With over 100 years of experience looking after chimneys and installing appliances for customers throughout Surrey, Sussex, London and Kent, our professional team of chimney sweeps and chimney technicians are ready and waiting for your call. All aspects of chimney work and maintenance undertaken by the experts
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92 customer reviews
sue woodville
Exceptional customer service over the phone from Jeffrey. Been many years since I've experienced that level of service - was blown away! Thank you. You are a huge asset to Milborrow and a fantastic brand ambassador. More...
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steve ridley
Ryan and Liam came out to refurbish our chimney and wood burner today. They did a really great job in about 4hrs flat despite the windy weather. They also kept the area as tidy as possible throughout. I can't recommend their services enough. Steve Ridley, Saltdean. More...
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Vikki Wright
I stupidly ignored the negative reviews of this company, but couldn’t agree more with the 1 stars reported here. Management has been incredibly rude, overcharged us for a service that was not delivered and when trying to resolve they resorted to yelling down the phone. They admitted on the day that they had sent the wrong person - a chimney sweeper rather than someone who could do the survey requested. We were then charged a full fee for a survey and sweep (when no survey was conducted) and told they changed their mind later on, and they could see from the road what was needed so quoted for further work?! I would highly recommend using them at all costs. More...
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Tina Heath
we needed our chimney swept as part of our buyers survey. Ben rang half an hour before he arrived. he was very efficient and left no mess. he was quick doing the cleaning. a great service and i would definitely recommend Milborrow Chimney Sweeps. More...
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Alan Cox
No replies for a quote for a chimney and Flaunching to be repointed ,they must be very Busy, VERY DISSAPOINTED.
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Kieron Scutt
I have just used Millbirrow for a chimney sweep and what an amazing service it was. From start to finish I can’t fault them, the engineer who turned up talked me through the entire process and really took care of my home. Thank you again and I will certainly be using you from now on More...
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Lou “Lou” Lou
Really do fab job, very unobtrusive. Loving the reminder phone call…means never having to worry about remembering when next “sweep” is due. Lesley is fab on the phone taking bookings and being really accommodating on a day/time that works for the customer…a joy to talk to. Totally recommend 👍🏻 More...
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Sara Bennett
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Matthew Cox
Great job from Jack on Saturday. Genuine bloke who also gave us some safety and running advice whilst doing the job. Explained what everything was and how it worked to some very novice owners. Would highly recommend.
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Gregory Dykes
It was a pleasure and delight to receive a genuine chimney sweep at our wedding to help foster good luck for the marriage, the sweep was very well received by our guests as was his feline companion. Fantastic addition to our big day and helped make it all the more special for both Groom and Bride! More...
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Bob denny
Jack and Chris renewed chimney liner for woodburner, repointed the whole chimney beautifully. Spent hours doing a fantastic job which was a pig to do. Thank you so much for tremendous efforts. More...
Sarah Matthews
Great professional job done. We needed a repair finishing from another sweep who left us in the lurch and Louis and Arron were fantastic, polite and helpful. House left clean and tidy. Would definitely recommend.👍🏻 More...
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Stephen
On time, clean, efficient and polite.
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David Morley
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Chelsea West
Contacted Milborrow last year to repair my flaunch and not even a year on I started experiencing water leaks inside the house. When we had the heavy rain a few weeks ago I had a pool of water inside the house. Had a good look around the stack and the flaunch and could see the cracks at the top and on the side where a repair had been made by Milborrow. Decided to call the company and spoke with several people but ultimately was referred to Kevin Giddings who was supposed to look at the pictures and make recommendations within a couple of days. I did not hear back from Kevin for ten days, when I did finally speak with him, he was dismissive, very rude and kept on giggling at the situation. telling me that he was busy and he had other priorities. Despite my initial gut feeling to terminate the call and find someone else to help me, I eventually agreed for Milborrow to come and carry out any remedial or repair work, Kevin also recommended I get scaffolding so they could carry out the work safely and with easy access. I hired scaffolding as per the images which was not cheap. Sadly when Milborrow arrived, they had a look and said there is nothing wrong with the chimney and was not sure as to why I had a leak, furthermore they said they had a site visit request on their work sheet which meant they were only coming to inspect and then decide what to do, however it was previously agreed with Kevin they would make repairs on the day of visit and the person visiting would be allocated to sort the problem out, I had waited three weeks before they actually came to the property. Definitely did NOT go down like Kevin explained. Not one to complaint but potential customers should be aware of the disrespectful manner and disregard from Kevin and the person that came out to my property. Not doubt they have lots of existing clients and probably most are not happy, I had a quick look at earlier reviews on here and they are also expressing dissatisfaction from this company. I will never ever call you for anything and I am so annoyed that I had the horridness of paying you for a poor service. You should be ashamed of yourselves that you are providing such a poor service and zero customer support. Hopefully anyone who does read this stays well clear of you and your lousy services. Not a happy customer despite giving you ample opportunities to put things right. I hope nobody else gets fobbed by you utter nonsense. Update to your response Thursday 24th November 2022. You are despicable, lying and disgusting human being, nobody shouted at you or your lazy workers who appeared to be more interested in smoking and throwing the cigarette buts on the floor. I hope people really see you for the cowboys that you are and the poor quality work that you do and you charge an arm and leg with zero customer support. Funny how fast your respond to my review, it must have hit a nerve sharing with the public how lousy your work is, you should not be running a business it seems that you spend your times looking out for bad reviews, I am clearly not the only person who is not happy with your service. More...
