Chimney Cleaning in London

 

 A beautiful winter evening, alone or with friends, spent in front of the fireplace always has a special charm. Maybe during the New Year's Eve parties, you used the fireplace often or you just want to give it a good clean. But how to do it? The good maintenance of the fireplace, the chimney, and each tool are, in fact, critical to great heating. In the absence of cleanliness, the dangers do not concern only the house, but also the health of those who live there! To proceed in the best way, you need - of course - commitment and elbow grease but the do-it-yourself solutions can help us. From removing the ash to cleaning the irons, here are all the tips on how to clean the fireplace with natural methods.

Remove the ash from the chimney

Every time you light the wood and use the fireplace, ash and soot accumulate. Start from here. Protect surrounding furniture and carpets to prevent them from getting dirty and wear protective gloves. When the fire has been out for a few hours, remove the combustion residues with a brush and chimney shovel. Pour everything into your garbage bag or bin. We all know that prevention is better than cure and even in this case there are some useful tricks.

 

 When the embers are still burning, sprinkle the wood with a little salt: this will reduce the soot produced. The smoke will also have less volume and the cleaning of the ash will therefore be easier. Another trick against ash is to use coffee grounds. Just distribute a small amount, still damp, in the fireplace where you will arrange the wood to be burned.

Let them work, collect the residues with the broom and vacuum up any residue. If you don't have coffee on hand, simply try spraying the ash with water using a spray dispenser. You will see that the higher ash will be nominal. Finally, ash can also have a life of its own: it is useful, in fact, for compost. Otherwise, if you have to throw it away, recall that it is likely of with carbon-based waste.

 

Clean the chimney and chimney opening

At this point, it is necessary to move on to cleaning the flue. It is an intervention to be done less frequently than the previous one, but it is important for the correct functioning of the chimney. Also, for this phase, there are various do-it-yourself solutions. For example, you can clean the chimney with a brush dipped in water and vinegar. In fact, vinegar is a natural degreaser and helps to easily eliminate soot on surfaces. A nice rinse with just water and off you go.

 

Another detergent with which to clean the chimney is a base of liquid dish detergent and baking soda. Use 100g of the latter with three tablespoons of detergent to get an effective dough.

Using a spray if necessary, proceed from top to bottom to easily collect and remove remains. In case of determining coverings, use the detergent you have prepared with an abrasive sponge, insisting locally. The toothbrush, then, will be useful for the smallest cracks. Once the solution has been distributed, leave it to act for about a quarter of an hour, then wipe it with a cloth soaked in water. And let it dry.