by Alfred Poppins | Mar 17, 2014 | News
The most common cause of chimney fires is infrequent cleaning and sweeping. Chimney sweeping is important. In order to enable your appliance to ‘breathe’ efficiently it is absolutely essential that you do not allow soot or ash to build up where it can hinder or...
by Alfred Poppins | Feb 9, 2014 | News
A Chimney sweep made an unusual discovery while working on an inglenook fireplace at a house near Tenterden. Using a video camera to check for cracks and defects, he noticed a small ledge about 6ft up the chimney. On examination, he could see a small pot at the back...
by Alfred Poppins | Jan 7, 2014 | News
Dominic Ridgers aged 10. He died from carbon monoxide poisoning The moment Stacey Rodgers stepped into her ten-year-old son Dominic’s bedroom one cold morning, she knew immediately that something was terribly wrong. ‘Dominic was usually up before...
by Alfred Poppins | Apr 14, 2013 | News
Most people have the image of Dick Van Dyke in their mind at the mention of Chimney Sweeps, yet their profession has seldom been a lucky one. Their work, Often done by children, was extremely dangerous and often fatal. In recent times, the industry has also been hit...
by Alfred Poppins | Nov 21, 2012 | News
All chimneys work on the same principle of something called an updraft. Some are as small as a two-inch pipe and others are so large that even Jolly Old Saint Nick and his reindeer can easily manoeuvre down them. Despite the size, they all work the same way as long as...
