Why use a professional sweep?

 Now that the busier season starts up again with the chimney sweeping we are starting to fill the spaces in the diary very quickly.   What are the benefits of hiring a professional chimney sweep? A good chimney sweep will have the necessary training and...

Why should I use a registered sweep?

A news story yesterday 11/02/2013.  A sweep who did not remove a bird’s nest blocking a chimney flue has been fined £5,000 over the death of an ex-miner from carbon monoxide poisoning. Philip Jones, of Porthcawl, was also ordered to pay £2,500 costs after the...

Its never been a better time to sweep!

Hello and welcome to Alfred Poppins Chimney Sweeping! Now that the Autumn and Winter is upon us it’s time to start thinking about lighting the fire… Before you do so have you made sure it is safe and use? Chimneys need sweeping annualy to ensure they are...