Chimney cleaning is the type of job people don’t think much about ... Chimneys are cleaned with a heavy brush that’s run up and down the interior wall of the pipe or chimney to rub all the soot off.

A set of chimney cleaning tools consists of a wire brush, five or six extension rods and a hand wire brush (if not, purchase one separately). Before purchasing the tools, measure the opening size ...

Additional chimney cleaning tools can include a screwdriver or power drill to remove the rain cap or animal guard, a wire chimney brush plus any extensions, and personal protective equipment (PPE ...

A power tool causes the brush to spin against the stuck soot ... What exactly does a chimney sweep do, and do I really need one?" said Cary, a Pittsburgh's Action News 4 viewer from Forest ...

Though he might not dance on rooftops like Dick Van Dyke’s cockney sweep in “Mary Poppins,” the London-born Carter does follow the old English tradition with Chimney Sweeps Inc., the company ...

But the business of chimney sweeping has changed: in 2019 it's far more hi-tech than simply poking brushes up chimneys - and it's not just men who are doing it. According to the Guild of Master ...

Ables, who grew up in Brady, owns and runs Ables Top Hat Chimney Sweeps. He has been sweeping chimneys in Central Texas for almost thirty years. When I was 28, my wife and I moved into a house in ...

Make sure the sweep you hire does more than push a brush. A chimney sweep needs to be knowledgeable about building codes, trained to recognize deterioration or venting problems and able to advise ...

Jim Smart owns Smart Sweep Chimney Service. He and his son Jesse ... if you can reach into it and still have room to maneuver a brush. If you cant reach it, this isnt a DIY project.