Ukraine Assistance
Are you a Ukrainian refugee family? ласкаво просимо Perhaps are you a UK resident hosting Ukraine refugees? If so then your sweep or chimney service for 2022 is on us, free of charge. Just let us know when you book. We know its just a little gesture but hope it helps you in some small[…]
Winter is coming. ‘You know nothing John Snow’
Winter Is Coming So with Game of Thrones and the white walkers coming back its getting time to think about your stove and fire. As December approaches the only thing that is red hot is our telephone. We are currently taking numerous calls a day plus all the web based enquiries. These are quickly filling[…]
Chimney Sweeping and Covid-19
What to expect during 2019-20 Best Sweep Chimney Sweeps has thousands of established customers throughout Bristol, North Somerset and beyond. In order to keep you, and ourselves, safe during this period of threat from the virus we have developed a number approaches. Please do have a look to help put your mind at rest. You[…]
Rogue Traders, buyer beware
How to avoid a rogue trader chimney sweep
Winter is coming. ‘You know nothing John Snow’
So with Game of Thrones and the white walkers coming back its getting time to think about your stove and fire. As September approaches the only thing that is red hot is our telephone. We are currently taking 6 or more calls a day plus all the web based enquiries. These are quickly filling the[…]
Cost, safety and service
Putting to one side urgency and availability (which with forward planning shouldn’t be an issue for most) what exactly should a customer be looking for when choosing a Chimney Sweep? A google search will reveal that there are a number of chimney sweeps operating in any given area in the UK, the use of open[…]
Fancy a surprise £2K bill?
That is unfortunately what this new customer is facing after operating their new stove for less than a year. The picture is a CCTV snap of the inside of a stove liner. You should see a nice circular, well defined metal tube, what you can actually see is an almost completely blocked and deformed line[…]
Birds nesting in chimneys, Spring 2018
It’s now mid April and we are starting to get calls from people about birds, mainly jackdaws, starting to nest in chimney pots and can we come and remove them. In short we cant, nor can anyone else. Once certain birds start nesting then a nest, eggs or birds cannot be killed, damaged or destroyed.[…]
Why you should look up at the sky.
A single pot chimney stack can let gallons of water into your house each year. The rain soaks into the old mortar joints, porous bricks and the lining of the chimney, it usually runs down the inside of a chimney for 2 or 3 meters unless the flue is dead straight. If it is, you[…]
When to sweep your wood burning stove
Many people don’t realise that stainless steel flexible liners are not a permanent fix, they have a limited lifespan. I need to qualify that statement with the fact that you can now purchase flexible liners that do have a lifetime guarantee (If you follow the terms and conditions) Click HERE for a good example. Most[…]