You’ve probably already got a picture in your mind of a chimney inspection in action. After hours of scratching around, coughing, spluttering, and cursing, a figure emerges from the top of your chimney stack, covered in soot, brush in hand. They might even break into a song and start dancing on the rooftops! That may […]

#testittuesday ‍ Take a second every Tuesday to test all your smoke and CO alarms. Push and beep the button. The Silent and Invisible Killer. Ken Knight from Knight Security Inc “Carbon monoxide is a highly poisonous gas that has no colour, taste or smell, making it impossible to detect without an alarm.” Carbon monoxide alarms must […]

A Stove is a great addition to any hearth, it looks fantastic and is a green way to heat your home efficiently and economically.  At SweepSmart we offer fireplace and stove installations along with a comprehensive after-sales option. As chimney sweeps, we see all different types and brands of appliances at various stages of their lifetime. […]

The ‘Guild of Master Chimney Sweeps’ hosted their annual trade exhibition and it was a record breaker – more sweeps, more suppliers, more fun! ‍   ‘Herding Sweeps’ – group photo The Guild of Master Chimney Sweeps is the UK’s premier ‘not-for-profit’ trade association for professional chimney sweeps. Established more than 25 years ago, the […]

This blog will investigate London’s pollution issue and wood burning stoves, the solution, and what the future looks like for wood burning. ‍ Wood burning has been in the media regularly over the past couple of years, particularly in regards to pollution and its impact on the environment. Pollution is a major contributor to climate […]

Stoves and fireplaces love it when it feels colder outside your home than it does inside. ‍ This enables the flue to exhaust air from the stove (even when the fire isn’t on) and simultaneously induce air into the stove. It’s a really smart use of air current. ‍ But what if we reverse everything? […]

The idea of a chimney sweep is pretty messy, isn’t it? All of that soot, dirt and years of wear and tear falling down into the fireplace beneath. ‍ Surely that’s going to make a mess of your floor? And what about the dust? You’ll be dusting for months to come, right? ‍ Welcome to […]

Wood-burning stoves have been the subject of various hostile reports in the past few years, more recently the London Mayor Sadiq Khan wrote to Michael Gove, the environment secretary. The mayor has asked to amend the Clean Air Act to give him the powers to create zones where the burning of solid fuels such as […]

In this post, the term “solid fuel” means any fuel that is not a liquid or gas (e.g. wood, coal, mineral smokeless fuels, wood derived fuels and biomass). The term “appliance” means any device or fire manufactured to be used for heating within a domestic property which uses solid fuel (e.g. an open fire, woodburner, […]

Call us odd if you like, but we do like to geek out about chimneys. ‍ For us, understanding every nook and cranny of each chimney we work on is vital if we’re to deliver the best possible service to our customers. ‍ But what about you? Do you really need to know all there […]