Sooty but no sweep

This weekend we took the fire place off the wall in the lounge to clear out all the debris that had been dislodge having the chimney renovated and the wood burning stove fitted.

It's good to do this a couple of times a year anyway and we have the chimney swept once a year even though we don't use it as soot build up loosens all the time.

When we removed the fireplace the back was full of soot and chimney debris, which explained why it was leaking out the bottom!