kitchens Posted October 11, 2009 Share Posted October 11, 2009 Has anyone on here ever swept their own Chimney? Ordered brush and kit and husband is rearing to go Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chucky Mama Posted October 11, 2009 Share Posted October 11, 2009 Never tried and our children are too big now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Space Chick Posted October 11, 2009 Share Posted October 11, 2009 We get a chap in to do ours, he works alone, not an orphan in sight Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alis girls Posted October 11, 2009 Share Posted October 11, 2009 I feel a song comming on "Chim chiminee chim chim churue ..." 'cuse spellings Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lewis Posted October 11, 2009 Share Posted October 11, 2009 Dad did ours a few years ago and we still hav the huge blue sweep in the shed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
majorbloodnock Posted October 11, 2009 Share Posted October 11, 2009 Yes, I do ours myself. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chucky Mama Posted October 11, 2009 Share Posted October 11, 2009 We get a chap in to do ours, he works alone, not an orphan in sight sometimes I worry about my sense of humour, it is reassuring to know that I am not alone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chick wiggle Posted October 11, 2009 Share Posted October 11, 2009 We get a chap in to do ours, he works alone, not an orphan in sight sometimes I worry about my sense of humour, it is reassuring to know that I am not alone. you are both outrageous! I've got a 12 year old going free here!!!! Just chimney size Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chucky Mama Posted October 11, 2009 Share Posted October 11, 2009 We get a chap in to do ours, he works alone, not an orphan in sight sometimes I worry about my sense of humour, it is reassuring to know that I am not alone. you are both outrageous! I've got a 12 year old going free here!!!! Just chimney size Stop! naughty chick wiggle Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chick wiggle Posted October 11, 2009 Share Posted October 11, 2009 Moi? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kitchens Posted October 12, 2009 Author Share Posted October 12, 2009 Ha. Those comments made me laugh. Well I've ordered a brush set so that hubby can set to work cleaning our chimney. Our neighbour is dead set against anyone other than the chimney sweep sweeping his chimney but as I said to hubby yesterday that it can't be too hard to sweep your own chimney as they used to send kids up to do it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted October 12, 2009 Share Posted October 12, 2009 A friend always does their own, but I get a sweep to do mine because he services the stove while he's at it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olly Posted October 12, 2009 Share Posted October 12, 2009 sorry to hijack this slightly - the sweep came on Friday to do mine. He immediately announced that he couldn't sweep it, because there's no access in the register plate. I said that I'd understood that he'd be able to sweep through the woodburner, and he said yes he could, if I'd had a chimney liner fitted ... but as there's no liner, soot will just build up on the register plate and he can't access it. Obvious as soon as he'd explained it. He said that the fitter should not have given it a HETAS certificate in the circs. Last year when I had the woodburner fitted, it was supposed to have a liner but the fitter said he couldn't get it down the chimney. I opted to go ahead without one, but hadn't realised that the fitting wasn't correct. I asked the sweep to quote for fitting a liner, I need to do some internet searching but either the cost of liner has gone up or they are using gold plate! It's more the the original cost of installing the woodburner AND a liner last year! So I have an unswept chimney, no liner and now I need to ring up the fitters and point out the error of their ways. Sigh. Sorry, back on topic - have a look at the Wood Energy section on the Newhouse Farm site, there's some stuff there about sweeping your own chimney. And now I'll be singing like Dick van Dyke all day ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted October 12, 2009 Share Posted October 12, 2009 I don't have a liner Olly - my chimmney doesn't need one, but my sweep made a register plate with two access ports so that he can sweep via those and then vacuum up all the soot that gathers on top of the register plate. Some stoves have a port on the flue pipe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olly Posted October 12, 2009 Share Posted October 12, 2009 That's useful to know, Claret - and you haven't had any problems burning without a liner? My house is 1930s and fairly solidly built, but I've heard horror stories about tar and soot coming through the plaster upstairs. I need to phone the original shop who installed it, when I'm feeling strong enough, and ask them about the fact that there's no access in the register plate, because I need it to be swept whatever happens. I am still not sure whether I'm or at the quote I got. Flue liner is for sale online at between £20-30/metre, but Grade I HETAS certified stainless steel is no more than £32/metre. The quote I've got was for £150/metre. I did ring up to check that it wasn't a typing error, but was told that it's correct. I reckon it must be gold-plated! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chickweed Posted October 12, 2009 Share Posted October 12, 2009 In a book called "Snowball Oranges" set in Majorca, the author's neighbour offered to sweep the chimney for him. The following day, the neighbour climbed onto the roof and dropped a chicken down the chimney I have had pidgeons, jackdaws and other birds fall down the chimney and they do a pretty good job too! OMG what a mess Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiggy Posted October 12, 2009 Share Posted October 12, 2009 I have done our chimney, just remember to twist the rods the right way or you will unscrew the brush & leave it up there I do have a sweep he is about 75 & very short, looks like Charlie Drake - he's a great chap - talk the hind leg off a donkey - but I do like him coming around he makes me laugh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Janty Posted October 12, 2009 Share Posted October 12, 2009 The sweep that used to come out to us was called Mr. D'eath. He used to call us regularly to arrange appointments but hasn't this year. I hope he's ok. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patricia W Posted October 12, 2009 Share Posted October 12, 2009 My OH sweeps our chimneys with a kit he bought from B and Q. I just go out and when I come back everything is clean and lovely. I think it's because he does them regularly. We've just put a woodburner in and OH made a special fitting to allow him to access the chimney. It already had a liner so we were lucky there. Our other one hasn't a liner, and it's a cassette type fire so all you do is pull it forward and voila, up goes your brush! As we had a pigeon down the chimney this summer, the pull out feature was very useful! Tricia Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
