FBS Flues & Chimneys
A brief history of keeping warm

The Evolution of
Heating

400,000 years of progress, from a campfire to a HETAS-certified flue system — told in seven acts with questionable humour.

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400,000 BC

Discovery of Fire

Someone touched something hot and thought: "This could work."

2000 BC

The Open Hearth

"Let's put the fire... inside the house." Bold strategy.

1700s

The Chimney

Genius idea: send the smoke UP instead of... everywhere.

1800s

The Franklin Stove

Cast iron, ornate legs, and the first people to say "it really ties the room together."

1900s

Industrial Boilers

Steam, pipes, and engineers who measured everything twice. Still leaks.

HETAS
Today

Modern Wood Burners

Clean-burning, HETAS certified, and Instagram-worthy. We've come a long way from the cave.

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Commercial Grade

Multi-storey extraction, industrial flue systems — the kind that makes other contractors nervous.

400,000 years of progress.
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