When you get your chimney swept by T. Reid Chimney Services {T.R.C.S} you can rest assured you have had your work done to the highest standards and at the best cost effective rate in Ayrshire. Getting your flue serviced regularly gives you peace of mind, knowing your appliance is running at top efficiency and no problems are likely to occur. A family business based in Kilmarnock, this is our 55th year in the trade making us the most experienced and longest-serving professional sweeps in Ayrshire to date.
Occasionally a chimney flue will be in such a bad condition that a liner will be required. This might be due in part to the age of the building but is definitely more to do with the user (or abuser as the case may be) of the flue: as in what. At this time of year when the weather gets cold enough to start affecting your fire or stove you may be surprised or even shocked when things don't seem to work the way they normally do. Stoves have a running temperature and take time to reach this point, you may find.
Two types of birds are most common in chimney bird nest problems, Starlings but more often Jackdaws (small crow with silver streak on its ears). From April till end of July (although problems often occur beyond these months, as jackdaws are very territorial and often hang about all year) is the. A CCTV Chimney Survey comprises of a professional sweep using a flexible camera system to look up inside your existing flue system. This allows a close-up view of the system, meaning that any damages or blockages can be identified.
Fabulous service and job well done! Thank you Tom.can't wait to get the fire/stove on!
A Defra Approved stove, or more accurately termed a 'Defra Smoke Exempt Appliance', is a wood burning stove which has passed the UK Government's Department of Environment, Farming and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) criteria for emission levels and the amount of smoke that it will be allowed to produce.
Occasionally a chimney flue will be in such a bad condition that a liner will be required. This might be due in part to the age of the building but is definitely more to do with the user (or abuser as the case may be) of the flue: as in what they burn, how often and how they burn it.
Not too long till we wrap for Xmas. already were ready for the physical rest (esp with no gym.starting to fall to bits by this time, knees, elbows & backs.ouch.oh my) but the mental work never ends. admin, websites. systems, communications, planning etc
Just recently, we had a few new customers within a short period of time who had all recently bought a new property and wanted to start as they mean to go on by getting their chimneys swept and checked out. So far so good, it is a wise decision to get us in sooner rather than later when you are about.
The record for 'thee worst ever chimney' conditions was broken in fine fashion down in Ayr the other day :o. 2+ hours of removing 4 bags of burnt stalactite soot. built up over decades of using the fire as a rubbish furnace for who knows what kind of toxic fuels and countless flue fires.
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