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Useful tips and advice to help you get the most our of your wood burner or open fire.
Wood Ash
Wood Ash – What do you do with yours? If you burn wood, you’ll produce some ash. But what is…
November 15, 2023
Soot Smell in Your House?
Find out why you might be having this problem in the warmer weather.
June 14, 2023
Clearing ash from your fire? NEVER leave ashes in the house
Even a small amount of glowing embers will give off poisonous Carbon Monoxide gas. This gas is harmless outside but,…
March 17, 2022
‘Bits’ keep falling down my chimney!
Sweeps are often asked about the ‘bits’ that keep falling. It can be annoying cleaning it up. So what’s happening?
September 16, 2021
A penny a day to save a life? Carbon Monoxide Awareness.
Properly maintained fires and chimneys are very safe but a Carbon Monoxide alarm is there to warn you if something…
November 21, 2020
Can my chimney sweep visit during a lockdown?
We all need people to visit our homes to carry out essential repair and maintenance work. It’s no surprise that…
August 27, 2020
Amazing Natural Firelighter
Getting your fire up to temperature quickly reduces unnecessary pollution and it’s also rather satisfying.
February 18, 2020
Can I burn sawdust? No, and Yes
If you try to burn sawdust on your stove or open fire you’ll be disappointed. It will tend to smother…
November 21, 2019