During the winter, it is really enjoyable to sit in front of a wood fireplace. You only need to ignite the light and make the room warm. Somehow, after you use the wood fireplace on regular basis, it leaves some dirt, debris, and dust that makes the fireplace looks bad and unhealthy. It is necessary to conduct regular cleaning to make the fireplace looks good again. Anyway, how to clean a wood fireplace? Here are a few tips on how to clean a wood fireplace effectively.
Get Ready to Clean the Wood Fireplace
Cleaning a wood fireplace always needs preparation. In this case, you need to prepare the tools needed such as broom, vacuum cleaner, a dust container, a mask, and gloves. It is also important to wear a good outfit to avoid any allergy. If you do not want to get dirty on your hand, you need to wear a pair of gloves. Alright, everything is ready and you can start the cleaning process.
Suck the Debris and Dust Using Vacuum Cleaner
You can start with the simplest step in which you can use the vacuum cleaner to suck the debris and dust on the fireplace holes and chimney. You can just point out the vacuum cleaner to the fireplace area and reach every corner of the chimney from the bottom to the top. But, you probably cannot reach the top side. So, you can ignore it. You can hand over the debris, dust or ash collected to your Tree Service professionals, who can use it, as an organic manure for your garden .
Use the Broom or Brush to Clean the Unsucked Leftovers
The next step is to clean the wood fireplace with a broom or a brush. Somehow, the vacuum cleaner cannot suck the sticky debris and dust on the fireplace wall. You can use a small broom or brush to clean it. You can clean it slowly until there are no leftovers of debris. Somehow, you cannot clean the fireplace wall perfectly. At least, you can make sure that there is no debris anymore.
Go to the Rooftop to Clean the Chimney Peak
Well, it is not easy to clean the top side of the wood fireplace. So, you can actually go to the rooftop to check and clean the chimney peak. In a certain case, the chimney end has a lot of debris and dirt that block the smoke to go outside. So, you need to make sure that you clean it. You are no need to worry about the debris because you have prepared a dust container at the bottom, so the debris and dirt will fall down and enter the container. If you cannot reach the middle part, you can use a long stick that connects to the small broom or brush. You can put the brush stick inside the chimney and move up and down.
Finally, those are a few tips on how to clean a wood fireplace effectively alone. You can do it by yourself, but you cannot make it look perfect. Somehow, if you want to get a perfect cleaning process, it is important to hire a special chimney cleaner that uses more sophisticated and complete tools to clean your wood fireplace.