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Lehigh Valley Chimney Specialists

Chimney Repair, Chimney Caps, Masonry,

About us

Our customer Safety is our number one priority. We have over 20 years of experience and have expanded to 5 crews covering a 100 mile radius. The owner Philip Ciminera is a certified Chimney Sweep of 14 years and member of CSIA , NFPA and The National Chimney Sweep Guild. Our team members are also CSIA certified and our work comes with a 10 year guarantee.

Business highlights

16 years of trusted experience
Emergency Services Offered

Services we offer

Chimney Cleanings and Inspections; Level 1, Level 2 or Level 3. Liner Installations, Blockage Removal, Raincap Installations, Masonry Restoration, Rebuilds,New Construction, Damper Replacements, and Repointing

Amenities

Free Estimates
Yes
Warranties
Yes
Senior Discount

10%

Emergency Services
Yes


Accepted payment methods

American Express
Check
Discover
Financing Available
MasterCard
Visa

Photos of past projects

Reviews

3.09 Reviews
Number of StarsImage of DistributionNumber of Ratings
5
33%
4
0%
3
11%
2
22%
1
33%


Rating CategoryRating out of 5
quality
2.8
value
3.1
professionalism
2.8
responsiveness
3.4
punctuality
3.5
Showing 1-9 of 9 reviews

Bill D.
10/2018
3.0
concrete repair, masonry, chimney caps, chimney repair, patios
  + 3 more
Very unhappy with the quality of workmanship. The chimney rebuild went well except for a water leak at the flashing. the sidewalk was terrible as if they had never done a sidewalk before. The patio was not graded properly so water now runs back towards the foundation, the steps had gaps where they did not belong , adhesive was spilt in the top of the steps and would not come off.
Description of Work: Chimney rebuild, steps, sidewalk, brick patio

Rating CategoryRating out of 5
quality
2.0
value
2.0
professionalism
1.0
responsiveness
3.0
punctuality
3.0

$17,000

Bill D.
10/2018
2.0
concrete repair, masonry, chimney repair, patios
  + 2 more
First I would like to say that everyone at Lehigh Valley Chimney was very nice and they were able to finish a job another masonry contractor, whom was from Easton Pa had started. The other mason contractor "Not Lehigh Valley Chimney" started the job but disappeared after I gave him $5000 deposit for labor and materials. The reason I mention the other mason is because people really need to be careful when hiring a contractor, do your research, I didn't. As for Lehigh Valley Chimney Specialists, I hired them for a couple projects. The first being the chimney. They came looked at the chimney and gave me a good price. It was completed in a reasonable time frame and I was happy with the overall appearance and construction. However I do have a few complaints. 1) The chimney was supposed to be taken down to the roof line so you wouldn't notice the difference between the new and old brick due to the original brick no longer being manufactured. Approx one foot of the old chimney was left above the roof line. You can see the difference in the two brick. If they they had taken the old brick down to the roof line as was in the contract there wouldn't be an issue. 2) The roof has a small leak were the chimney comes through it. 3) Where the chimney abuts the wood structure of the home there is a gap where you can see though to the outside when in the attic. This wasn't like this before. The second project, which was a separate contract, was to replace 3 separate sets of wooden steps with block, add handrails to all three sets of steps, add a brick patio approx 21' x 21', add a short concrete sidewalk approx 10' in length from the driveway to the entrance door. I felt their price for this was high, but I needed it done and I believed the workmanship would be of the same quality. I overpaid. Unlike the chimney, which came out good, the steps, sidewalk and patio are not their specialty's. The concrete walk to the entrance door was poorly formed which left the sides wavy, the surface appeared to have been leveled with a stone rake and left to cure, it was clumpy and uneven with low dips and pockets. To look professional, it should have had smooth edges with a broom finish and sloped to the the lawn area. It looked as if a couple kids did it. They did come back after I complained but only put a surface patch over it. There is also a half inch lip to the stair landing which someone could trip on. Should have been a smooth transition. It looks terrible. It really needs to be removed and re poured. On the same sidewalk they were to do a brick step to the porch with a limestone cap. They did the entire step in brick without a cap and had to be called back to remove the top layer of brick so they could add the limestone cap, which only being approx 5' in length I assumed would be done in one piece of limestone, not two 2 1/2' pieces. The center seam on the cap is directly above the joint in the top brick, not appealing. As for the back patio, the pavers are not level and do not slope away from the house. The surface is wavy and water puddles by the house in certain areas. The other two sets of wood steps at the back of the house were replaced with landscape block, one approx 6'.6" width 7 steps, the other approx 4' width 5 steps. In one area midway in the sidewall on the large set of steps there was a 2" gap which went from one side to the other. There were large adhesive swirls on top of two of the steps. More than likely someone forgot they glued the underside of the block and set it down on the top of the step, twice. It should wear off someday. Finally the railing, we opted for the white vinyl. The first one was cut incorrectly and someone tried to fix it with a white nail through one of the plastic spindle's into the plastic handrail along with some white silicone, Really? The guy had to know you cant nail these plastic railing's together. The second one came out better, but the spindles were not level vertically, I had to ask them to fix that as well. The third set came out good except for a few of the smooth plastic spindles were quite rough. They looked like they had road rash. At the end of the day if you're looking for a company to repair your chimney, they would be a decent company for that job, you'll need a carpenter and a roofer to seal everything up though. I would give them 4 stars for the chimney and 1 for everything else.
Description of Work: Chimney- partial tare down and rebuild, build 3 sets of steps, short sidewalk and lay brick for patio

