I have heard,if you have a fire, insurance companies don't pay outif you have cleanedit yourself.Is this true !.
redhead96,
Mar 14, 5:19pm
I would rather pay someone to clean it as most of them can also check your fire to make sure it is up to standard.
lythande1,
Mar 14, 6:06pm
Rubbish. Of course you can.
greyway21,
Mar 14, 6:08pm
Have cleaned my own for years. Now have a flue brush kit from M10 rather than the manuka branch I used to use. Biggest danger is falling off the roof! Not heard that about the insurance issue
oh_hunnihunni,
Mar 14, 6:14pm
For it to become an insurance issue, you have to have a claim based on that chimney. I'd be guessing non maintenance was more of an issue than owner maintenance.
lilyfield,
Mar 14, 6:23pm
owners nearly ALWAYS do a better job
bryshaw,
Mar 14, 6:39pm
Took me 3 minutes to clean chimney flue yesterday. Actually took me longer to replace the door seal around the glass on the woodburner.
sooby,
Mar 14, 7:02pm
clean my own with home made brush - some chicken wire wrapped around & nailed to the end of a loooong piece of timber.
Clean it before every winter & halfway thru if its needed.
rsr72,
Mar 14, 7:39pm
Exactly.
matt848,
Mar 14, 8:04pm
It's part of most T&C's with F&G insurance policies that you have to have your chimney swept professionally once every 2 years.
auburn4,
Mar 14, 8:06pm
If you have a fireplace/chimney fire with resulting damage and the chimney cleaning & maintenance has not been done by a commercial operator then your house insurance cover may well be voided. That is what I have heard from various sources over the years. Find a good chimney sweep and never let him go.
Absolute Rubbish. If it's cleaned, it's clean. Do insurance companies tell you when to paint your house!
taipan4,
Mar 14, 8:22pm
+++1 done my own chimneyt for the last 20 yrs we haved lived here & check condition of flue while I'm at it
rsr72,
Mar 14, 8:44pm
We're being gradually turned into a nation of helpless woosses. -resist it!
martin11,
Mar 14, 8:51pm
Yes I have heard also that it is meant to be cleaned and checked by a chimney cleaning firm and you need a proper receipt for insurance . most log fire have a life of only 15 years
bestgames,
Mar 14, 9:15pm
Just called Tower and they en courage people to clean their chimneys but insure people even if they never clean them.
So best check with the insurance company.
hutchk,
Mar 14, 9:16pm
Jaysus, mine must be on death's door then!
bestgames,
Mar 14, 9:58pm
Having been through a few houses recently the one in our place is at least 15-20 years and still a baby compared to many still in use!
pauldw,
Mar 14, 10:00pm
Get a picture taken of you on the roof with brush, evidence for your insurance co and the ACC file if/when you fall off :D
rsr72,
Mar 14, 10:04pm
About to have my high chimney cleaned for the first time in 25 years, an anniversary present for it.
bestgames,
Mar 14, 10:04pm
What would be the best brush to get for cleaning an old (1940/50s) concrete chimney with a flush mounted closed fire place!
We're moving in soon and lining up all the jobs that need doing.
harrislucinda,
Mar 14, 10:42pm
thats not thepointifafiretheywantproofitwascleanedby aregcleanereventhoughwecleanourownhubby wont listen
rsr72,
Mar 14, 10:44pm
No they don't. It isn't a WOF.
captaingraham,
Mar 14, 10:57pm
Easy way to clean your chimney is get up on the roof and drop a live fowl down the chimney. If you want a really good job done, light the fire first.
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