In these days of gas or oil fired central heating (and water heating); it might sound odd that we still have chimneys in Brooklyn and elsewhere. Didn’t chimneys go away when we stopped burning wood and coal in our homes and businesses?
Of course, if a building was constructed back when everyone had a chimney, it might be problematical to remove an old chimney and easier to simply block it off. These old chimneys were built with bricks or stone held together with mortar and they can suffer from age and become dangerous due to weaknesses that might cause them to tumble. This means that, even if they are no longer extracting smoke from a building they may need Chimney Repair In Brooklyn simply for their safe preservation.
Can Ducts, Flues & Pipes Also Be Chimneys?
Webster’s defines a chimney as: – “a part of a building through which smoke rises into the outside air; especially the part that sticks up above the roof” although this is further defined by the following: – “enclosing a flue or flues that carry off smoke”. Modern furnaces that are fuelled by oil or gas and many specialized fireplace designs still need a way of removing the products of fuel combustion (i.e. the smoke). Metallic ducting is usually used and this can even be run up the inside of an older but semi-redundant brick or stone chimney.
The upper opening of these modern chimneys will need some sort of “rain hat” to prevent water from coming in and this could be damaged by strong winds or even heavy snowfall which makes this a very visible case of a need for Chimney Repair In Brooklyn. In addition, almost any fuel can produce both moisture and corrosive chemicals during burning and this combination can (over time) eat into the metal forming the flue – another case for Chimney Repair In Brooklyn. Some combustion products can adhere to the flue duct inside surface so regular cleaning will be required.
Inspection
The mansions of older times often had chimneys so large that small boys could climb up inside them so as to both see what condition they were in and, if necessary remove any soot and clean them. Smaller chimneys were cleaned by inserting strong brushes up them from the fireplace; however, this is not so easily done with modern extraction flues. Video inspection might be needed these days to see what cleaning or specialized Chimney Repair In Brooklyn might be required.
If you are in need of any type of Chimney Repair For Brooklyn you should contact the experts at TC Builders Corp.
