Tips for keeping your fireplace clean and smells good

Fireplaces can a hot shot to give, welcoming glow to any home. But a little effort is required to obtain their appearance - and the smell - nice.

Here are some of the fireplace Care and Cleaning Tips DIY Network:

• Before cleaning your fireplace, it is a good idea, a mask or respirator, put on almost any hardware store. Prolonged exposure to creosote that builds up the chimney is not good for the lungs.
• Ash can store shovel and used to suck a vacuum that is left. A wire brush can be used to clean the walls of the chimney (do this before you start shoveling and vacuuming!).
• Stains can by spraying a mixture of soap and water before cleaning and enjoy be removed. Stubborn stains can be removed with hydrochloric acid. But be careful - the hydrochloric acid is a toxic chemical. Wear old clothes, goggles and hand and follow the instructions on the bottle.
• The outdoor fireplace maintenance is usually a job for professionals, but the owners can make the top front of the fireplace or on the screen intact, no major cracks in the bricks and mortar, and that the fireplace is free of any overhanging trees or branches of obstructing the airflow. Just be careful on the stairs and the roof!
• If you hire a chimney sweep, make sure there is a qualified company that has insurance and workers' compensation insurance.
• Finally, if you use your fireplace, be dry wood, not green. It is better and more efficient burn.

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