CM Sweeps

28/01/2026

The Countryside Alliance has won an important reassurance for rural households that rely on wood-burning stoves for heat. 🔥

After raising concerns directly with the government, it has now been confirmed that existing stoves will not be forced to be upgraded or replaced under current proposals. For many countryside and off-grid homes, wood burners are not a lifestyle choice, but a practical, affordable necessity.

This is a positive outcome, and it shows why rural voices matter in policy making. The direction of travel on emissions policy is something we’ll continue watching closely, to ensure future changes are practical, fair and rooted in rural reality.

Read more below.

20/12/2024

Nice stainless steel birdguard to stop jackdaws nesting in the chimney next year 👍🏿

20/12/2024

A few stoves needing parts replaced, all good to go again 👍🏿🔥

25/07/2024

Are you thinking about purchasing a wood burner for your home? Or perhaps you already have one. Here are some really important things to think about...

1) Choose the right appliance - there's a lot to choose from - do the research and talk to a professional and experienced retailer.

2) Have it installed correctly - many of our APICS sweeps are fully trained installers and keep it maintained

3) Use the correct fuel - if burning wood it must have a moisture content below 20%

4) Have your chimney swept regularly - it's important for the efficiency of your appliance and safety of your home

5) Make sure you have smoke and carbon monoxide detectors installed and test the batteries regularly - these are life saving essentials.

20/05/2024

You should have your chimney swept at least once a year. The SIA recommends choosing an NVQ qualified sweep.⁣
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The Federation of British Chimney Sweeps has ⁣links to all the main sweep associations. ⁣⁣
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Chimney sweeps are a valuable source of ⁣information for good practice and advice – ⁣and they are happy to engage and encourage ⁣you to “Speak to a Sweep”.⁣⁣
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For more information on this, visit our website ⬇️🔥⁣
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https://stoveindustryassociation.org/

15/05/2024

Spring and summer are the perfect seasons of year to get your chimney swept before the autumn and winter busy rush. Have peace of mind knowing your chimney is ready! Find your nearest sweep on the APICS website: https://www.apics.org.uk/find-a-sweep

01/05/2024

Happy Chimney Sweeps Day 👍🏿😁

Chimney Sweeps’ Day, Blackbird is gay, Here he is singing, you see, in the “May”. He has feathers as black as a chimney sweep’s coat. So on Chimney Sweeps’ Day he must pipe a glad note. From London Town by Felix Leigh Images Online May Day used to be celebrated...

26/04/2024

Some good info here 👍🏿

Good Morning to all the Solid Fuel Users, Merchants and Chimney Sweeps who read our page! Did you know that we have a wealth of useful literature? The picture shows a small sample of the brochures we produce. You can access and/or download them by clicking the link https://solidfuel.co.uk/solid-fuel-literature Alternatively you can contact us by phone or email and request printed copies which can be posted out to you. We are also happy to give advice over the phone - contact us on 01773 835400 and talk to one of our friendly Technical Advisers

23/04/2024

Happy St George's day. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

22/04/2024

Somewhere different for a chimney training course!

11/04/2024

04/02/2024

Nice find on this stack this week. Zoom in .