Hello Becki, Best to get an on site survey/quotation done, this is a free service to you and you will get 3 quotes. Simply post your job onto rated people's site. You are not obliged to go with any of the quotes- but ever job that's posted is paid for by the relevant tradesmen.if they contact you that means they are interested in your job. If one of them are awarded the job then great news for you both. ratedpeople.com Regards Michael
This sounds like you have a damaged flue or missing mortar from brickwork in chimney,problem is nextdoor neighbour needs to sort his flue out also.If its an open fire then you need a thermocrete lining or if a logburner then a flexible liner with vermiculite back fill will sort it out.Because you have one brick thick deviding your chimney it can be a common problem but both houses need to address it.Average cost for thermocrete is £1500 per chimney,flexible liners are a bit cheaper.Need to have smoke test and get a HETAS approved installer to do work check on HETAS web site
I would recommend having a chimney sweep take a look at it, as it's dangerous to have smoke coming from a neighbouring fire. It could be that you've got broken bridges ie, the bricks that divide the chimney into separate "flues". Having the sweep test for that, by using a brush or/and a smoke test at your neighbour's fireplace, will determine if you've got broken bridges or not & crucially how far down the chimney stack it is. Unfortunately is hard to judge how much it will cost, till you find source of problem. It should be a joint cost between you & neighbour.
Hi Becki. It is best to turn to professionals. You can find them at us. Professional cleaners premises that have recommendations. It is important to specify the pre-conditions - what result you are interested, guarantees ... I would like to warn - in a single cleaning smell will not disappear, you may need several visits. The long process but I think you are interested in the end result .... I hope it will help you Regards Sergejs
smell from smoke fire are hard to get rid off...you really need to change alot of sttaf around you ,.for example...new paint and deep clean everything with some strong chemicals.evantualy it will go
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