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Business highlights
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Services we offer
All chimney Cleaned.... LIFETIME STAINLESS Chimney Liners and caps....... Any chimney repair done.... Plus Cement Work......Wood Stoves installed... (save fuel & heat 2000 sq. ft. of house)..... Animal Removal.....Dryer Vent Cleaning....Gutter Cleaning & Gutter Guards installed..........(never clean gutters again!)....................FREE ESTIMATES Call 800 696-7668......... Thank you
Very pleased on time and did a good job. Will use them again
Description of Work: Cleaned dryer vent.
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
$79
Response from Fred's Chimney Magic
Thank you very much.
Chrissy M.
03/2016
5.0
chimney sweep, heating & air conditioning/hvac, water heater repair
+ 1 more
Once I informed them that I had a carbon monoxide leak, they came right out and performed the work. Justin and Jason were super professional and nice and put me at ease. Took several hours but they had all the necessary tools and parts to do the work. They did a nice clean job and guaranteed the work for the lifetime of the home. WOW!
Description of Work: New stainless steel chimney liner for boiler.
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
4.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
$1,400
Response from Fred's Chimney Magic
Thank you. I will let the guys know.
Carlos J.
03/2016
5.0
animal removal
+ -1 more
They were very responsive and professional and came in a timely manner.
Description of Work: Set traps and took away squirrels in attic.
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
$589
Response from Fred's Chimney Magic
Thank you.
Christopher G.
02/2016
5.0
dryer vent cleaning
+ -1 more
They were at my house within thirty minutes of my call and Chris was extremely honest, reliable and friendly. Would recommend them to anyone.
JFT was terrific in setting up the appointment to evaluate and repair. They are very thorough and professional at all times. I wish all contractors were this efficient. Even after the repair the follow up call was appreciated to confirm all went smooth. From now on Fred's Chimney (JFT) is my first choice !!!!
Description of Work: Repaired the chimney crown and bricks that were broken and cracked because of age.
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
$950
Response from Fred's Chimney Magic
Thank you so much.
Paul A.
01/2016
5.0
chimney sweep, heating & air conditioning/hvac, dryer vent cleaning
+ 1 more
Was concerned at first as he felt the line that went to the outside vent was damaged and it would be quite expensive to repair. Since we had the basement finished, I was somewhat concerned that we would be opening the wall and possibly the ceiling to get to the root of the vent problem. After looking further into the wall opening and outside vent, he discovered that the problem was fixable and made the necessary repairs. The dryer is now working well and efficiently.
Description of Work: Dryer vent sweep. The dryer was over heating as the lint was backing up and not getting to the oustide vent.
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
$130
Response from Fred's Chimney Magic
Thank you!
Linda A.
01/2016
4.0
dryer vent cleaning
+ -1 more
They didn't do as good a job as the first time. They did more work outside than they did behind the machines. They didn't take the hosing out and blow it out the way they did the first time. The first time they here here for about half an hour but this time, they were here for only 15 minutes. I was not 100 percent pleased. There wasn't any additional cost. They made the appointment right away and showed up when they said they would be here.
Description of Work: .
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
quality
3.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
$69
Response from Fred's Chimney Magic
90% plus of dryer vent cleaning is done outside with our equipment. Went little faster the second time because we're familiar with your system. Plus decades and decades of doing the same thing over and over it gets easier. Each time it comes out 100%. Thank you for your review.
Linda A.
01/2016
5.0
dryer vent cleaning
+ -1 more
They took their time in what they were doing and made sure it was completely cleaned out.
Description of Work: .
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
Yes, I recommend this pro
$89
Response from Fred's Chimney Magic
Thank you very much.
shawn A.
12/2015
5.0
chimney sweep
+ -1 more
went well. they are quick and clean. offer additional services but no hard sells. will continue to use them in future
Description of Work: swept chimneys
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
$89
Response from Fred's Chimney Magic
Thank you very much.
Leslie K.
12/2015
5.0
chimney sweep, chimney repair, fireplaces
+ 1 more
Terrific service would highly recommend for professionalism and work qualilty
Description of Work: Full service inside and out chimney cleanup and fireplace sweep $89.00 plus additional cost for inside
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
$89
Response from Fred's Chimney Magic
"Wow, what a nice review." Thank you.
Leonard P.
12/2015
5.0
chimney sweep, roofing, animal removal
+ 1 more
what am I Shakespeare of animal removal reviews?
Description of Work: removed the d*** racon, installed a new cover
They arrived on time, got on the roof, clean gutters, installed leaf guards and suggested future chimney inspection. I am happy with their service, they are professionals and very know their job.
