by Alfred Poppins | Oct 24, 2013 | News
The sweeping season is in full swing now but in recent weeks here at Alfred Poppins we have been asked to attend properties where another sweep has been and left most of the soot in the chimney or has failed to remove a birds nest. Any fool can can buy a cheap set...
by Alfred Poppins | Sep 30, 2013 | News
If you have a thatched property are you aware of the requirements regarding your fire? Here at Alfred Poppins we take your safety very seriously so if you’d like to know more then check out the thatch advisory website www.thatchingadvisoryservices.co.uk/ If you...
by Alfred Poppins | Aug 9, 2013 | News
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...
by Alfred Poppins | Aug 9, 2013 | News
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...
by Alfred Poppins | Jun 28, 2013 | News
No you don’t, unless the fireplace flue liners are cracked and/or the mortar is cracked and falling out from inbetween the flue liners. You may want to inspect it yourself, if you know what to look for or you can pay a chimney sweep company to inspect it for you...
by Alfred Poppins | Jun 19, 2013 | News
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...
