Advice & Guidance

Dorset Chimney Sweeps Advice & Guidance

Here is a collection of advice and guidance articles written by Jim Chim-in-ey - Dorset Chimney Sweep Specialist.

The Pocket Guide to a Healthy Chimney

1. The Pocket Guide to a Healthy Chimney

Firewood Articles

1. What is the difference between kiln dried and seasoned firewood?
2. #7 Ways to tell if your firewood is seasoned and ready to burn
3. The best way to store your firewood!
4. #7 Questions to ask before burning your firewood!
5. Softwood vs Hardwood.
6. Wood Types that are good and not so good to burn
7. Burning woodwork off-cuts
8. What wood gives off the best heat?
9. What size logs should you burn in your chimney or woodburner?

Chimney & Stove Health Articles

1. Why you should not burn unseasoned wood in your fire?
2. What optimum temperature should your wood burner or stove be at?
3. Why slumbering your woodburner can cause a chimney fire?
4. How often should your open fire be swept by a chimney sweep?
5. What can cause stage two & three creosote (Tar in the chimney)?
6. Guide to the 3 stages (Degrees) of creosote / soot.
7. How to use a Safety Match to check for up-draught in your stove, woodburner or multi-fuel?
8. Simple soot test to look at the fuel & quality of your fires.
9. Trouble lighting fire with an exposed external chimney?

Efficiency Articles

1. The most efficient way to burn your firewood!

Birds & Nest Articles

1. How to tell if I have a birds nest in my chimney?
2. The two most common birds to nest in your Dorset chimney.
3. The UK Law that is protecting wild birds.
4. Why is it so important to protect wild birds?
5. How Jim Chim-in-ey investigates a suspected birds nest in a chimney.
6. The chimney sweeps bird nest removal calendar
7. #10 steps to removing a live bird stuck in your chimney
8. How to stop birds nesting in your chimney
9. Chimney cowls and bird guards from a chimney sweeps point of view

Gas Fires

1. Gas fires need sweeping too.

Other Articles

1. Q&A with your local Dorset chimney sweep specialist
2. Bournemouth Chimney Sweep visits the most magical place in Dorset
3. Christchurch Chimney Sweeps view on legislation, wood burners and pollution

Jim in the Media

1. Dorset Chimney Sweep featured in the popular Dorset Magazine
2. Interview with Homes with Love Bournemouth, Poole & Christchurch - Part One
3. Interview with Homes with Love Bournemouth, Poole & Christchurch - Part Two

Weddings & Traditions

1. The story of The lucky chimney sweep & The King

Company's that you may find useful in Bournemouth, Poole & Dorset

1. Jim Chim-in-ey's list of local Bournemouth, Poole and Dorset trade services

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This article was written by Jim Chim-in-ey, 

An insurance approved chimney sweep 

Jim sweeps all open fires, wood burners and stoves.

Covering Bournemouth, Poole, Christchurch, Wimborne, Blandford Forum and Dorset.

Want to have your chimney swept?

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