Overall, I was not satisfied with the service for several reasons. My house has three chimneys: one connected to the heating furnace, one with a fireplace insert, and one regular fireplace. The company’s website advertises standard chimney cleaning for $99, which includes full maintenance for a regular fireplace — so I expected the technician to be prepared for that.
The technician arrived at 5 PM, when it was already dark, and immediately said it was too dark to inspect the exterior of the chimneys properly. He also seemed surprised that I had three chimneys to inspect and was clearly not aware of the full scope of the job, despite this information being provided beforehand.
He then claimed that my fireplace insert should be treated as a “stove,” and therefore the $99 price would not apply. However, this made no sense.
A stove is a freestanding unit, often requiring disassembly or removal of parts for cleaning.
A fireplace insert, on the other hand, is a unit that sits inside an existing fireplace, and cleaning it is generally the same as cleaning a standard fireplace flue.
In my case, he did not remove or disassemble anything — he simply inserted his brush into the flue, exactly as he would with any regular fireplace.
Despite performing the exact same procedure as a standard $99 cleaning, he charged me $200 for the insert plus an additional fee for the regular fireplace. He also refused to look at the furnace-connected chimney entirely.
In total, I paid $300 for about 20 minutes of work — a quick brush up the flue and a bit of vacuuming in the firebox. The only good part of the experience was that I saw how simple the process is, so I will be doing it myself next season.