Mid Feather flue construction has been in use since Victorian times and comprise of thin, vertical walls of bricks that divide the flues within a chimney stack.
Read MoreOur survey team were recently called to carry out a survey out on a chimney that was causing problems. The owner informed us that the stove had not been used for some time and when it was lit a stained liquid began seeping down the stove pipe and onto the stove.
Read MoreAction Chimneys were called out to inspect a chimney relining project that had been carried out a number of months earlier while some some renovating were being carried out on the house. Action Chimneys often encounter chimneys that are "relined" by simply inserting a stainless steel flue down the inside of the existing clay flues which in turn is then connected to a newly installed stove. To the home owner this type of flue installation appeared economical and looked like a top class job had been carried out however......
Read MoreOnce again we encounter a company that provides poor service and leaves a dangerous install in their wake.
Read MoreThis house had a particularly bad chimney fire that required the removal of both flues from the chimney stack. Normally we find that a number of flues are cracked following a chimney fire but in this case practically ever flue inside the stack was cracked. Upon inspection we quickly realised that there was little to salvage from the existing chimney except the outer block structure.
Read MoreJust when I thought I had seen it all along comes a story that had to be seen to be believed.
Read MoreA new stove fitted and all looked well but the stove could not be set alight.
Read MoreA mid feather wall collapse brought us to this residence.
Read MoreThe owners of this building had a problem! No chimney relining company would undertake this potentially dangerous project. Action Chimneys undertook it and here's how we did it.
Read MoreWe recently undertook a chimney relining inside a nine floor office block in Dublin with a FuranFlex25 liner.
Read MoreEach one of us if familiar with the chimney fire that passes and is soon forgotten about until !
Read MoreIt's bad enough to suffer the stress and anxiety of a chimney fire but look happens when the repair in carried out in this manner.
Read MoreThe flue liners servicing solid fuel stoves suffer from the build up of tar deposits inside the flue which are easily ignited resulting in serious chimney fires. Poor access for cleaning adds to this problem.
Read MoreWe brought both a solution and a new look to a traditional terrace house by fitting a new flue and opening up the chimney breast to accommodate a stove.
Read MoreA total disregard for safety regulations in addition to a chimney sweep who provided a very poor quality service brought us to this this project.
Read MoreHow can any person walk away leaving this in their wake with the unsuspecting the occupants living in danger of being poisoned. Obviously this installer had no such problem.
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