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Federation and Edwardian homes around Camberwell still run their original open fireplaces on unlined brick flues. FreshDuct sweeps them back to bare brick, cameras the flue where its history is unknown and leaves photos of the result.
Camberwell fireplace unused for years? We check the flue for nests and debris before you light it.
The chimneys along Camberwell's Federation and Edwardian streets, and on the interwar bungalows between them, were built as bare brick flues with no liner at all. Creosote from every winter fire has bonded directly to that brick and to mortar joints that have been softening for the better part of a century. That combination changes how a sweep has to be done: enough brush to clear the deposit, not so much that it scours out joints that are already tired.
So we start with a look up the flue before a rod goes in. On a fireplace that has been in regular use, that is a quick check of build-up and draw. On one that has sat cold for a few winters, which is common in Camberwell, it is a camera pass for bird nests, fallen mortar and debris sitting on the smoke shelf, because sweeping a blocked flue blind just packs the blockage tighter.
The sweep itself is done from the hearth with the opening sealed and a vacuum running, using a brush head chosen for old brick rather than the stiffest one on the van. Rods go up until the head clears the top of the stack, the smoke shelf is emptied, and the flue is photographed clean. If the camera shows the mortar has gone past what a sweep can help, we say so and show you the frame.
A full sweep and clean for an original Federation or Edwardian flue, done gently on old brick and photographed before and after.
With no liner, Camberwell flues carry creosote bonded straight to the brick. We work the full length with a rotary head sized for the flue and keep going until the camera shows clean walls, not just a cleared throat.
Plenty of Camberwell fireplaces have sat unused while the house was heated another way. Before the first fire in years, we camera the flue for nests, loose mortar and a blocked smoke shelf, then sweep, so what you light is a chimney and not a chimney fire.
Century-old joints in a Federation stack do not want an aggressive brush. We choose the head to suit the brick, avoid scouring the joints, and note on the photos where mortar is soft so you know whether repointing should follow the sweep.
Real photos from Melbourne jobs — not stock, not staged.
In a Camberwell period home we would rather spend a minute with the camera than push a brush into a flue nobody has looked at in years. It tells us whether the job is a straightforward sweep or something the sweep cannot fix.
The hearth, the rug and the floorboards are covered before anything is opened, and the before and after photos go with you. A clean flue in a period home should look like nothing happened in the room.
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We look at the firebox, flue and cap and assess the build-up.
Drop sheets down and the fireplace opening sealed.
Rods and a rotary brush clear the full length of the flue.
Soot and debris captured with contained, high-power vacuuming.
Draw and the cap confirmed; we tell you what we found.
Before and after photos, and the hearth left clean.
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Yes, and camera-checked as well. You do not know how the previous owners used them or how long they sat cold. A sweep clears the creosote and the camera shows whether the unlined flue and its mortar are sound enough to light a fire against.
Not if the brush is chosen for it. We use a head suited to old brick rather than the stiffest available, and we do not scour the joints. Where the camera shows mortar that is already crumbling, the sweep is done carefully and we tell you it needs repointing.
Fire authorities recommend an annual sweep before winter. If you burn most nights, burn unseasoned or soft wood, or run a heater on low for long periods, sooner.
Not with FreshDuct. We lay drop sheets, seal the fireplace opening and use contained, high-power vacuuming so the soot is captured rather than left in your living room.
A standard sweep clears regular soot and light creosote. A deep clean tackles heavy, baked-on or glazed creosote that a normal brush will not shift.
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