Above you will find a small selection of problems we have come across over the years

1st column

• a gas mesh left in place on a wood burning stove
• galvanised bars used to support a chimney pot, making it harder to sweep the chimney properly
• a frying pan used instead of a cowl
• on top of an open fire burning wood

• gas cowl being used on a wood burning stove
• the builder did this to stop birds but could have caused the death of a customer
• the last sweep left his brush behind
• its not good to burn wet wood at a low rate over night

• one our biggest obstructions removed from a chimney
• sometimes there are no words for what people do
• mesh put on the bottom of a cowl, therefore causing lots of smoke
• this wood burner has not been used properly