by Alfred Poppins | Jan 4, 2015 | News
Happy new year folks! Is now the time to start thinking about your mid-season sweep? Have you had your chimney swept in the last 12 months? There has been a rise in the amount of call outs to chimney fires in the last year and it boils down to people not having their...
by Alfred Poppins | Sep 8, 2014 | News
With summer drawing to a close and the colder evenings drawing in, many people will be thinking about heating their home. This week marks National Chimney Safety Week and fire fighters are urging people to ensure their homes are safe. Householders are being urged to...
by Alfred Poppins | Aug 6, 2014 | News
It’s now a good time to be getting your chimney booked in to be swept. At this time of year it is perfect to get it ready for when the colder evenings set in. Don’t wait until you want to have a fire to find you have a problem and then have to wait...
by Alfred Poppins | Jun 23, 2014 | News
Old or poorly maintained chimneys can deteriorate to the point where smoke and hot gases can escape from the chimney into the upper rooms, the roof space or directly into the thatch. Chimney fires can occur in any home with a working flue, including homes that have a...
by Alfred Poppins | Dec 23, 2013 | News
Knowing why it is important to clean the chimney is the right way to prevent such accident and chimney fires. The main reason why there is a chimney fire is because of the build-up of the creosote in the inner walls of the chimneys. When the smoke rises to the...
