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The way people rush through the final brush pass bugs me more every year
I've been sweeping chimneys for about 15 years now and I swear the younger guys just want to get in and out as fast as possible. Last month I followed behind a crew that did a job up the street from me, and they left so much soot dust on the smoke shelf it was embarrassing. They used that new style rotary brush and just zipped through without even checking the flue tiles for cracks. I remember my old mentor making me do the final pass slow and steady, then running a rag over the damper edge to catch the last bits. He'd say 'the customer is paying for a clean chimney, not a quick sweep.' These days people act like vacuuming up the big piles is good enough, but that fine powder settles right back down after a few fires. Has anyone else noticed this get worse over the last couple years?
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victorh8124d ago
The customer is paying for a clean chimney, not a quick sweep" is exactly how I feel about people mowing their lawns these days. I swear half the guys in my neighborhood just buzz the top off and leave those long clumps of grass laying all over the driveway. It's like everything turned into a race to finish, not a job to do right. I remember when people actually raked up the clippings and trimmed the edges by hand, now they just want to be done in 20 minutes and call it good.
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That really hits home, man. @victorh81 you put it perfectly - it's like everyone forgot the difference between finishing a job and doing it right. Ngl, that final brush pass is where the real work shows.
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