ok....i must be doing something wrong here. i bought my house back in 1979 and have never cleaned the chimney. when i look inside the flue from the roof, it might have a thin coat of black on it, but in some parts i can see the clay tiles. the flashlight doesn't show much going on all the way down either.
either my fires must be extremely hot or someone did a fine job of building the chimney. however, since i'm sitting here bragging about it, i better clean it this summer because we all know what happens when you brag about something.....
off to ebay to price some brushes.......