How Often Does My Chimney Need Sweeping?
– It is only through looking after your chimney that you can rest assured that you are as safe as you can be and that the chimney will last for many years to come. One important step to help keep your chimney in good shape is to have it swept or cleaned.
Does my chimney need to be lined?
This is a common question we come across in various forms: do I need to reline my chimney to install a wood burner ? do I need to line my chimney flue? How Chimneys Work Basically a chimney is a passage through which combustion gasses vent to the outside air.
How To Protect Your Chimney
How to protect your chimney from unwanted visitors (pots, cowls & birdguards) Your chimney should basically aid the fumes and gases produced by fire to exit out of the house. This can sometimes be hindered by unwanted visitors, such as birds nesting in the chimney. If it is an open topped chimney
Different Types Of Fuel Associated With Chimneys
Chimney Fuels You may not be aware of the fact that there are many different types of fuel available to burn in your fireplace / chimney. The fuel that you use can be determined by a number of different important factors and it is useful to be aware of these before
Home Safety Tick Tock Test
Tick Tock Test 28-29 March 2015 The government’s Fire Kills campaign is asking people across the country to welcome British Summer Time by Tick Tock Testing their smoke alarms and carbon monoxide detectors when they change their clocks over the weekend of 28th – 29th March. For many people testing
What Is A Chimney CCTV Survey?
Chimney CCTV inspection equipment is now an important piece of the chimney sweeps armoury, chimney inspections are now an essential service that is provided by chimney sweeping companies. The main problem that we are up against is, in the majority of cases we are dealing with older chimneys. In 1965
The History Of Chimney Sweeping
Chimney sweeping developed into an indispensable profession due to two inventions, the chimney and the use of wood and coal as a heating source. The Romans were the first to realise that abiding in a warm, toasty home was better than a cold one. They structured the chimney and flue
Carbon Monoxide Awareness
Carbon Monoxide is a dangerous gas and can cause severe health problems. Recently, in November there was a Carbon Monoxide Awareness week here in the UK, to help the public realise the dangers of Carbon Monoxide (Co). Every year, there are about 50 deaths and 200 people admitted to hospital due
Ventilation
Have your chimney swept regularly and we will check many things one of which is :- VENTILATION It is very important to supply your solid fuel appliance with air, to let it breathe, oxygen is one part of the combustion process, the others being fuel and heat. It is referred
WINTER IS UPON US!
It’s that time of the year now, the evenings are drawing in and the night time temperatures are dropping like a stone. It’s that time when those amongst us with a working fireplace or wood burner think – I will be lighting you soon. Well it so happens that from
