Job done, everything beautiful and clean and away they go. Very satisfied customer. I'd got lots of tidying up and sorting done in a gentle kind of way before they arrived, and afterwards I headed for the station to get a train south.
Three interesting things.
1. A lovely hot chocolate to drink.
2. Then ....š„² my train was cancelled due to disruptive passengers further north. So back to No 3.
3. Decided to stay, go to bed early and get morning train. That worked!
I don't have a real fire but do suffer from soot falls (especially after heavy rain). Sad you're too far away or I'd definitely book these after your recommendation!
Sorry about your train, that's pants.