Usually because of a cracked heat exchanger
The walls of the cave were covered with the soot of fires. He scrapped the soot off the chimney and used it to make a crude ink.
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.
"The chimney sweep came down covered in soot."
Getting covered with soot would be classified as a physical change rather than a chemical change.
You still have some soot on the very tip of your nose.
Soot.
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What caused the soot damage? All homeowners policies determine factors based on the cause of the damage. This has to be determined first. If the soot is from you using the fireplace over time without closing the flue and it happened over the years to where it is now noticeable, there is not coverage for such. If you had a fire that was covered under the policy, then it would be covered and removed.
It's called soot.
Either a chem dry sponge or I have used Awesome (that you can get from the dollar store) plus a magic eraser.. spray and then scrub with that, then wipe with a dry paper towel. You may want to test it on a small inconspicuous place on your wall first. I have used this on walls in a modular home and this seems to work best.
Fill a bucket with warm water, dip a sponge in the warm water, wring the sponge, and wet the area from top down. After this, spray a cleaning spray to the spot with soot. Then scrub the area well. Re-dip the sponge and clean off the foam and remains.