Chimney sweep in Alfriston

An experienced and dependable Alfriston chimney sweep

I provide a professional chimney sweep service for the residents of Alfriston and surrounding areas. With valued customers in Balcombe, Falmer, Lewes, Patcham, Preston, Rottingdean, Saltdean, Stanmer and Woodingdean.

With over 10 years’ experience, I know a thing or two about how to sweep a chimney. Fresh dust sheets every time is a must, a Hepa Filter chimney sweep hoover for ash and only the best brushes to do the job right.

Chimney cleaning

Sweeping your chimney.
Sweeps from £70.

A sweep, smoke test and chimney sweep certificate, recognised by the guild of master chimney sweeps.

Birds nesting in your chimney?
Nest removals from £100 - £150.

A birds nest removal and sweep, with a smoke test and chimney sweep certificate.

*Please note:- All nest waste is bagged and left with the homeowner for disposal. This is standard practice among sweeps.

Having chimney problems?
CCTV surveys from £100

A CCTV inspection unit is used to look at the inside of your chimney. Highlighting any blockages, brickwork issues and tar build-up.

Chimney servicing
and maintenance

Fire brick pre-placement and roping door seals on wood burners.

Clogged or
blocked fireplace

Unclogging wood burning stoves, Aga flues and Jet Masters.

Complete Peace
of mind

• My work is fully insured.
• I am a fully qualified chimney sweep.
• I leave no mess.
• Over 10 years of experience in the field.
• I also provide chimney care advice.

• Standard Chimney Sweeping including certificate from £70
• Work on unlined inglenook chimneys is from £100, depending on the size and time taken.
• Work on biomass appliances is from £100, depending on the size and time taken.
• Work on Rayburns, agas or other cooking appliances is from £100, depending on the size and time taken.

I always offer a discount for sweeping multiply chimneys at the same location. Fresh clean dust sheets with every fireplace.

Please note:- I accept cash, debit cards and all credit cards including Amex. Regretfully I do not accept part payment for work completed. All payments must be made in full on the day.

About Alfriston

Alfriston is a pretty and picturesque village in Wealden District, East Sussex, which delights visitors. The village has a number of pubs, unusual shops and buildings of interest such as the Clergy House. The South Downs Way crosses the village via the River Cuckmere. Villagers are passionate about protecting the heritage and culture of the village, as epitomised in the annual Alfriston Festival each August. A festive event at Christmas has also proven popular in recent years. Alfriston in former times was the haunt of smugglers, and there are a number of other interesting cultural and historical nuggets about the settlement. The national favourite hymn, ‘Morning Has Broken’ is said to have been penned by Eleanor Farjeon in Alfriston in 1931 after was inspired by her surroundings. Peter Cheyney’s thriller, ‘Uneasy Terms’ (1946) was also set around the village. There have also been films made in the village: The Chalk Garden (1964) with Sir John Mills, Hayley Mills and Deborah Kerr. Also ‘Waltz of the Toreadors’ (1962) with comic actor, Peter Sellers. The late Lord Denis Healey, former Chancellor of the Exchequer, was a long-time resident with his wife Edna.

Alfriston’s original name is Saxon for ‘Aelfric tun’, which means the ‘farmstead of Alfric’. The Domesday Book notes the settlement as Alvriceston. Evidence suggests that the Alfriston area was also inhabited in earlier times, with remains of prehistoric barrows still in view in the nearby Downland. King Alfred’s burning of cakes, when a peasant woman told him to watch cakes on a griddle but he forgot and scolded him, is rumoured to have taken place at the Star Inn, in Alfriston. It is a certain fact that the royal owned buildings in West Dean, not far from Alfriston. Alfriston’s buildings are often very old, utilising Horsham slate, whcih is a typical old Sussex method of construction. 

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