Central Masonry and Chimney Inc

Description of Work: Chimney Sweep

Description of Work: They cleaned a wood-burning chimney and did a limited, visual inspection of the interior of the chimney. They said that, based on their limited inspection, the interior of the chimney needed repairs and they gave me a proposal to do the repair work with a foam type product at a cost of $3,300. I called another chimney repair business and they said that the inspection was not appropriate since a camera should have been used to inspect the entire chimney. They also said that the cost of the product they proposed to do the repair was significantly less than they quoted. Overall, I was not pleased with the service I received.

Description of Work: Called them to fix. A leak around the chimney which I agreed to , I tried several times to reach out to them because I still had the same problem I was assured would be corrected. I believe there out of buisness I called for 2 months straight no awnser

Description of Work: Demo & remove top 2 sections of BVent piping cap, roof kit & collars. Replace with new, piping,storm collar,flashing kit, rain collar & cap.

Description of Work: Chimney sweep

Description of Work: They rebuilt the top 21 courses of brick on our chimney, replaced the crown, and replaced liner tiles as needed. Their cost estimate was more than twice that of another mason, but we went with Central because we figured they were chimney specialists and would do a first class job. They did not clean the mortar off the brick, and the cap/crown was full of pits and not smooth at all (so that the water can run off). They did not reattach the flashing at all, and did not report to us that it was left loose. According to a later, second-party inspection and a report by a Professional Engineer, Central did a poor job cutting the tile which lines the inside the chimney – resulting in a significant gap in the chimney lining, which is a potential safety issue. A year after rebuilding the chimney, Central also did another cleaning and chimney inspection. Central reported that our chimney had cracks in the liner, was unsafe to use, and would cost $2893 to repair. A subsequent evaluation by a Professional Engineer (see above), indicated that there were no cracks, and the gap had been caused by Central’s poor workmanship in cutting the tile liner. Also, the second cleaning by another company (as provided by the Professional Engineer) removed about 4 cups of soot which reportedly should have been removed by Central -another safety issue. When we reported the above problems to Central, they were not responsive. After I first reported the problems to them, they did not answer the phone or return calls – until I called them on my cell phone. After much ado, they finally sent someone to paint a substance on the cap/crown. They do not plan to resolve any of the other problems. I had to hire another contractor to fix the flashing.

Description of Work: Replaced/rebuilt one chimney and re-pointed and re-crowned another.