Chimney Sweep Services in Ely
Homeowners in Ely Choose The Good Sweep
Ely sits on its island above the fens, and the houses show both halves of that. The older streets round the cathedral and down to the river have brick chimneys that have been in use for generations, while the fen villages around it, Littleport, Little Downham, Stretham, have cottages whose flues have been altered and patched over the years. With so many homes running a wood burner or open fire through the winter, a careful, mess-free sweep keeps those chimneys safe and drawing properly, and every visit comes with an insurance certificate.
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Chimney Sweeping Work in Ely
In Ely and the fen villages we sweep open fires, wood burners and multi-fuel stoves, with most bookings coming in ahead of the heating season.
We also carry out CCTV chimney inspections where there are smoke problems or a newly bought house with a flue nobody knows the history of, and bird nest removal for chimneys that have stood unused.
Whatever we find, we tell you plainly, and if it is fine we say so.
What we see in Ely homes
Ely is the north-western edge of our 30 miles and one of the few places we go where the ground itself matters. The fen villages round the city, Littleport, Prickwillow, Little Downham, sit on peat that shrinks as it dries, and a chimney breast that has moved a little over the years is something we look for rather than something that surprises us. In the city the Victorian terraces off the station and the older houses round the cathedral have brick flues that have served a fire for a long time, and the newer estates on the Cambridge Road side are stoves on steel flues in houses that never had a chimney.
Soham, Isleham and Fordham are on the way for us, so Ely and the Mildenhall side fit together in a day.
Villages we cover around Ely
All Cambridgeshire, all inside our range. Ring with the postcode if you are further out towards Chatteris or March, because that is where our 30 miles runs out.
- Littleport
- Little Downham
- Witchford
- Haddenham
- Sutton
- Wilburton
- Stretham
- Wicken
- Stuntney
- Prickwillow
- Queen Adelaide
- Chettisham
- Soham
- Isleham
- Fordham
Getting to you
Ely is about 45 minutes from Great Barton, across past Mildenhall and Soham, so we come over for a day at a time and pair it with Soham and Newmarket work. Offer us two possible days and we will find one in the same week outside October to December.
What a sweep in Ely costs
From £75 with the insurance certificate, confirmed before we start, and nothing extra for the distance. If we find movement in the chimney breast or the pot, we photograph it and tell you what it means; a camera inspection, priced separately, is there if you want to see for yourself.
Questions we get asked in Ely
There is a crack in the chimney breast of our fen cottage near Littleport. Is that dangerous?
Not always, but it needs looking at from the inside of the flue, not just the wall. Fen ground moves and a chimney can go with it, and a cracked flue can let smoke and heat into the house. We sweep it, check the flue, and if we see anything we tell you what we saw and whether a camera inspection is worth it before anyone talks about rebuilding.
Our new house on the Ely estates has a stove with a steel flue. Does it need a sweep like a chimney?
Yes. A twin-wall flue collects soot and tar just like brick, and because it runs through the loft it is one you do not want to leave. Once a year for most households, more if you burn most evenings.
When we open the stove door the room fills with smoke. What is wrong?
Usually one of two things: the flue is narrowed or blocked and cannot pull, or the room is short of air so the stove cannot draw. Try it with a window cracked open; if that fixes it, it is air. If not, a sweep clears the flue and tells us whether anything else is going on.
Nearby: Soham, Mildenhall, Cambridge, Newmarket