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J F
We had a visit from Milborrow to sweep our chimney in the front of the house a few weeks ago and we are not happy with their service.
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Debbie Webb
Booked nearly 3months in advance. Rung the day before to check time etc.. waited on the day until after the latest time given. Rung to find out how long the delay would be and was told the visit wasn’t going ahead due to staff ringing in sick. But no one had let us know. So cancelled and used someone else. More...
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buci snr
I highly recommend Milborrow Chimney Sweeps. Steve and Ollie are very professional, kind, knowledgeable, patient, and they always arrived on time. Very polite and they both helped me a lot to understand what the problems were. Also admin and finance team are very helpful, professional and highly organised. They've even waived the charge for the day that the works couldn't take place because Steve found out that the issue was bigger than just a normal chimney sweep! In the end we ended up having all the flute replaced, log burner cleaned and sprayed, ropes renewed, capped off all the chimneys that are not in use and have a bird guard put on. All done in 2 days. I wouldn't go anywhere else from now on and happily use them for yearly sweep. Thanks ALL! Bee & Phil Laundy More...
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MA S
Efficiently booked in and they rung the day before to double check the appointment. Their operative rang half an hour beforehand and said he was en route. Very well dust protected, cleaned up 100% and left the log burner better looking than before the chimney clean. More...
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m cox
Great job done by milborrow chimney sweeps. Always on time, professional & helpful
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Graham
This is the first time I’ve used Milborrow Chimney Sweeps and would thoroughly recommend them. Mark and Shaun arrived within the specified time fame and immediately got to work. The flue was swept with no mess and the wood burner and the surrounding area were vacuumed clean. Over the past year my wood burning stove had ‘walked’ by a centimeter or two on the glass hearth which, apparently, is not uncommon. It was carefully repositioned and the flue joints resealed. To reduce the risk of movement happening again the burner feet were very neatly siliconed to the glass hearth. A really professional job. Thanks guys. More...
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Neil Solo
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J Green
The Job to clean the chimney only took 5 mins - 15 mins in total to set up and pack up. Yet the cost of £72 still applies. A rude receptionist who threatened court action as the payment was a few days after the job. You can get cheaper elsewhere, with a better customer service. More...
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Nigel Wanstall
Total professionals
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Jacqui Cattaneo
Very good, clean and efficient service.
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james norton
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David Press
Excellent service, on time, very polite.
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Nick Stoner
DO NOT USE THIS COMPANY. I have used them on three occasions, they dont sweep properly and when they quote for other work they low ball "rough estimates" then come out to quote but charge to quote. You are then faced with paying them to attempt to rip you off or agree to be ripped off. Small claims court is their preferred style of combat. I found this out when a true professional came to quote for a stove replacement. Avoid! More...
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Helen Holman
What a lovely little addition to the wedding this was, Kevin and his cat Snowflake, something that the bride, groom and guests were not expecting. Bear it in mind if you want something different. More...
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Rebecca Giddings
Amazing service always! Very friendly & knowledgeable team. Always leave everything clean and tidy. Would definitely recommend 🏠
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Debra Donnelly
Milborrow did a soundness check of my chimney, really helpful and great communication
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Andrew Guy
An excellent gas fire repair by Trevor. He is extremely knowledgeable and happy to share tips and advice. Would highly recommend his services and his company.
Ray Labram
Had log burner serviced and flue cleared by Milborrow last week exelent service by Dave ,very clean and tidy work and very informative
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Martin Cooper
Excellent service. Friendly sweep. No cutting corners - persevered until the chimney was thoroughly swept. Could not recommend more highly. Thank you.
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Louise Harper
Our first chimney sweep experience! Brilliant service. Managed to fit us in just before Christmas. Polite and friendly on the phone when booking, arrived within the time specified, sorry I didn’t get the gentlemen’s name however he was professional, clean and super efficient. Would highly recommend to anyone. Thank you! More...
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Amaki Mk
Had my chimney cleaned, the guy damaged the hearth. Told them but basically getting fobbed off
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Carole Harding
A really helpful and friendly service , from the moment you speak to someone to make an appointment, to them coming out to sweep your chimney. Could not recommend them highly enough . Carole Harding Sussex More...
