Hello all and welcome to my blog post. I have been asking myself of late, in this modern world of gas and electricity why in earth do we love our real wood fires so much. I mean compared to other fuel types they are not controllable, as safe or even as efficient. Oh a lest… Read more »
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City smog and smoke control
Hello fellow chimney sweeps and interested consumers. Todays blog is about the smoke control laws that we must abide by today and a little history too. Everyone has seen the old Sherlock Holmes scenes of old London Town with a passing chimney sweep and a whole lot of fog, well this fog was actually a… Read more »
Brush up on your whips, chains and brushes?
Hello all and welcome to our educational blog today. there are many types of brushes, whips and stars on the market today some of them will help you do your job better, cleaner and more efficiently than the competition so on what occasions do you select which brush? there are two important rules in brush… Read more »
The brutal history of the chimney climbing boys
Hello all. Chimney sweepings brutal history Chimney sweeping using slaves or low paid labour goes back a very long time indeed, some of the first references to chimney sweeps were in Roman times before the time of the times of Christ so we are talking BC not AD. Roman swimming pools and baths were… Read more »
Why do chimney sweeps wear top hats and why so lucky?
Hello all Welcome to today’s blog where you will learn a little history about chimney sweeps and the possible origins of being lucky and wearing a top hat. origin one lucky beginnings The oldest of the stories goes back a very long way to king William of Britain way back in 1087/1100 nearly a… Read more »
Seven top tips to make your chimney sweeping company better
hello all, I have been in the chimney sweeping industry in the uk for over twenty years and at every level from an apprentice to company owner to Association chairman. I have Gained lots of knowledge and tips in this time, the number one thing I have learned is that we are always learning. I… Read more »
An Evolution in Chimney sweeping find out what’s changing?
Hello all and welcome. I wrote this post after I received many messages following my blog To power Sweep or not to power sweep, where many users of power sweeping equipment reminded me of the evolution of whip heads, button lock rods,dust sheets and Mole brushes. In this blog you will learn about new products… Read more »
lighting a log fire made easy
The funny thing is that every guy has their own method for lighting fires and that their way is best, I was one of those people too using my trusted teepee method I used in cubscouts, the below method is what I learned in chimbey Sweeping school in Bavaria Germany. The problem with the teepee… Read more »
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