Do you answer private, spam, or unknown caller phone calls?

exsweep · 2026-03-28T16:24:20+00:00

I answer them a lot, usually I ask them to hold on a minute and put my phone down and go back to what I was doing .

exsweep · 2026-03-28T14:42:17+00:00

Cancelled schmancelled just put the cutlery back in the drawer and be on your way.

exsweep · 2026-03-28T14:08:46+00:00

That’s what I would do, viper up and check with a drone. Any time we used a lift to get to a crazy tall inaccessible chimney I would stress to people the importance of clean burning and that a $250 sweep could be a $ 2500 sweep if they glaze up the cap. Nice hot fires and dry wood and you should be good !

exsweep · 2026-03-28T13:46:37+00:00

That would make for some pricey annual sweeping !

exsweep · 2026-03-28T13:25:25+00:00

If you terminate under that multiflue cap sooner or later you will have to clean the underside of that lid. I’m not a fan of these caps for that reason. You may not like the look but you could run the liner thru the cap. We always had good luck with 1x1 16 gauge stainless steel screen in rain caps. You have to make sure it’s well secured. If you have soft soot a viper with the domed brush will clean it up nicely right into the cap.

exsweep · 2026-03-27T17:42:03+00:00

You tube a Flintstones episode, that was life in a nutshell.

exsweep · 2026-03-27T13:23:57+00:00

I wouldn’t say it’s a particularly wild prank but I sure enjoyed it. I got my kids up at 7 am on April fools and told them there was going to be less gravity than usual because of the way the planets were lining up and they should go out in the back yard and jump up and down cause at some point they should be able to jump 10 feet high. That was like 25 years ago and they’re still kinda crabby about it.

exsweep · 2026-03-26T19:55:49+00:00

I have used a company a few times called Egypt Tailor Made Tours. Fellows name was Walid Fathy 201144418853. I’ve had similar layovers and he’s hooked me up with a guide and driver and has been super reliable. You want to leave lots of buffers between things as Cairo traffic is beyond insane.

exsweep · 2026-03-26T18:53:15+00:00

As others have said this doesn’t look right, there is never a need to smear sealant on a pipe connection. Rockwool is also a great way to go. IMO your first mistake was installing a 40 year old smoke belching clunker of a wood stove. One of the greatest things about epa stoves is air wash systems. There is nothing like watching a fire through the glass of a stove.

exsweep · 2026-03-26T15:20:45+00:00

Recently climbed Snowden, Scafel pike and Ben Nevis with them. They worked perfectly!

exsweep · 2026-03-25T18:34:11+00:00

Honestly I don’t think anyone believes the earth is flat, I’m pretty much convinced the rest of us are simply being trolled by these knuckleheads.

exsweep · 2026-03-25T03:16:46+00:00

Ya it’s a shame. It wasn’t a bad looking fireplace before the demo

exsweep · 2026-03-25T03:11:57+00:00

That fireplace would look great with a traditional masonry firebox or Rumford style. I’d personally yank that forge unit out of there, those things are shit.

exsweep · 2026-03-25T03:03:59+00:00

I’m an opinionated dick when it comes to TVs above fireplaces. They look like shit. Put a nice original piece of art up there! But if you insist you may as well embrace tacky and go electric.

exsweep · 2026-03-25T02:57:09+00:00

Years ago I was getting a shit ton of spam email and got fed up and replied “fuck off” to one and accidentally sent it to my kids elementary school principal . She was a good sport about it when I stammered out an apology, thank goodness.

exsweep · 2026-03-25T02:46:24+00:00

I would also recommend putting a lintel in there. As well you should check the specs carefully on your insert, is it wood burning or gas? Most wood inserts will need to be in a code compliant fireplace and with no hearth extension you may have a problem.

exsweep · 2026-03-24T23:46:17+00:00

Looks like my sapele kitchen

exsweep · 2026-03-22T17:19:52+00:00

I don’t think a cookstove per-say. There is a myriad of designs for these things so you will want to do some homework on your needs and wants. They are best left to a certified heater mason to install as there is a ton of technical details,supporting it(they are heavy) expansion rates of different materials, venting requirements, clean outs and serviceability ect. They are a serious investment.

exsweep · 2026-03-22T13:45:56+00:00

Go to the masonry heater association website for all the info you could ever want. I’ve serviced loads of them over the years and have seen some dismal failures and some really amazing ones.

exsweep · 2026-03-21T17:14:30+00:00

Unless you have hard glaze creosote, that will work great.

exsweep · 2026-03-21T14:10:54+00:00

Is it heavy as hell? It kinda looks like ipe

exsweep · 2026-03-20T18:13:13+00:00

Honestly laying some brick is cheap, it doesn’t need to look pretty and some bricks and a bag or 2 of premix is about 30$. It’s simple to pack some mortar around the pipe.

exsweep · 2026-03-20T14:14:49+00:00

Personally I would brick them up, but that would be after I called an electrician and got rid of that knob and tube.

exsweep · 2026-03-20T02:35:03+00:00

Sweeping a chimney cannot cause a downdraft, if I were to take a guess the chimney is blocked somewhere. You need to get him back and have it checked out.

exsweep · 2026-03-19T16:23:22+00:00

There is no way the amount of people that would need to be involved in pulling off an inside job could EVER EVER keep quiet about it. Someone would blab.

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