How to Clean Fireplace Soot
Soot that accumulates on the fireplace can be hard to remove. The ink that the soot is made with easily adheres to the fireplace as well as the walls and carpet. The disaster can look like it might need a professional cleaner but you can save your money. You can remove the soot with a few steps.
How to Clean Fireplace Soot
Materials Needed
- Old sheet
- Tape
- Shop vacuum
- Scrub brush with stiff bristles
- Bucket
- Water
- Trisodium phosphate
- Sponge
- Make sure the soot does not reach other areas. Cover the other areas with an old sheet to keep the soot from spreading there. Tape the edges with tape so the sheet does not move.
- Use a shop vacuum to vacuum the soot. Using a regular home vacuum can make the soot go further into the carpet fibers and that is why a shop vacuum it much better. The soot can easily clog your vacuum.
- Brush the area with a scrub brush with hard bristles. As the soot lifts out, vacuum it with the shop vacuum. Continue until the entire area is complete. This step will keep the soot particles from flying all over the area.
- Fill a bucket with water and add Trisodium phosphate according to the directions. Use a sponge and the cleaning solution to clean around the entire fireplace as well as the carpets. Pour the solution out of the bucket and fill it with clean water. Use the clean water and a clean sponge to rinse the areas well.
- Allow the area to completely dry overnight.