Be Carbon monoxide aware, protect your family from the silent killer!
Get a CO Alarm fitted TODAY!
Supply and fitting of CO Alarm
European & British Standard Approved - EN50291:2001
£45 (Discounts apply if we are carrying out another service at your property at the same time).
We recommend that every chimney pot should have a cowl fitted to it, to prevent bird and rain entry.
Bird Entry - The most common problem with bird entry is nesting within the chimney. A blockage or partial blockage by a nest can reduce the draw on the chimney, therefore preventing the removal of harmful gases from the room, such as carbon monoxide. Debris from a nest also increases the risk of chimney fire.
A birds nest within a chimney is not this…… it is this…..
Rain entry – Water entering a chimney can cause a number of issues. Damage to the lining of the chimney through a winter freeze-thaw cycle weakens the lining and can result in costly repair bills.
If water is able to mix with soot and tar in the chimney, it can seep through internal walls and cause staining. Rain water falling into a lined chimney with a stove attached damages the stove over time, where the rain water gets into the stove causing it to rust out from inside.
Rain entry into a disused chimney, or a chimney not used on a regular basis can cause damp problems in the rooms below. This is more likely to occur in disused chimneys where the fireplace has been blocked up.