by Alfred Poppins | Jan 7, 2020 | News
We were in Rippingale today fitting a Parkray consort 5 wood only stove. We fitted it into the existing fireplace using a Duraflue chimney lining system and a stainless steel closure plate at the base of the chimney opening. The customer had had the floor tiled into...
by Alfred Poppins | Jan 6, 2020 | News
Happy new year to you all! Today we have been sweeping, servicing and inspecting chimneys all over the Stamford, Rutland and Peterborough areas. One of our customers wanted a full inspection as they are selling their home and they wanted to make sure the new owners...
by Alfred Poppins | Sep 2, 2017 | News
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...
by Alfred Poppins | Sep 11, 2014 | News
People with open fires are being urged to call in the chimney sweeps in the coming weeks to avoid catastrophe this winter. Chimney fires happen about once a week in the county and are caused by part-burned material building up in the flue and catching fire. This week...
by Alfred Poppins | Nov 12, 2012 | News
A Brief History of Our Craft It was understood even in the Georgian period of our history that chimneys had to be brush cleaned. Way back to the 17th century the Master Sweep of the day would employ small boys to climb and scramble up chimneys. The task for these...
