Hello fellow chimney professionals Todays blog is a really important one about the differences between a wood only appliance and a multi fuel version. It covers what you need to know and what to teach your customer. I wrote this article after speaking to many customers over many years who insist that it is the… 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 »
Competition for available Air. The Chimney Sweep
Hello all and welcome In one of our previous blogs smoking back symptoms causes and cures you learned about different types of smoking back and their causes. In today’s blog we are going to look into the specifics of one such situation which is the competition for available air and back syphonage. Firstly when looking to… 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 »
Santa Maria Maggiore the chimney sweeps festival
If your a chimney sweep from any where in this world you are sure to have heard of Santa Maria Maggiore the world chimney sweeping festival held in Italy in September each year. Where and when? The festival is held each year in the Town of Santa Maria Maggiore in the beautiful valley of Vigezzo… Read more »
Sweeping The chimneys of Thatched properties what you must know?
Hello all and welcome to today’s blog where you will learn important information about Thatched properties and their chimneys. Firstly what’s the difference between a thatch house and a house with a tiled roof? well I guess you all heard the fable if the three little pigs? Where the big bad wolf will huff and… Read more »
CCTV Camera Surveying in Chimneys be in the know
Camera Surveys what’s inside the chimney out of sight? Hello In today’s blog you will learn when to use a camera to survey the chimneys interior along with what type of camera for which type of survey, yes there are different types. Survey types look and go see. This is not a survey in a… Read more »
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