Towns and villages
Every place on our round
Phones and visits Monday to Friday 8am to 5pm, Saturday 8am to 12pm.
- NE46
Hexham
Our home town, and the farms around its edge.
- NE45
Corbridge
East of Hexham, on the north bank of the Tyne.
- NE44
Riding Mill
Further east, on the south side of the river.
- NE43
Stocksfield
East again, the furthest point of our usual round.
- NE47
Haydon Bridge
West of Hexham, along the South Tyne.
- NE47
Allendale
South of Hexham, up in the Allen valleys.
- NE49
Haltwhistle
Further west, towards Hadrian’s Wall.
- NE48
Bellingham
North Tynedale, on days we are already up that way.
Small and careful
A small business that writes things down
No call centre and no team of strangers: one sweep who sheets the room, sweeps by hand and tells you what they found.
One sweep, first call to last check
The person who answers the phone is the person who sweeps your chimney and writes the certificate.
Clean hearth, clean room
Sheets from hearth to door, a sealed opening and a vacuum running, then a last look round before we leave.
Faults written down
A cracked pot or loose mortar goes on paper with what to do about it, so nothing is lost in a doorstep chat.
Prices before parts
If anything needs a part, you see the price first. Nothing is fitted until you agree.
Questions
Questions about where we go
Travel, farms and holiday lets, and smoke control.
Do you charge more for the further villages?
No. The sample prices are the same anywhere on the list. Beyond it, we tell you any travel charge before you agree a day.
Do you sweep farms and holiday cottages?
Yes, including several flues on one visit. For a holiday let, give us the changeover days and we will fit around them where we can.
Am I in a smoke control area?
Your council decides and publishes the map. Check Northumberland County Council’s website for your street before you choose your fuel or stove; our advice page explains what the rules mean.
Lighting the fire again soon?
Say what you burn and which days suit. We reply with a price and a day.