Chimney sweep/repair. Any recommendations please?

Posted by John M on March 5, 2024 at 2:04pm in Tradespeople recommendations

Afternoon APN

We have a slate fireplace which needs to be affixed again to the wall and the chimney hearth tiles repaired.

Does anyone have any recommendations for a Chimney sweep/repair person that they have used please?

Thanks

You need to be a member of Alexandra Park Neighbours to add comments!

Join Alexandra Park Neighbours

Email me when people reply –

Replies

John M March 18, 2024 at 3:12pm

Thank you very much Mary for your reply. We will definitely check out Firkins.

Best wishes

JM
Mary Blake March 17, 2024 at 7:10pm

H Firkins & Sons are good and reliable (now onto their second generation). I think more on sweeping than repairs, but they may be able to recommend someone for that.

I invited them to sweep my chimney when I moved in - they found (a) the chimney had been blocked off at the top and (b) there were no bricks behind the cast iron hearth set into the wooden mantlepiece/surround. Lucky I didn't light a fire first!

Anyway they got someone round within hours to fix those problems, then the swept the chimney, all at a reasonable price, plus a few return visits. All well and safe now, I don't use the fire anymore because of pollution concerns (I'm upstairs so never a good draw), but that's another discussion.

I understand this was more of a building job, and you need tiles repaired, but it may be worth asking.

www.firkinschimneysweeps.co.uk
- Annabel Gregory > Mary Blake March 18, 2024 at 8:50pm
  
  They're great - and very helpful. You can now see them trundling around the local neighbourhoods in their electric-assisted vehicle - i.e. a super-cargo bike:
  
  https://alexandraparkneighbours.org.uk/forum/h-firkins-and-sons-get...
  
  H. Firkins and Sons get innovative
  
  I was about to investigate whether these chimney sweeps were still in business, having used them several years ago (when they were very amenable and…

This reply was deleted.

To add a post - click on +Add new Post at top right (if it is not there, you are not signed in - see link at top of page); fill in the details, then click on black button below.

To later edit it, click on the post header to display it, then on +Edit at top right.

If you wish to give somebody your contact details, you may prefer to do so by personal message (click on little envelope at top of page, then on +Compose) rather than putting it in a post which is visible to everyone.

Click on an advert for more info.