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Useful tips and advice to help you get the most our of your wood burner or open fire.
The one that got away, and a lucky householder!
It’s relatively common for chimney sweeps to receive a call about a bird stuck in the chimney. With a bit…
April 23, 2021
Nests in your chimney can be a BIG problem
JACKDAW nesting season is here – and that could be a problem for your fire and chimney. There are around…
March 10, 2021
Bees In Chimneys
Bees nesting in chimneys are a common problem that we in the chimney industry are all familiar with. When bees…
February 1, 2021
Sweeps response to crisis “Just Outstanding”
“JUST OUTSTANDING”. That’s how Guild of Master Chimney Sweeps chairman Lawson Wight described the way professional sweeps are meeting the…
June 8, 2020
Kenilworth welcomes 500 Chimney Sweeps
As well as the best suppliers in the business, here is a full programme of competitions, seminar presentations and awards.
February 22, 2020
Fighting for his daughter in the Sahara desert
WHY would a chimney sweep put down his brush, get on an aeroplane bound for Morocco and then run across…
July 7, 2019
14 wheelbarrows of nest removed from chimney – a warning for new homeowners!
IF YOU have recently moved into a new home – you may want to study these photos closely.
May 9, 2019
Dead people found inside chimneys
People have been discovered dead after getting stuck in chimneys and it’s nothing new. And they got stuck for all…
May 5, 2019
Chimney sweeps’ cancer – What happened to that?
CANCER was once an occupational hazard for chimney sweeps. And as if that wasn’t bad enough, cancer of the scrotum…
April 30, 2019
