Content

• Steps
• Tips
• Warnings
• What do you need

Burning fireplaces produce smoke and soot. Surrounded by stone or brick, usually with wire mesh in the front and with ventilation through the chimney, the fire is well supported in fireplaces. However, the fire in the fireplace still produces the usual amount of smoke and soot, which must be cleared from time to time. Follow these steps to clean the fireplace bricks.

Steps

1. 1 Fill a bucket with warm water and use a stiff bristled brush.
2. 2 Scrub the brick in the fireplace with a brush and warm water to remove common dirt and grime.
3. 3 Examine the remaining stains on the fireplace bricks.
4. 4 Press the baby's play dough onto the soot stains and carefully peel it off, being careful not to remove the top layer of the brick's coating.
5. 5 Mix baking soda with enough water to make a paste and clean up any visible smoke stains from fireplace bricks.
6. 6 Rinse the bricks with clean warm water to check for stains.
7. 7 Rub the bricks of the fireplace with sodium orthophosphate if there are any residual stains on it. Wear rubber gloves during this process because Sodium Phosphate (Sodium Phosphate) can corrode your skin.
8. 8 Rinse the surface with clean warm water to check for stains. .
9. 9 Dilute a commercial fireplace brick cleaner according to package directions if any stubborn soot or smoke marks remain.
10. 10 Scrub the bricks of the fireplace with diluted cleaning agent to remove any remaining stains.
11. 11 Rinse the surface again with warm water.

Tips

• Undiluted vinegar is also helpful in removing soot stains when brushed directly onto fireplace bricks.
• After applying all these measures, you must decide if the fireplace brick is clean enough for you. In some cases, stains will not be satisfactorily removed and you may want to consider painting the brick. If you want your fireplace to look like natural brick anyway, there are many special kits available for purchase. As a result, the surface after their application will look like a natural brick.
• Sometimes it is advised to use dilute hydrochloric acid as a good way to clean the bricks of a fireplace without scratching the surface. However, it should be warned that it will be better if the acid is applied by a specialist. A person who has not received professional training may not know all the safety precautions that must be followed when using even dilute acid.
• You can also use an alkaline cleaner to help remove smoke marks.
• Trichlorethylene paste can be applied to small, stubborn smoke stains.

Warnings

• Try all chemicals on small, out-of-sight spots before using them on larger areas. Some chemicals can bleach or stain the surface, and it is best to test this before using them on large areas of your fireplace brick.

What do you need

• Brick fireplace
• Bucket
• Hard brush
• Warm water
• Plasticine
• Baking soda
• Sodium orthophosphate
• Latex gloves
• Commercial fireplace cleaner