SOS STOVE & FIREPLACE SHOP

Received phone call to let us know when they were on the way and Mike and Dave arrived promptly. Were given a complete explanation of an issue with one flue and will be receiving an estimate for caps. Completely satisfied with a job well done

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Mike Zabriskie of SOS came to the house in 2012 and checked our old stone chimney to see if it was still usable, and checked the hearth height, etc. to see if we could fit a little hearthstone tribute wood stove into it. This stove isn't for the whole house and isn't our primary source of heat, but after Sandy we wanted something to keep part of the house warm without electricity that we could also use for boiling an egg.... Mike said all was ok, and gave us an estimate that was on target - installation and lining prices were good, normal retail stove price just a couple of hundred dollars more than straight off the internet and mostly made up by a federal energy tax credit. We waited a year before installation, and they didn't increase any work prices on the estimate. Yay. We had some work done to update the inside of the hearth - so it would look pretty and not burn down the house. Mike helped us with specifications on what should go in there, local suppliers, etc. Once we were through with the hearth, SOS came and did their thing. Mike did a super neat job, took items off the estimate that weren't needed upon closer inspection of the chimney, and we passed inspection with flying colours. Some people have said that SOS is pricey - I found their prices very close to our other estimates, with the advantage that they are local to me, very professional, responsive, knowledgeable and extremely helpful. For me those advantages made up any small difference in price. We'd use SOS again - and probably will be next year for another bigger wood stove for the rest of the house.