Which wood burns best?

  Which Wood Burns Best? Here we will cover a vast range of wood types and give a bref description of their qualities. Alder: Poor heat output and short lasting. A low quality firewood. Produces nice charcoal that burns steady. Apple: Great fuel that bums slow and...

Benefits of burning wood

The carbon footprint is already down. Wood is the Alpha-Material. Being the only 100% renewable material grown by solar power, needing very little or no irrigation, needing generally no pesticides or herbicides to grow and requiring very little disturbance of the soil...

Fire safety and chimney checks.

When you call Alfred Poppins chimney sweeping not only do we just sweep the chimney we check that the fire is safe for you and your family. Recently we have been attending jobs with installs that are unsafe and not fit for use. When this is the case we issue a warning...

How long does a flexible steel flue liner last?

Most stoves and wood burners are installed with a flexible steel flue liner. The quality of the steel used can vary greatly, so can the price. If you burn smokeless fuel in your multi fuel stove you will need the highest grade liner because the fuel is very corrosive....