Description of Work: Clean gutters and installed covers
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
$299
Response from Fred's Chimney Magic
Thank you very much.
edward M.
12/2015
5.0
gutter cleaning, gutter repair
+ 0 more
At first I complained about leaning a ladder against my gutters, but the supervisor was able to do the job using my ladder.
Description of Work: Clean gutters.
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
$99
Response from Fred's Chimney Magic
Thank you very much.
David F.
12/2015
5.0
chimney sweep, masonry, chimney repair
+ 1 more
Everyone at Chimney Magic was very professional, courteous and responsive. I had called other companies to bid for the work. Fred's Chimney Magic were eager to schedule the work promptly and to give fair pricing. There were complications with scoping out the effort, but they took ownership of the issue and we were able to find solutions amicably. All in all, a very positive experience and I would look to work with them again.
Description of Work: Repaired masonry work to chimney
I purchased the $189 Angie's list deal to clean chimney and install a cap. Fred's called to schedule and were very accommodating to work around my busy schedule. The office staff called the night before to confirm a time. then they again called when the crew was on their way. I really appreciated this excellent communication. This is very hard to come by. Tom and his assistant arrived and got to work. They were very pleasant, efficient and knowledgeable. They explained what they were doing. I knew that the crown probably need to be cemented and they took care of that for a very fair price. They recommended a couple of upgrades, but did not push the sale. I also appreciated that. After the work was completed they completely cleaned up in the basement and outside. I would highly recommend this company. Thanks for the job well done!
Description of Work: Cleaned chimney, installed rain cap, cemented crown and pointed top rows of brick.
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
$418
Response from Fred's Chimney Magic
Thank you!
JAMES J.
11/2015
5.0
chimney sweep, chimney repair
+ 0 more
Chimney Magic Inc. installed a chimney lining in my mother's chimney after a inspection was made. We had three estimates quoted to us by different chimney service companies, but by far the best price we received was from Chimney Magic, Inc. The service, expertise, professionalism they provided and price far exceeded our expectations and we could not be happier with the work performed. Thank you Chimney Magic, Inc. !!!
Description of Work: Provider installed a chimney lining in chimney for my mother"s house after safety inspection.
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
$1,400
Response from Fred's Chimney Magic
Thank you so much.
kristen R.
11/2015
5.0
chimney sweep
+ -1 more
Chris was a sweetheart. So nice and pleasant while still being super professional the entire time. He was quick and made sure to lay down protective rug and kept everything extremely clean. No mess to clean up after he left! I was very impressed. He gave us some suggestions as well.
Description of Work: We had 3 separate chimneys that needed a good cleaning before the season began.
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
$357
Response from Fred's Chimney Magic
Thank you and I will let Chris know.
Anthony P and Marilyn M.
11/2015
5.0
gutter cleaning
+ -1 more
They did the front part of the house which took a long time then went to the back and finished while I was having a snack. The liter on the left side was coming down, but the right side was not. We got the work scheduled for them to come back after Thanksgiving and fix the right side down spout.
Description of Work: Gutter cleaning.
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
Response from Fred's Chimney Magic
Thank you!
russel S.
11/2015
5.0
chimney sweep, dryer vent cleaning
+ 0 more
They were great. Did a fantastic job
Description of Work: Chimney and dryer vent cleaning
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
$240
Response from Fred's Chimney Magic
Thank you!
BO H.
11/2015
5.0
chimney sweep, heating & air conditioning/hvac, roofing, roof cleaning
+ 2 more
It was not a nice day, slightly drizzling. They came on time and did what we planed before. The chimney is pretty high and they have to climb up with the ladder, since I have a slate roof. One tech was working outside and another one in basement. The old exhaust of furnace and boiler were not connected right to the chimney, they showed to me and connected them at the right way, using the jag hammer to open the wall (it was an 60 years house and has a very tough wall). When finish, they cleaned the basement and the roof. Very professional and friendly, took about 4.5 hours to finished all.
Description of Work: new stainless steel liner, crown, cap, furnace/boiler exhaust reset
Everything went smoothly. Tom and his crew were very punctual and professional. Job looks first rate. I would highly recommend.
Description of Work: Rebuilt chimney from the roof up, repaired another part of the chimney and waterproofed everything.
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
$1,844
Response from Fred's Chimney Magic
Thank you!
Kathleen F.
