Chimney sweep work planned around your fireplace in The Hammocks
Your flue swept, your room left clean, and a written record of what was reached and what was not.
- Owned and run locally
- Available for same-day service
- Fully licensed and insured
- Family owned and run
Clues that the flue needs sweeping
- Flakes of black residue in the firebox
- Leaves or twigs falling into the firebox
- Nest material on the smoke shelf
- Ash piled high in the firebox
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How a chimney sweep in The Hammocks is carried out
Pieces of tile or mortar in the firebox
Fragments of clay tile or mortar in the firebox mean something above has come loose. The pieces can fall on their own or come down during brushing. Either way, they point to a lining or masonry condition that cleaning does not fix.
We set the fragments aside and show them to you. The flue is then looked at as far as the brushes and a light allow, and the condition is described in plain words. Relining or flue repair would be a separate estimate, and the fireplace should stay unused until that decision is made.
Cleaning the flue after work on the house
Roofing, painting or interior work near a fireplace can leave debris in or around the flue. Dust can settle on the smoke shelf, and a tarp left over the top can close the flue. CPSC guidance warns that chimneys and vents should not be blocked by tarps or debris during renovation work.
Tell us what work has been done and when it finished. We check the top and the passage for anything left behind before the fireplace goes back into use. Any damage from the other work is noted for you rather than folded into the cleaning.
Cleaning a worn lining without making it worse
Some linings are sound, and some are cracked, flaking or loose at the joints. Brushing a weak lining with the same force as a sound one can break more of it. We adjust the tools and the pressure once we see the surface.
If the lining is too fragile to clean fully, we stop and tell you. The part that was cleaned and the part that was not are both written down. The next decision is then about the lining, not about another sweep.
Cleaning around a damper at the flue top
Some chimneys are fitted with a top-mounted damper, worked by a cable that hangs down into the fireplace. Its plate and gasket gather soot, and a dirty gasket may not seal. The cable and its bracket also need to move freely.
During a sweep we clean the plate and gasket where they can be reached and work the cable through its range. A torn gasket, a stretched cable or a weak spring is noted as a separate repair. The damper's own instructions guide what we touch.
The cleaning scope you approve in The Hammocks
- Room and hearth protection
- Debris hauled away at the end
- Upfront price for the agreed cleaning
- Top-mounted damper gasket cleaned
Chimney cleaning answers for households in The Hammocks
What happens if you find glazed deposits in the flue?
We show you where the glaze is and explain the treatment it needs. That treatment is priced separately from the sweep. You decide whether to go ahead, and we suggest keeping the fireplace unused until the decision is made.
Can a sweep fix a fireplace that keeps smoking?
Only if the cause is a restriction the cleaning removes, such as heavy soot at the throat or a clogged cap screen. If the flue is clear and smoke persists, we explain the other likely causes and what an assessment would look at.
Do you haul away the soot and debris?
Yes. Everything that comes down is bagged at the fireplace, and anything that falls on the roof is gathered too. It all leaves with us when the work area is cleaned up.
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Chimney & Fireplace Brands We Work With
DuraVent 
Olympia Chimney and Venting 
Copperfield Chimney Supply 
Rutland 
Heatilator 
Heat & Glo