Coal fire advice

[BigJimLittleJim]

How much should I expect to pay for a sweeping of the chimney?

Send your kids up. They should be earning their keep.

expect you could hire a sweeps kit maybe to save a few bob? Expect a fuckload of soot 'tho!

 

[kinkysleftfoot]

Around £100 for a sweep

 

[TheBlueDune]

How much should I expect to pay for a sweeping of the chimney?

Ours this year was £45 open wood burning, may be more for coal burner

 

[andyhinch]

I pay £65 for the two think he charges £45 for one.

The pups eating Ben and Jerry's

 

[sir baconface]

Toasty.

 

[andyhinch]

Toasty.

I can't post pics of my stove, Toby's is twice as big and she mocks me.

 

[quiet_riot]

How much should I expect to pay for a sweeping of the chimney?

Send your kids up. They should be earning their keep.

Haha I'm no fool...I don't have kids!

 

[andyhinch]

How much should I expect to pay for a sweeping of the chimney?

Send your kids up. They should be earning their keep.

Haha I'm no fool...I don't have kids!

Just kidnap some for the day get your chimney swept and hide the body's

 

[Mike D]

I think it's time to get coal fire for those cosy nights in. Chimney is swept but what do I need. Just a grate and coal or do I need more?

How do I stop coal from falling off etc. safety etc and how do you light it


Yes I'm thick as fuck

Don't bother go and chop some trees down and burn wood instead, its much nicer and free if you have trees. When you run out go and chop the neighbour's trees and burn that selfish bastards sun blockers. Don't worry about the rozzers because by the time they get round you'll have burnt them all and you'll be sat there laughing your cock off keeping nice and warm.

 

[sir baconface]

How much should I expect to pay for a sweeping of the chimney?

Send your kids up. They should be earning their keep.

Haha I'm no fool...I don't have kids!

Send someone else's. Even better.<br /><br />-- Sat Nov 23, 2013 8:09 pm --<br /><br />

I think it's time to get coal fire for those cosy nights in. Chimney is swept but what do I need. Just a grate and coal or do I need more?

How do I stop coal from falling off etc. safety etc and how do you light it


Yes I'm thick as fuck

Don't bother go and chop some trees down and burn wood instead, its much nicer and free if you have trees. When you run out go and chop the neighbour's trees and burn that selfish bastards sun blockers. Don't worry about the rozzers because by the time they get round you'll have burnt them all and you'll be sat there laughing your cock off keeping nice and warm.

Or buzzer's shed. Now that would burn nicely.

 

[Mike D]

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Don't bother go and chop some trees down and burn wood instead, its much nicer and free if you have trees. When you run out go and chop the neighbour's trees and burn that selfish bastards sun blockers. Don't worry about the rozzers because by the time they get round you'll have burnt them all and you'll be sat there laughing your cock off keeping nice and warm.[/quote]

Or buzzer's shed. Now that would burn nicely.[/quote]

That reminds me of a story of when I burnt my shed at my previous house. I'd just renovated the entire house and just had the fitter in putting in the new gas fire. Anyway I'm out in the back garden just having destroyed the falling down shed, and ripped up the last stump of the five large conifers in preparation for the new fence patio and lawn to be laid. So egged on by the neighbour who was a bit potty anyway and the fitter who had a bit of a pyromania about them, got me to burn my old shed. It wasn't long before that there was nice fire going lots of picket fence and shed burning a fucking treat.

Not much wood left and so came the question what about the conifers "Burn the bastards" was the cry from the potty neighbour so on it went. Now I don't know if anybody has ever tried to burn fresh conifers but I can tell you unless you are well away from anyway especially a residential area don't. These fuckers are evil they don't burn they spew out toxic waste, its like burning a rubber tyre. The wife who'd been out all day pregnant wanting to keep out of the road from all the shit going on. So she comes driving down the road window open and gets near to the house coughing and spluttering. Then she storms in the house to me and the neighbour out the back and the pulls me back into the house and says the fuck are you doing have you any idea what that shit you are burning is doing. So I pops my head out the front door to see someone coming down the road coughing and spluttering like the'd just escaped from burning blaze and were lucky to be alive.

Despite the pleas from the Mrs who ended up doing one, leaving me and the potty neighbour sat out back on our deck chairs burning the rest of the vemonous conifers cackling away drinking his equally toxic home brew. I can tell you know how I didn't get a knock on the door from the old bill I will never know to this day.

 

[Barcon]

We look forward to burning the x=mas tree every summer. The mrs always says that it was the best 30 secs. of her life.

 

[BigJimLittleJim]

We look forward to burning the x=mas tree every summer. The mrs always says that it was the best 30 secs. of her life.

She told me that too.




Bum-tish :)

 

[stony]

Have you checked if your chimney needs re lining ? Lots of cash if it does.

 

[simonk]

my mates just had one sorted and had to change his chimney pot.
Ive no idea why

 

[blueish swede]

 

[another generation]

I collect wood off the beach while I'm walking the dog.

Mind that the salt in the wood doesn't end up playing havoc with the flue...

 

[Tuearts right boot]

How much should I expect to pay for a sweeping of the chimney?

Send your kids up. They should be earning their keep.

expect you could hire a sweeps kit maybe to save a few bob? Expect a fuckload of soot 'tho!

You can buy the kit off ebay or Machine mart I think,about £25.00.Not as difficult to do as you think,use plenty of old sheets around,it does get a bit dusty.We do both ours twice a year,takes about 15 mins each

 

[law74]

Get one of these

<a class="postlink" href="http://www.c20fireplaces.co.uk/parts/all-night-burners" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;">http://www.c20fireplaces.co.uk/parts/all-night-burners</a>

As others have said, a few bits of scrumpled up newspapers (not the one you have used after the bog though), a few sticks (or dried bark if you can get it) on top, then a layer of coal (or for a quicker fire doubles), open the bottom of the fire and make sure there is good ventilation and wait for a while for ethe fire to take hold, then build it up a bit.
15 minutes before bed, put a layer of slack on top and close top and bottom of the fireplace and you will have a nice warm room in the morning, just open the bottom again, rake a poker through it and put on more coal, turf, wood or peat.

 

[simonk]

Get one of these

<a class="postlink" href="http://www.c20fireplaces.co.uk/parts/all-night-burners" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;">http://www.c20fireplaces.co.uk/parts/all-night-burners</a>

As others have said, a few bits of scrumpled up newspapers (not the one you have used after the bog though), a few sticks (or dried bark if you can get it) on top, then a layer of coal (or for a quicker fire doubles), open the bottom of the fire and make sure there is good ventilation and wait for a while for ethe fire to take hold, then build it up a bit.
15 minutes before bed, put a layer of slack on top and close top and bottom of the fireplace and you will have a nice warm room in the morning, just open the bottom again, rake a poker through it and put on more coal, turf, wood or peat.

and its 999 in case of any problems while you sleep