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Appleyard's Chimney Sweeping & Oil Services

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Appleyard's Chimney Sweeping & Oil Services

Chimney sweeping & associated services We Sweep open chimneys, wood and multifuel stove flues and Aga/Rayburn flues. Member of the Institute of Chimney Sweeps.

Welcome to Appleyard's Chimney sweeping & Services, based in Willand in Mid Devon, just 2 minutes from Junction 27 on the M5 and within easy reach of Mid Devon & South Somerset. www.appleyardschimney.co.uk

24/10/2026

If it's smoking back then try this.

26/09/2026

The overnight burn is the most expensive habit in wood heat. The wood is not the cost.

Creosote is not soot and it is not dirt, it is unburned wood gas that never got hot enough to finish burning, so it rode up the flue and condensed onto cold masonry the way steam beads on a bathroom window. Flue gas that falls below roughly 250°F starts laying it down, and choking the air control to stretch a fire through the night does precisely that for eight hours without a break. You are not slowing the fire down so much as running a small factory that converts firewood into fuel and stores the fuel above your ceiling.

It arrives in three grades, and only the first two are anything like easy. Stage one is grey flake a brush knocks straight off, stage two is crunchy black buildup shot through with tar, and stage three is a hard shiny glaze that no brush on earth will move. Taking glaze off calls for a rotary chain whip or a chemical treatment and runs several times the price of an ordinary sweep. Wet wood and a shut-down air control are the two fastest routes to it.

09/04/2026

What colour is yours ?

05/12/2025

🔥 Don’t Believe the Scaremongering Headlines — Woodburning Stoves Are Not Being BANNED 🔥

There’s a growing wave of panic online saying that woodburning stoves are being outlawed — but the facts say otherwise.

✅ The UK government recently confirmed under the upcoming Future Homes Standard (FHS) that wood-burning stoves will still be permitted as a secondary heating source in new homes.
✅ According to the independent consumer body Which?, as of 2025 “there are no plans to ban wood burners” outright — though regulations and fuel requirements are tighter.
✅ Yes — there are new rules to improve air quality (e.g. only Ecodesign-certified stoves can be sold, certain fuels are restricted in smoke control areas) — but that’s about responsible use, not a blanket ban.

➡️ In short: the headlines claiming “WOODBURNING STOVES BANNED” are misleading. What’s really happening is a push for cleaner, safer wood-burning practices, not a ban.

If you already own a stove, or are thinking of installing one, there’s no evidence they’re being outlawed. They remain legal when used correctly.

Address

9 Willand Moor Road
Willand
EX152SZ

Opening Hours

Monday	7am - 1pm
Tuesday	7am - 1pm
Wednesday	7am - 1pm
Thursday	7am - 1pm
Friday	7am - 2pm

Website

http://www.appleyardschimney.co.uk/

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