GAFFNEY'S CLEANING & CHIMNEY CLEANING

We called Jim. He came within two days, on time and was extremely knowledgeable. He spent about an hour with us, free of charge, explaining things and gave us referrals for doing the work we needed. He doesn't do the masonry work we need so he gave us referrals. He was extremely knowledgeable, very helpful, thoroughly explained everything and didn't charge us considering he spent at least an hour with us. Will definitely call him when we need his services, he's very honest and trustworthy. You don't find many people like Jim around anymore.

I contacted Mr. Gaffney so he could work up a quote to address a leak coming down the side of my chimney into (and through) the attic. He came prepared to do so, but found that my roof was too steep for him to handle with his equipment. Here's the thing: He would have realized this within seconds of arriving at my property. Even given that, he stayed a full hour and provided observations and advice on other aspects of my chimney, woodstove and furnace. He could have simply said "sorry, I'm not equipped for this" and left (which would have been fine and understandable) or tried to sell me unrelated or ineffective services. I had done some safety repairs to my dryer ductwork; This is an area he does, he could have looked at it and said "Ooo, this isn't good, you should do X-Y-Z instead". Rather, he said, "yeah, I may have done this differently, but what you've done here is good". I REALLY appreciated his candor and honesty, as well as the time he spent to point out various aspects of the home (I've just purchased it, so he highlighted some things I hadn't noticed). He does do some minor chimney repair, but his big focus appears to be on chimney and window cleaning, as well as interior painting. If/when we need those services, we will reach out to him. Honestly, the time I spent fighting with tin snips and rigid dryer duct I would have happily paid him to do, if I had met him before I spent a half day in the basement.

Jim Gaffney showed up on time and gave me a detailed explanation of what he would do and the price for the service, which I thought was reasonable. When done, he pointed out issues that I should address and gave me a couple of referrals for me to follow up on. I was very happy.

He did a beautiful job and left everything extremely clean, which was very nice. He is superior. I would give him "A+ 1/2" He told me the cost in advance but if he ran into anything extra he would let me know. Nothing came up and price was $175.

Excellent! Very prompt service, very knowledgable and quality workmanship.

Mr. Gaffney couldn't have been more pleasant or professional. He's clearly been doing this a very long time. He showed up exactly when promised and gave me all the information I needed. I had had some other work done and wished I had called him first.

It was great! I called on Thursday thinking I would need to wait a couple weeks but he had time on Monday morning. I mentioned I have to work and he said "no problem, I can be there at 7AM!" He was there right on time and immediately set to work. He explained everything he was doing and appeared knowledgeable and thorough even taking the time to have me run my dryer to make sure it was venting properly. I feared this extra inspection would result in an "oh dear, we have to do some extra costly work" but he said everything was ship shape and the cost was what he had quoted. Highly recommended!

I got the info on Gaffney's Chimney service from Angie's list. Mr.Gaffney showed up on time. Was very professiional, did a great job at a resonable price. What more can you say. I would absolutely recommend him, and use him again.

Jim was very kind, but I was unhappy with the service. I called Jim on a Thursday and told him I needed to get my chimney cleaned at the request of my insurance company. I asked him if he was licensed and insured as I would need to provide an invoice of service to my insurance company. He told me he was. I set an appointment with him for that SUNDAY. I get home from work on Friday (the day after we talked) and he called me around 6pm. He told me that he had come out to my house earlier that day and walked around the outside of my house, took pictures, got a ladder and went up on the roof and swept the chimney from the outside. I was livid! Our appointment was on SUNDAY and without a phone call and certainly no permission, he showed up at my house 2 days early and does work on my house while I was not home. This surpasses unprofessional. He had no right to be on my property - yet alone on my roof, without my permission outside of our appointment time. As upset as I was, I figured he provided me with a service and it would be easiest if I just let him finish and be done with the mess. He showed up that Sunday and finished the job. When I gave him a check, I told him that his license number needed to be on the invoice. He then told me he was not licensed, only insured. So that meant he lied to me when we first spoke. While Jim was very nice, I would not hire him not recommend him to anyone.

He was great, I would recommend him to anyone, which I did. Will keep using him as long as he is in business.

Mr. Gaffney was efficient and tidy, leaving a clean fireplace and hearth. I appreciated that he put a dropcloth down as he entered the house in addition to protecting the rug near the fireplace. We will definitely use his services in the future and refer others to him.

It was a good experience and we learned alot about chimneys

Was happy with service. Works solo, so some of the jobs I asked if he would look at aren't things he does (repointing mortar on old chimney on a tall old house) but recommended someone who could.

came 2 hrs. early. didn't call first to say he was coming early. doesn't like leaving messages on machines. couldn't reschedule later. kept going in and out of the house - said set-up was taking a while. i didn't press for details. but since he fixed the flue door, it closes completely now. mortared the right and left sides. and he did all the work in 1 hr. (he'd quoted 1 1/2 hrs.) charged only $200. a straight shooter, a little rough around the edges but i can deal with someone like that who does good work.

