NACS registered · Fully insured · Free smoke draw test and certificate included
★★★★★ Rated 5 stars from Google reviews
NACS registered · Fully insured · Free smoke draw test and certificate included
★★★★★ Rated 5 stars from Google reviews
NACS registered · Fully insured
Open fires, woodburners, multi fuel stoves and coal burners swept properly across Greater Manchester, Cheshire and Lancashire. Traditional and power sweeping, a free smoke draw test on every job, and a certificate your insurer will accept.
The same standard whichever appliance you have. We are members of NACS and work strictly to the NACS Code of Practice and Code of Conduct for the cleaning of chimneys.
We look over your chimney stack before we start, so we know it is sound and that sweeping will not cause further damage.
A high-powered HEPA filtered industrial vacuum runs for the whole job, with sheets down before we begin.
Confirms the flue is clearing properly after sweeping — that gases are going up the chimney and not back into your room.
Recognised by insurers. Most will no longer pay out on chimney fire damage without one.
If we spot something that needs attention we will tell you and note it on your certificate. What you do about it is your call.
We will tell you when yours is next due based on your appliance and what you actually burn in it.
Each appliance behaves differently in the flue, so each one needs a slightly different approach — and a different sweeping frequency.
Efficient stoves send less heat up the chimney, so the flue runs cooler and deposits build faster than owners expect.
Open fires draw far more air and burn more fuel for the heat given out — usually in a wide, often unlined chimney.
Wood is the fuel most likely to leave tar. Twice a season when in use, and we will be honest about your logs.
Bituminous coal is the heaviest sooting fuel in common use and needs sweeping twice a year, not annually.
Beyond routine sweeping — the jobs that come up when something is wrong, or when you want to know what is actually going on inside the flue.
Jackdaw nests are a total blockage and a carbon monoxide risk. We will also tell you honestly if the nest cannot legally be touched yet.
A camera up the full flue length. Cracked parging, liner damage, tar and blockages become visible rather than inferred.
Supplied and fitted, and we can do it while we are with you for a sweep. Solid fuel produces far more carbon monoxide than gas.
Plenty of people cannot tell a multi fuel stove from a woodburner, or whether that noise in the chimney is a nest. Tell us what you have got, what you burn in it and what it is doing, and we will work the rest out.
It depends far more on what you burn than on the appliance itself. If your stove is your main source of heat rather than an occasional evening fire, err towards the more frequent end.
| Fuel | How often |
|---|---|
| Wood — open fire | Once a season when in use |
| Wood — stove | Twice a season when in use |
| Bituminous coal | Twice a year |
| Smokeless coals | At least once a year |
| Oil and gas | Once a year |
Smokeless fuels are the ones people most often think do not need cleaning. They do. There is more on fuels, moisture content and ventilation on our safety advice page.
We carry both and use whichever your flue actually needs. Traditional rods and brushes still do the better job on plenty of older masonry chimneys. Power sweeping — a rotary head driven at speed — clears stubborn deposits and awkward runs that rods struggle with.
We sweep masonry chimneys, flexible liners and twin wall flue systems. A stainless flue looks clean from the outside, but it still accumulates deposits and it still needs certifying.
Greater Manchester, Cheshire and Lancashire. Give us your postcode and we will tell you straight away whether we can reach you.
Our sweeps start from £75, including the free smoke draw test and the NACS certificate. The price depends on the appliance and how many flues need doing — give us your postcode and tell us what you have, and we will give you a figure before we come out.
No. Sheets go down before we start and a HEPA filtered industrial vacuum runs throughout the job. Our customers regularly say they would never have known we had been — it is the thing most of our reviews mention.
Make sure the fire has been out for at least 24 hours so the flue is properly cold, and clear the area around the fireplace. If the chimney has not been swept in a long time, tell us when you book so we can allow the time.
Yes. We sweep masonry chimneys, flexible liners and twin wall flue systems, traditionally or by power sweeping depending on what the flue needs.
Tell us when you book. A flue that has been out of service for a long time is the one most likely to throw up something unexpected — old soot falls, failing parging, or a nest — so we will allow extra time rather than rush it.
Have your postcode, the type of fire, and roughly when it was last swept to hand — it helps us give you an accurate price and a time slot.
