Make Your Own Chimney Brush

A chimney brush that is too small will not clean as well.

Make your own chimney brush.

To make your child into a chimney sweep simply. Take a white t shirt i used the one from pe a waistcoat and scarf hat if you want to push the boat out team with some school trousers old ones with a hole if you have them and make yourself a chimney sweep brush. A chimney fire can ruin a chimney. 1 4 inch for the homeowner grade and 3 8 inch for the professional grade chimney brush.

All you need to make a chimney sweep brush. If your brush is too big then cut it down to size with a wire snipper. The amount of wire netting needed will depend on the size of your chimney. Chimney brushes are designed to keep your chimney flue free from creosote buildup and safe from chimney fires.

Imperial 6 in w x 6 in l wire chimney brush. Cut off a section of wire netting using your wire cutters and bend it into a ball shape. Imperial 8 in w x 8 in l wire chimney brush. For pricing and availability.

The homemade brush should fit snugly within your chimney. Place the ball of wire into the burlap sack. Regular cleaning with an inexpensive chimney brush can eliminate the worry of chimney fires. Or worse catch your home on fire.

How often you should clean your chimney depends on the buildup inside. Oh well nevermind here is a short sweet and simple i ble to showe you how i made my own prop chimney sweep brush for this years gang show if you like it rate it if you make it show me i m entering this into the epilog challenge as i would love a laser cutter it would make making. Use your judgment when deciding the amount of wire netting needed. A larger brush may be harder to push through but there s a little give to the bristles that can make it work.

When to use a chimney brush. Each chimney brush is manufactured in two different thread sizes.