A customer heard rustling in his chimney so he got in touch with us. We went out to inspect what was going on…

The chimney had been capped off at the bottom but not at the top and we found a family of 8 squirrels nesting 3 metres down the chimney on a bed of debris.

The only way to get them out was to gently sweep the chimney until we hit the bottom of the nest, and slowly down it came. Once the nest was at the bottom we then retrieved the squirrels from behind the sheet and got them all out safely.

To ensure nothing like this would happen again we fitted 2 cowls to both chimney pots preventing wildlife from entering the flue system again.

If you’re in need of chimney sweeping in Sheffield give us a call today on 07752 666589 or email info@trueflameservices.co.uk to arrange your free consultation and quote.