining
Soot accumulates through the chimney often instigated by other debris which can consequently damage your chimney or fireplace altogether. If you notice soot dropping back into your fire place then it is time to call a professional to do carry out a chimney flue cleaning
Soot and creosote will automatically gather in your flue whenever you use the fireplace.
But if left for a protracted period , then the buildup may lead to a hazard like chimney fire and a flue cleaning exercise guarantees that no unwanted explosions occurs.
Poor Combustion
Air aids combustions meaning for fire to burn properly then there has to be sufficient air. This simply implies that when there isn’t enough air, it will be tedious to light a fire and agonizing to keep it burning as a result of poor air flow or confined exhaust noxious gases.
Chimney flue cleaning thus immensely improves airflow hence improved fireplace capability and safety.
Presence of animals
Animals are beautiful creatures- but not when they live in the chimney. When birds and rodents lodge in your chimney, this can in turn seriously impede ventilation. How can you tell if a rodent or a bird’s nest is blocking your flues? You won’t miss their scratching sounds, or droppings and thus to stop smoke and other harmful gases from engulfing your house, call for a chimney fuel clean-up.
If faced with any of the above signs, contact a respectable Chimney fuel sweep as clogged and dirty fireplaces poses grave threats to your household.
Insta Repairs Service Providers
With Insta Repairs Chimney Technicians you can be sure that your chimney and fireplace are in good hands.
With our experienced expertise you can be sure you get the best services and in a short period of time and the result will be impeccable as we will make it strong, durable and elegant.
Our services are available in Nairobi and its environs like Ngong, Machakos, Kiambu, Thika and Kikuyu as well as all other parts of the country. Contact us today for the best and affordable services in town.
