Chimney Sweep

Greetings! My name is Mark and I became a chimney sweep and founded The Flue Bug Chimney Sweep in 1980 after my brother nearly lost his home to a fire caused by a burning ember from a soot coated chimney landing on his wood shake roof.

Chimney Cleaning Services

Fire, undeniably is one of the worst possible disasters that might befall any household and superstition often having a basis in fact, if a house were to burn and along with it all of the inhabitant's worldly possessions, that, in fact, could definitely be considered bad luck.

As flue fires were most often the cause of these disasters, centuries ago it was thought that once a chimney sweep entered a house and plied his trade that house would then be considered immune from fire. So thus it came to be believed that it was good luck to have a chimney sweep in the house and, even to this day, upon seeing a chimney sweep, some people will come to him to touch him hoping that a bit of luck might rub off on themselves.

Most people nowadays are totally unaware of how truly dangerous a dirty chimney can be and after my brother's misfortune I realized there was a great need for a chimney sweep in the area.

In the beginning, I would wear my top hat and tails and travel door to door in neighborhoods offering my services. I remember one day in 1985 when someone called the police after observing what they described as a "strange man" wearing top hat and tails "roaming" their neighborhood.

It brings me great pleasure to leave a customer's home knowing the family inside is safer because of my visit.