It is the accumulation of ash and smoke residue that builds up on the inside of a chimney after use.
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You still have some soot on the very tip of your nose.
the clay chimney liner, or flue as its called maybe cracked, and soot may be seeping out of the crack and into the wall, leaving a stale cold soot smell.
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The soot in the chimney covered the white cat that was crawling inside. The soot in the chimney covered the white cat that was crawling inside.
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There are many things that produce soot. The burning of coal or wood produces soot. In prior years, individuals would hire chimney sweepers to clean the build up of soot from their fireplaces and chimney flutes.
Get a chimney sweep!
You still have some soot on the very tip of your nose.
the clay chimney liner, or flue as its called maybe cracked, and soot may be seeping out of the crack and into the wall, leaving a stale cold soot smell.
Soot
"The chimney sweep came down covered in soot."
Yes, there are soot and creosote "cleaner" logs. In my opinion, they do not work as well as cleaning a chimney properly with a chimney brush.