Sebastian Griffin · Hinton Charterhouse, near Bath
Chimney sweeping across Bath and the surrounding villages.
A standard sweep is £70. I use rods or a power sweep, whichever the flue needs, with dust sheets down and a vacuum. You get a smoke test, a carbon monoxide check and a certificate before I leave.
A straightforward sweep usually takes 40 to 60 minutes. I leave the room as it was before: perfectly tidy.
I have public liability insurance.
What £70 covers
One chimney. Open fires, woodburners, multi-fuel and pellet stoves, gas fires, Agas, Rayburns and inglenooks.
One chimney is £70. Extra chimneys on the same visit are £60 each, so two on one visit are £130. If it is not a straight sweep, such as a nest, I will price it before I come out.
Most insurers want a working chimney swept at least once a year, with the certificate. That is included. NACS guidance suggests a yearly sweep for smokeless fuel, every three months for wood or coal in regular use, and once a year for oil and gas. If it has been unused for a long time, sweep it before you light it. I will tell you on the day if yours needs doing sooner.
Standard sweep
£70
Extra chimneys on the same visit, £60 each.
- Rods or a power sweep, whichever the flue needs
- Dust sheets and a vacuum
- Smoke test
- Carbon monoxide check
- Stove check — seals, baffles and glass — where there is a stove
- Sweeping certificate
- Room left as it was before — perfectly tidy
Where I work
About half an hour from Hinton Charterhouse. If you are just outside that, send the address and I will let you know if I can do it.
Close to Hinton Charterhouse
- Hinton Charterhouse
- Norton St Philip
- Freshford
- Midford
- Limpley Stoke
- Wellow
- South Stoke
- Westwood
- Monkton Combe
- Combe Hay
- Winsley
- Turleigh
- Woolverton
- Laverton
- Wingfield
- Faulkland
- Rode
- Claverton
- Shoscombe
- Tellisford
- Beckington
- Peasedown St John
- Combe Down
Within about half an hour
- Bath
- Bradford-on-Avon
- Trowbridge
- Radstock
- Frome
- Litton
- Midsomer Norton
- Westbury
- Melksham
- Keynsham
- Corsham
- Warminster
Book a sweep
- 01
Get in touch
Call, text, WhatsApp, email, or use the form. Monday to Friday, 9:00–18:00.
- 02
Tell me the job
Address, where to park or how I get in, and anything odd about the chimney.
- 03
I confirm a time
I will let you know when I can come. One chimney is £70. Extra chimneys on the same visit are £60 each. If it is not a straight sweep, I will price it before I set off.
- 04
Sweep, certificate, payment
You get the certificate when the job is done. I take payment then, before I leave: cash, card or bank transfer.
Before I arrive, the fire needs to have been out for at least 24 hours so the stove is cold, and I need a bit of space clear at the hearth.