Chimney Sweep

PoGee

Has anyone had a chimney cleaned recently? How much would it be? We're in Scotland.

mandy47

I pay £45. He uses a camera first to check for damage before sweeping. I'm in the Midlands.

flashg67

£60 in NW England, gave a certificate afterward - suggested this was needed for house insurance - as I'd had a house fire last year, wasn't going to argue!  This one had a camera etc too

macman

Camera? They've gone high-tech then.
Once upon a time, they just turned up with a small boy or two...

SuzeQStan

£95 in NW UK - for a log burner with some integral bits need removing before flue can be cleaned. We had one last year £65 but he didn’t know how to address it. He had a camera and a fancy hoover.

outtatune

macman said:

Camera? They've gone high-tech then.
Once upon a time, they just turned up with a small boy or two...

And went away with a small boy or none.

Woolsery

£60 in SW England, but for that he climbs onto the roof and cleans the bird excluder too. (It's a bungalow!)

elsien

May also depend on how many chimneys you’ve got. The landed gentry probably pay a tad more. 

PoGee

I've been quoted £100!!

maisie_cat

£70 west Wales HETAS man, also camera and certificate, I thought it was good because we paid £50 in Surrey in 2006

PoGee

elsien said:

May also depend on how many chimneys you’ve got. The landed gentry probably pay a tad more. 

It's a bog standard 1960s 3 bed semi.