The Good Sweep

The Good Sweep The Good Sweep offers chimney sweeping South Norfolk, West Suffolk and East Cambridgeshire.

It's hard to know who to trust these days. That is why I put The Good Sweep through Buy with Confidence. It is the Tradi...
27/08/2026

It's hard to know who to trust these days.
That is why I put The Good Sweep through Buy with Confidence. It is the Trading Standards approval scheme, run by local councils, and you cannot simply buy it.
They go through your complaints history, take references from customers you have already worked for and a lot more.
We got ours approved this week!
Apart from this, right now we have 87 5 start reviews on Google Maps. So you know you are in good hands when working with us!

Three tubs of sticks and soil. All of it out of one chimney.Jackdaws drop twigs down the pot until one wedges, then buil...
27/08/2026

Three tubs of sticks and soil. All of it out of one chimney.

Jackdaws drop twigs down the pot until one wedges, then build on top of it. Over a summer it adds up to this. The second photo is where it was sat.

The bit worth knowing: from the room, that fireplace looked completely normal. You can't see up a flue from a hearth, so almost nobody finds out until it's too late.

If your pot hasn't been lit since spring, it's worth a look before you light it.

Sheets down first either way, so none of it touches your carpet.

Call or text 07462 896225

Nobody thinks about their chimney in August. Then the cold starts creeping in and everyone remembers at once.I know beca...
25/08/2026

Nobody thinks about their chimney in August. Then the cold starts creeping in and everyone remembers at once.

I know because my diary gets booked solid in about a fortnight, every year, the moment the schools go back.

So this is the easy window. Your chimney's been sat there since March collecting last winter's soot, and if the pot's open there's a fair chance a jackdaw has been building in it all summer. Getting it done now costs you the same as getting it done in October, except now you pick the day.

Right now I've got room in my diary, I cover 30 miles around Bury St Edmunds. Sheets down, vacuum on, insurance certificate in your hand before I leave. HETAS qualified, Guild of Master Chimney Sweeps.

Call or text 07462 896225.

21/08/2026

🪵 Buying logs for winter? Now is the moment.

• Kiln-dried: usually 10–18% moisture, ready to burn, costs more
• Seasoned: quality varies enormously — check with a moisture meter, aim for under 20%
• Anything above 20% wastes heat and lines your flue with tar
• Buy in August/September and you'll pay less than in the December scramble
• Store it off the ground, covered on top, open at the sides

Dry wood means more heat, less soot, and a chimney that stays in better shape.

📞 07462 896225 — Rick, The Good Sweep. Chimney sweeping across Bury St Edmunds & East Anglia.

19/08/2026

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Lovely to get messages like this:

“Rick came out to sweep our inglenook, which hadn't been touched in years. Turned up on time, everything covered up, and you genuinely couldn't tell he'd been — apart from a fire that finally draws properly. Explained what he found without any hard sell. Booked in for next year already.”

Thank you — that's exactly the job I try to do every time.

📞 07462 896225 — Rick, The Good Sweep. Chimney sweeping across Bury St Edmunds & East Anglia.

17/08/2026

❓ Choosing a chimney sweep? Five questions worth asking:

1. Are you insured? (Public liability — always ask.)
2. Do you issue a certificate after the sweep?
3. Will you do a smoke draw test?
4. Which sweeping method do you use, and will you check the whole flue?
5. What does the price include — any extras?

A good sweep will be happy to answer all five. If someone dodges them, that tells you something.

📞 07462 896225 — Rick, The Good Sweep. Chimney sweeping across Bury St Edmunds & East Anglia.

15/08/2026

Creosote is a highly flammable, tar-like deposit in a chimney. A number of factors affect the composition of creosote, such as:

🪵 species and moisture content of the wood being burned
🔥 appliance size and operation
🎩 characteristics of the chimney and flue system
☀️ environmental conditions

Large amounts of creosote in a chimney poses dangers such as chimney fires and carbon monoxide poisoning. Find advice on how to keep yourself safe by visiting our Advice Hub 👇🔗

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14/08/2026

🧹 People are often surprised by how much comes out of a chimney that's had one winter's use.

A regularly used wood burner can leave a good few kilos of soot and tar in the flue over a season. It builds up quietly, narrows the flue and it's what catches light in a chimney fire.

You won't see it from the room. That's rather the point of an annual sweep — it goes out in my bags instead of staying in your chimney.

📞 07462 896225 — Rick, The Good Sweep. Chimney sweeping across Bury St Edmunds & East Anglia.

12/08/2026

🌬️ Smoke drifting back into the room instead of up the chimney? A few usual suspects:

1. A blocked or partially blocked flue — soot, debris or an old nest
2. Not enough air coming into the room — modern draught-proofing is very good at its job
3. Burning damp wood, so the flue never gets warm enough to draw properly
4. A cold flue on the first light — warming it with a bit of rolled newspaper helps
5. Downdraught in certain wind directions

Most of these are easy to sort once you know which one it is. If your fire is misbehaving, give me a ring and we'll work it out.

📞 07462 896225 — Rick, The Good Sweep. Chimney sweeping across Bury St Edmunds & East Anglia.

10/08/2026

📄 Your sweep certificate: the bit of paper that really matters.

After every sweep I issue an official certificate. It records the date, the appliance, the flue condition and that the chimney was left safely swept.

Why keep it somewhere safe?
• Insurers often ask for it after a chimney fire
• Landlords need it as part of their safety records
• Buyers and their solicitors like to see it on a house sale

It takes two minutes to issue and can save an awful lot of hassle later.

📞 07462 896225 — Rick, The Good Sweep. Chimney sweeping across Bury St Edmunds & East Anglia.

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1 Lodge Close
Bury St. Edmunds
IP312SL

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