ClearFire Chimney Sweep Services

14/02/2026

Problems with rain or birds getting down the chimney. All types of caps and cowls supplied and fitted. Call us on 07749 793975 to book us in.

11/02/2026

02/12/2025

https://www.scottishdailyexpress.co.uk/news/scottish-news/wood-burning-stoves-greener-heat-32628775?fbclid=IwZnRzaAOcIABjbGNrA5vVjmV4dG4DYWVtAjExAHNydGMGYXBwX2lkDDM1MDY4NTUzMTcyOAABHhpQlPDnBEDvQJYB4lIsOnkQafzxtY526WtpJWA8dTs1j05GechTKcZgIevs_aem_zq34eGS5BQtiYRsmEUBg1Q&deeplink_ref_surface=instagram_direct&direct_share_include_copy=1&fb_entity_type=unknown

A report published in 2021 shows that burning 'local logs' generates just 4 grams of CO2 per kilowatt hour – compared to 48g/kWh for wind energy and 123g/kWh for ground source heat pumps

11/07/2025

Burning plastics at home - it's lethal - for chimney advice and safety information, contact your local chimney sweep on Find a Chimney Sweep.

10/03/2024

https://youtu.be/hsi07iYETnc?si=21qWZkFCHZDYSwuk

An interesting 10 minute clip about how a log burner affects the PM2.5 particles in your home!

This video is obviously in response to lots of things in the media at the moment. Of course I will seek to defend my industry, I love it and I know it has go...

20/11/2023

Wood Ash – What do you do with yours? If you burn wood, you’ll produce some ash. But what is ash and what can we use it for? Generally, the more efficiently (hotter) you burn your wood, the less ash there will be. The main elements in ash depend on the temperature the wood was […]

02/10/2023

When choosing quality wood fuel, look for the ’Ready To Burn’ logo to ensure your wood logs are at or below 20% moisture content.⁣
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Never use chemically treated wood or burn waste on your stove ❌⁣
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Check out our website for more info ⬇️⁣
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https://stoveindustryalliance.com/

02/10/2023

Burning wet wood will lead to an increase in smoke and emissions and produce little heat 🔥 ⁣
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It will also lead to a blackening of the stove glass and a build-up of soot in the chimney. ⁣
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As well as significantly reducing pollution, using dry wood means that fewer logs are needed to produce the same amount of heat ♻️⁣
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https://stoveindustryalliance.com/

26/09/2023

💥 ＷＩＮ 💥 A cubic metre of kiln-dried logs.

𝗣𝗟𝗘𝗔𝗦𝗘 𝗡𝗢𝗧𝗘! 𝗜𝗳 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝗰𝗲𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗱 𝗮 𝗺𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗮𝗴𝗲 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝘂𝘀 𝗮𝘀𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘁𝗼 𝗿𝗲𝗴𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗼𝗿 𝗽𝗮𝘆 𝘁𝗼 𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗲𝘁𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 - 𝗽𝗹𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗲 𝗶𝗴𝗻𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗶𝘁. 𝗜𝘁 𝗵𝗮𝘀 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝘂𝘀. 𝗪𝗲 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗹𝗲𝘁 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗸𝗻𝗼𝘄 𝗶𝗳 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝘄𝗼𝗻. 𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗻𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝗿𝗲𝗴𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗼𝗿 𝗽𝗮𝘆 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗮𝗻𝘆𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴. 𝗔𝗽𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗴𝗶𝗲𝘀.

COMPETITION NOW CLOSED. WINNER TO BE ANNOUNCED SOON.

To celebrate 30 years of the Guild of Master Chimney Sweeps, we are giving away a cubic metre of kiln-dried logs ready for the upcoming wood-burning season.

To enter:
🪵 Comment on this post, telling us if you have an open fire or log burner
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Our giveaway closes on the 10th of October and the winner will be announced here. PLEASE NOTE this giveaway is in no way affiliated with Facebook.

17/02/2021

It's time to look beyond the headlines and get the real facts about wood burning stoves.

FACT - modern wood burning stoves are a low carbon, low emission & sustainable way to heat your home.

FACT - modern wood burning stoves are part of the solution NOT part of the problem

FACT - modern wood burning stoves emit up to 90% less emissions than open fires and up to 80% less than a stove that is 10 or more years old

30/11/2020

Exterior sweeping hatch fitted today to rectify another burner installed by a ‘professional’! As you can see they had not sealed the register plate (which is a must), this is now sealed and sweeping access is from the outside......