This is the second time we used Gaffney cleaning, we purchased the house last October and had the flue for the heating and hot water system inspected before moving in. This time we had a horrible smell when using the air conditioner that appeared to be coming from the replace. Mr. Gaffney pulled out the gas fireplace insert to discover that the fireplace was not cleaned before the insert was installed and there was a large pile of soot which was the source of the smell. Jim cleaned the chimney, fixed some loose bricks, and added a cap over all three flues (giving us a credit for the one he installed in October). He was very careful to ensure that he did not make a mess in the house. I would highly recommend his service to anyone in need of expert chimney service and repairs.

Mr. Gaffney came on a Saturday morning to look at our furnaces, water heaters, and the chimney in the cellar. After looking things over, he explained the folly of fixing the chimney as it is old and the mortar is weak. He said with new systems, we could bypass the chimney, (which he estimates to be 60 ft high and very expensive to fix) and both conserve on fuel as well as increase the value of the property. I was very impressed with his knowledge and thoroughness, and would highly recommend him to anyone who needs this kind of service.

Mr. Gaffney called me back soon after I left a message for him. We agreed on a time for him to come out to the house, and he showed up early and was able to do the job right then and there. Mr. Gaffney was very knowledgable about his work and had a good sense of humor. He cleaned out all of the junk that had accumulated at the bottom of the un-capped chimney over the course of about 80 years. He then removed a large squirrel's nest which was sitting on top of all the dirt and debris that had blown into the chimney. He then attached a new clean-out valve to the chimney. He did all of this in about 1 hour and for a VERY reasonable price. I would absolutely call him again.

He called when he said he would call and showed up when he said he would show up. The work was done in a timely fashion and was well done. Excellent work.

I have been a homeowner for twenty two years and I first used Mr. Gaffney's services to repair one of the fireplace dampers in July 1993. Every service since that time, I have always been very impressed by his thorough assessment of the house and I have always felt much safer knowing that he has reviewed and evaluated my home. I would not want any other Chimney Sweep servicing my home. Mr. Gaffney has always performed a very thorough inspection, ensured that I have the appropriate safety devices (smoke and carbon dioxide detectors and they are located correctly. He is very prompt, provides an explanation of how the mechanicals work and he is extremely neat. On my street, Mr. Gaffney is the Chimney Sweep of choice. I would highly recommend his service and for safety sake don't delay in ensuring that your chimney is ready and in good order for the first fire of the season!

Mr. Gaffney is amazing. Our carbon monoxide detected alerted us to the fact that our chimney was blocked. We hadn't had it cleaned out in years. The oil burner service company recommended Mr. Gaffney. He arrived promptly and after determining the problem, he spent a lot of time with us explaining the issues with our chimney. He then cleaned it, installed a new door on the side to replace the old broken one, and installed a nice cap at the top. We were extremely impressed with his professionalism. He takes great pride in the quality of his work. He was a pleasure to deal with, and I wouldn't hesitate to recommend Mr. Gaffney to anyone needing these services.

We enjoyed having Mr. Gaffney come to our house. He was personable, very knowledgeable, and very efficient. It's not every day you have a John Wayne look-alike come to sweep your chimney! He noticed an issue with our basement flue that he was able to fix - making our family safer. We would definitely recommend.

He was amazing. We needed someone asap and not only did he respond right away but he came within 2 business days! He was also very kind, professional and a great guy. He has over 25 years of experience in this and it is clear, the quality of his work is outstanding! He also looked at the hearing system and explained to me so many things I was not aware of regarding my house. He did a lot of work and yet there was not a speck of dust in the house!! Since his cleaning, the fireplace works so well!!! Thank you and we will surely keep hiring this great guy for work needed!

Excellent, he was extremely busy given the time of year. He was willing to come on Sunday to do the work, and did a great job. We will use him in the future.

Quick response to initial call, able to arrange an early morning visit. Took a good look around fireplace, furnace, boiler, dryer vents and flues. Offered good advice but was in no way pushy or attempting to find additional work. Cleaned fireplace flue quickly with minimal disruption and no mess. 2 days later came and fitted chimney cap. Gaffney's deserves it's high rating on Angie's List - friendly and professional service.

What can I say? Life saver. Our heating system shut down. It's going to take a while before it's fixed. We have a little wood stove in the basement that we never used. Wanted to have some one come and look at it, give it a cleaning before we fired it up. Called Jim and that day he came, within an hour! Swept the chimney, cleaned out the stove, did some repairs on the liner of the stove and even took the time to teach me how to use the stove correctly. Extremely reasonable price. Before calling him I contacted another chimney sweep on Angie's. They couldn't come out until January! And wanted to charge us over three hundred dollars for the same work!