A little while ago we had a bit of a problem with the wood burninhg stove in our little rented cottage. Every time we lit it all three rooms (one of top of each other) were filled with smoke!! Not good!!

The chimney sweep arrived, but amongst other things it was discovered that all the pieces of the flue had been fitted in upside down!!

Anyway, although we are not responsible for fixing this situation, we have re-sealed all the pieces, had the chimney cleaned, blocked up the foot square holes into each of the upstairs rooms, and (at least for the time being) all appears to be well. Thank goodness for that!!