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Siobhan Winters
I have recently had a gas stove fitted by Sam Tubb and his colleague,they were super Efficient And did an excellent job I would highly recommend them ,Especially in these very difficult times of Covid they were super tidy and clean around the house making no mess at all , Sam Took a lot of time and effort to ensure the stove was fitted into a difficult space and made sure it looked fantastic They were both extremely friendly and did a wonderful job
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StephanieL-102
I can’t recommend this business more, five stars all round! I had an excellent service from beginning to end.It was quick and easy over the phone to book a date in for chimney sweep, followed by a quick response on email from a gentleman giving me options on how to improve the look of my fireplace (as it was old and missing parts) offering me no obligation purchase that the chimney sweep would bring with him on the day. The chimney sweep in turn was courteous, clean and quick, he also gave me tips on making and maintaining a good fire and also some very valuable safety tips.I will definitely be using them again!Thank youMrs S Luckhurst More...
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Max Hughes
We have used this company a couple of times in the past. I had a voicemail from this company today asking if we would like our chimney swept tomorrow, I immediately called them back to ask the appointment time available, and if I could call back to confirm a few minutes later. The lady I spoke with informed me that was not a problem, and they would be able to visit. Just spoken with a different person, who says the slot has now been taken, and a visit is no longer possible. Terrible customer service, if this was the case, I would not have bothered phoning the second time, just be honest with customers. I will not be using them again now, and will be informing many friends who use their services. More...
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Ross Jones
Josh came and did our chimneys. For a comparatively young man he was more professional and hard working than I’ve ever seen! Amazing work and very very friendly! Keep the standard high!! Thank you! More...
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RichardC-2363
We have used Milborrow for years. This year I had to charming, polite and efficient young men come and sweep. An absolute credit to the firm. They also cleaned my partners chimney which another less reputable sweep had 'condemned'. It is nice to have people one can trust More...
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Donna Appleby
Dawn and Rex were fantastic, friendly, professional and also supplied extra stove rope and helped fit it! 100% recommended
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RenM-3
I could not recommend Milborrow enough! Having had a terrible experience with another company, this was the first time I've used them and will definitely be coming back again. They were actually able to bring my appointment forward a couple of weeks because they were in my area which was great. Russ was so friendly and professional, and really helpful in giving advice about how to keep my stove in good condition in between sweeps. More...
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Chantal
Milborrow installed a wood burning stove and slate hearth for us. The team were efficient, neat, tidy, very personable and took great care with the job. They gave us good advice on the selection of the stove and hearth and how to clean up the old brick work too. We are loving the stove - the onset of winter has never felt this good before! More...
Reply from Milborrow Chimney Sweeps
Thank you for taking the time to leave this review, it was a pleasure working with you and do enjoy the wood burner!
Emma Martin
We have used Milborrow for a number years. Today Rex and Dawn arrived within my time slot. They were polite, efficient and very clean and tidy. Would highly recommend Milborrow.
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SianP-52
The sweeps called Graham and Dave that come to my house are absolutely delightful and do a wonderful job. The ladies in the office called Sandra and Rebecca couldn’t be more helpful.
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BrianG-257
From the time our Chimney Sweep Dave arrived until he left this was a very good experience. As always with Milborrow the service was first class but Dave was such a helpfull person giving us advice about how to get the best out of our open fire and even giving us a demo! Highly recommended
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Julie Wright
Fabulous service, as always from Dave. Great company and would recommend to all ????
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What do you love most about your job?
Our work is varied, interesting and challenging. We work on a huge range of buildings and heating systems, which keeps things fun!
We have over 80,000 customers now and are honoured to look after many of Englands most historic buildings.
Please do contact us to discuss your requirements, however large or small we are pleased to help and if we can't we almost certainly know the right people to talk to.
What inspired you to start your own business?
Kevin Giddings took over the company in 1982 and spearheads a team of true professionals. The company has grown to be the biggest and most successful chimney sweeping company in England. We are highly privileged to hold two Royal Warrants, one from HM The Queen and a second from HRH The Prince of Wales for our services at the Royal Palaces.
In addition to many TV and Radio appearances, Kevin or his son Ben are happy to attend weddings dressed in authentic Victorian dress with their real live black cat to bring luck to the bride.
Why should our clients choose you?
We are honest, professional and hard working. Our team has a huge amount of experience. We are happy to discuss and estimate for all aspects of chimney work across the South East.
Chimney Sweeping
All aspects of maintenance and repair across Sussex, Kent, Surrey and London.
Stove Installation
All aspects of installation to HETAS regulations across Sussex, Kent, Surrey and London.
CCTV, Testing, Surveys and Integrity Testing
All aspects of installation to HETAS regulations across Sussex, Kent, Surrey and London.
Fireplace Installation
All aspects of installation to HETAS regulations across Sussex, Kent, Surrey and London.