Here's Why So Many Chimney Professsionals Love SNEWS - The Chimney Sweep News:

"The July issue was one of your best! You deserve praise, cheers and kudos for your July 2004, Volume 24, Number 8! I’ve been a very active sweep since just after Mike Varney [see “Smoke Chambers and Smoktite” in the July issue] joined this “Soot and Ash” fraternity. I received my first SNEWS when it was sent out as a sampler to solicit subscriptions. I’ve been a reader and subscriber since then.

"The diversity, the thoroughness, plus the usefulness to each sweep, whether he be an old hand or a newcomer, makes this issue more of a reference source than a trade magazine. I, for one, value your persistent and consistent efforts to keep those of us in the hinterlands up-to-date and informed! So many thanks!"

Al Palmer, Ye Chimney Sweepe
Irmo, SC (“South Carolina’s Oldest Chimney Sweep Service”)

"Your issue [Jan-Feb 2002] with John Alonso and dryer vent cleaning was excellent.  There are as many helpful tips in that article as in the CSIA C-DET class.

"SNEWS continues to be the leader in providing technical articles to chimney sweeps.  We always need more 'real world' stories like your magazine provides. 

"Thank you for 'keeping it real' and publishing articles that help us in our 'real world' jobs."

Your fellow sweep,

Steve Snyder, Big Steve's Chimney Service
San Luis Obispo, CA

"I have been reading SNEWS for the past fifteen years, and like Sweeping Magazine (NCSG Journal of Venting Technology), I view it as a valuable business tool.  I generally pick up one tip per issue, which more than pays for a year's worth of SNEWS.  The Back Page Freebies are the best.

"Keep up the good work, Jim & Harriet!"

John Pilger, Chief Chimney Services, Inc.
Smithtown, NY

"We include the Back Page Freebies about Chimney Fires and Pyrolysis in our proposals. They provide an independent source of the information homeowners and insurance reps need. By doing this, we have received several large jobs, one totaling over $15,000. These articles have increased our business by approximately 10%."

Mark & Katie Maynard, The Chimney Guy LLC
Kimberly, WI

"About 10 years ago, I read an article in SNEWS Magazine recapping a sweeps' convention that I had not been able to attend. The narrative had a very important piece of technical information that I was lacking at the time. When I gleaned that revelation and added it to my growing compendium of personal tricks and trade secrets, it added a cumulative total of at least an extra quarter-million dollars to the bottom line from that time.

"In my humble estimation, this home-grown, trade-serving publication is the most valuable periodical tool in our industry. I'm firmly convinced that SNEWS is not an afterthought or something nice to get. It is essential to keep up with the times."

John Wisnewski, "Let There Be Light" Chimney Sweep
Clifton Heights, PA

"I guess I'm too used to articles that are screwed up, but yours ["OSHA Compliance: No Excuses" August 2003] is excellent! This is the best article I've ever read about my presentations!"

Rick Kaletsky, Safety Consultant
Bethany, CT

"A great publication... a real service to the industry."

Paul Stegmier, industry consultant
Minnesota

"We love your news and look forward to getting it each month. Good luck!"

Jerry Priddy, Priddy Chimney Sweep, Inc.
Bethesda, MD

"So how many out there are NOT enjoying SNEWS? If you have not enjoyed one yet, why not treat yourself to a subscription? Worth every penny. Remember EVEN the Canadians get SNEWS - and you know what the exchange rate is!"

Yvette Aube, AIM Chimney Sweep & Hearth
Midland, Ontario

What is special about SNEWS - The Chimney Sweep News?

• Acclaimed original writing and photography, much of it contributed by working chimney sweeps and experts in related trades.

• Back Page Freebies camera ready for use as customer handouts.

• The Independent Voice of the Sweep since 1979. Not part of any company, guild or organization.

• Your editor/publisher has 18 years of experience as a self-employed chimney sweep.

Who should subscribe to The Chimney Sweep News?

• Everyone involved in any aspect of chimney & venting installation and maintenance: chimney sweeps, hearth equipment retailers and installers, air duct cleaners, masons, HVAC contractors, home inspectors, building officials, fire investigators, fireplace experts, suppliers and manufacturers.

• Anyone interested in the keeping up-to-date with the techniques, personalities and lore of the revived trade of residential chimney sweeping and chimney & venting maintenance in North America.

• Technical libraries specializing in construction trades or residential fire safety.

Chimney Sweep News Editor Jim Gillam (a self-employed sweep and SNEWS subscriber for many years before becoming editor and publisher) says, "There is no other magazine like SNEWS - The Chimney Sweep News in the known universe. USE it and WIN!"