What is creosote?

Creosote is the tar like residue that wood smoke leaves on the inside of a flue.

What creosote means

Creosote is the tar like residue that wood smoke leaves on the inside of a flue. It builds up in layers and can catch fire.

Where it matters on a chimney job

Creosote is the reason chimney sweeping exists. Describe the build up you found in plain words and with photos, because customers book the next sweep when they have seen what came out.

What it costs

For creosote, the closest koira.ai price is the chimney sweep cost guide, near $330 for a typical job and $110 to $440 for most. The guide shows its sources and what moves the price.

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Today $9,300$8,100 / $1,200
This week $25,050$18,570 / $6,480
This month $69,300$46,150 / $23,150
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