by WellSwept | May 5, 2020 | Chimney Camera, Chimney Cleaning, Chimney Sweep, Fireplace, Smoky Wood Burning System, WETT Certified, WETT Inspection
Is your fireplace smoky? Smoke coming into the room, smoke detectors going off? Well you are certainly not alone and we get this problem quite often. In fact likely half the fireplaces around cause some smoky conditions. Sometimes it is difficult to get rid of the...
by WellSwept | May 1, 2020 | Chimney Cleaning, Chimney Sweep, WETT Certified
Chimney sweep history goes back a long time, hundreds of years. A glimpse of it is in Mary Poppins. However the traditions go back even further. Historically chimney sweeps have always had an annual celebration that typically lasted 3 full days. Why three days?...
by WellSwept | Apr 30, 2020 | Chimney Cleaning, Chimney Sweep, Wood Stove Installation
Many customers who use us for the first time are somewhat surprised. Many of the sweeps they have used in the past have been the old traditional type with just one brush and some fiberglass or bamboo rods, sheet over your wood stove, sweep the chimney and leave a load...
by WellSwept | Apr 17, 2020 | Chimney Cleaning, Chimney Sweep, Wood Stove Installation
Autumn and winter are ridiculously busy for chimney sweeps and solid fuel professionals in general. Beginning in mid-August until early the following year are usually crazy busy. We do our best, but it is not uncommon for people calling the first time to be surprised...
by WellSwept | Apr 14, 2020 | Chimney Cleaning, Chimney Sweep, WETT Certified, WETT Inspection
So often we get asked about the use of the wood stove, the fireplace or where to find good firewood. We have another blog on finding and storing firewood you can read. However there is more. The booklet on the left is a very good resource and is free. There is also a...