11/2015
5.0
chimney sweep, gutter cleaning, chimney repair
+ 1 more
Annette called me within 24 hours to set up a two hour window on the date that I have selected. I received a confirmation call the day before and they let me know specifically between 10 and 12. The workers were punctual, respectful and most importantly knowledgeable about chimneys. They did do the inspection and did not try to oversell me at all. The issues that were brought up were expected and they gave me estimates. Also, they gave me a sheet with other services that they provide such as gutter cleaning. I will definitely have them back to do the repairs on the chimney because they were reasonable and I will have them clean the gutters in a few weeks. It's nice to meet knowledgeable and trustworthy individuals.
Description of Work: Chimney cleaning and 10 pt inspections
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
$90
Response from Fred's Chimney Magic
Thank you very much for the great review!
Wayne H.
11/2015
1.0
chimney sweep, heating & air conditioning/hvac, chimney repair
+ 1 more
I paid $89 via Angie?s list and the front desk said I can pay them cash for the second flute. They charged taxes on both services so I paid them 89+83+7 tips =$180 total. They removed my boiler exhaust pipe to clean it and didn't do a good job of reattaching it back. The elbow pipe got disconnected that same day and I called them to reconnected back for me. The Supervisor I spoke to refused to send someone over to reconnect it because its after 5pm and can't find a truck to come over. Really!? For a big company, he as a Supervisor can't send someone over. Wow! I told him exactly what was disconnected and carbon-monoxide was coming out and he still refuse to come on the same day. I wants me to turn off my boiler instead and even have the nerve to say "we don't even know if it was my guy who did it". It's amazing that he (1) refuse to come and fix it when its leaking carbon-monoxide and (2) have the nerve to imply it's not their fault when they are the only one who disconnected and reconnected my boiler exhaust pipe. They know they screwed up the pipe and refunded me $69 dollars on one service of the services and told me to go to Angie's list to ask for the other refund. But on the other hand, they told Angie's list that they refund me everything, inspection was done. Very unprofessional and rude. Not recommended.
Description of Work: Cleaning 2 chimney flutes
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
quality
2.0
value
3.0
professionalism
1.0
responsiveness
1.0
punctuality
3.0
$180
Response from Fred's Chimney Magic
Called two days later to ask if they were happy with our service. He replied that he was happy. Third day after the service they called at exactly 8:30 pm at night and woke me up. It was very hard to understand them since they just moved to the United States from China. Every time I asked him to repeat what I didn't understand, he just yelled it out louder. Then his wife got on the phone and started screaming at me in broken English. I didn't hang up. I stayed calm. His hot water heater elbow was not fully connected. I told him to push it together. I also explained that we cleaned the chimney through the clean out door at the chimney bottom and never were near the hot water heater which was 5 feet to the right of the boiler. We never removed the smoke pipes. We returned 11 hours later at 8 am. They said that they fix it themselves. For unknown reasons we refunded his money just to be a good sport. These people must be really stressed out and it's not because of us. Plus, they are terrible liars also. They never watched us in the boiler room. They were upstairs. They called 3 days later, not the same day. We do like to thank you for such a lovely review.
Susan A.
11/2015
5.0
chimney sweep
+ -1 more
They were a pleasure to deal with.Since then, I had them do other work, which was done quickly and professionally.
Description of Work: I purchased to have my gutters cleaned. They checked my gutter, took pictures and showed me my gutters did not need to be cleaned. When I spoke to the company, they said no problem, I can wait till all the leaves fall and they will come back and clean the gutters.
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
Response from Fred's Chimney Magic
Thank you, that was very nice.
Michael C.
11/2015
5.0
chimney sweep, chimney repair, fireplaces
+ 1 more
Called for service based on positive reviews here on Angie's list . Made an appointment for 2 weeks out. They called me and kept me up to date on the status of arrival date and time . Chris and George arrived on time and conducted a thorough cleaning and inspection .It was my first home with a wood burning fireplace and wanted to confirm the safety of it and the proper operation . Chris took his time explaining everything and made recommendations on things I might want to address . He provided me printed documents on all the services that were brought to my attention and answered all my questions with no hard sell sales pitch . Very happy...will be using them for all my fireplace and chimney needs.
Description of Work: Inspection and clean chimney and fireplace
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Service Categories
Chimney Sweep,
Chimney Repair,
Dryer Vent Cleaning,
Chimney Caps
FAQ
Fred's Chimney Magic is currently rated 4.9 overall out of 5.
Sunday: 7:00 AM - 9:00 PM
Monday: 7:00 AM - 9:00 PM
Tuesday: 7:00 AM - 9:00 PM
Wednesday: 7:00 AM - 9:00 PM
Thursday: 7:00 AM - 9:00 PM
Friday: 7:00 AM - 9:00 PM
Saturday: 7:00 AM - 9:00 PM
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