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1. The A Clean Sweep crew places drop cloths around the area where the work will be performed.
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2. The necessary tools and equipment are set up and ready to go.
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3. We begin by pressure washing the chimney to prep it for waterproofing at the end of the process.
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4. The entire chimney is pressure washed.
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5. The new stainless steel liner brought up to the roof for placement.
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6. The crew carefully lowers the new liner down into the chimney.
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7. Here you can see where the liner stops at the smoke chamber towards the bottom of the chimney.
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8. A member of the team places insulation around the pipe to hold the insulation mix in place.
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9. Here you can see the insulation in place and two chimney brushes with rods holding everything in place.
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10. From the top of the chimney a crew member pours Supaflu Mix down to the other end of the pipe to "set" the pipe in place.
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11. Here you can see another picture of the technician now pouring insulation around the stainless steel liner.
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12. A crew member climbs into the firebox and begins the process of using high heat resistant refractory cement to parge the smoke chamber.
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13. More parging.
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14. A view of the finished parged smoke chamber.
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14. Next the crown wash at the top of the chimney is skillfully crafted to keep future moisture / rain from entering the system.
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15. Here is an image of the final crown wash pour.
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16. Any dust or debris is washed off the roof.
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17. The chimney is then waterproofed using a brick sealant to keep out moisture.
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18. Finally, the work area is washed clean.
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