Rating CategoryRating out of 5
quality
2.0
value
3.0
professionalism
3.0
responsiveness
3.0
punctuality
3.0


Robert H.
11/2017
5.0
chimney repair
  + -1 more
I had three companies do estimates to replace chimney flue tile(s). Lehigh Valley was last one. Joe went on roof and discovered that we needed masonry work as well. The other two companies did not note this. They provided a very fair proposal to tear chimney down, replace tiles and rebuild with new crown. Work was done well.
Description of Work: Chimney flue repair and masonry repair.

Rating CategoryRating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0

Yes, I recommend this pro
$4,200

Jessica S.
11/2017
1.0
chimney caps, chimney repair
  + 0 more
I would never recommend them or rehire them. Horrible job.
Description of Work: We hired them to install a steel, band around the chimney to prevent it from pulling away from the house any further, Sikaflex the gap in between the chimney and lay a new layer of mortar over the corbeling to prevent water penetration. They were supposed to remove, and relay the cement crown at the top of the chimney, and reseal the flashing around the chimney using roof cement, and fiber resin. They were completely unprofessional from getting the estimate back to us in a timely manner to the work they did. They didn’t show up on time and had told us they finished the job then showed up unexpectedly the next week. We were busy doing other things because our house was being appraised and didn’t inspect it until a few days later. A toddler could’ve done better work. The pictures will speak for themselves.

Rating CategoryRating out of 5
quality
1.0
value
1.0
professionalism
1.0
responsiveness
1.0
punctuality
1.0

$1,800

Loretta M.
10/2017
1.0
chimney repair
  + -1 more
Did NOT hire!
Description of Work: I had 3 estimates & they were more then DOUBLED the others!

Rating CategoryRating out of 5
value
1.0
professionalism
3.0
responsiveness
1.0


John C.
06/2017
1.0
chimney caps, chimney repair
  + 0 more
Thinking everything went great, I was happy until I found out from another contractor that had to come in January when the cap blew off because they did not tighten any of the screws to hold it on... Cost me $90.00 for someone else to come out with snow and ice on the roof. The worst part is that the other very credible contractor told me the flashing was totally unnecessary and he took a picture of the crown crack that was to be repaired properly and was my MAIN concern before winter. Contacted these people through email and the owner called once. we agreed to have it REPAIRED in early March, because of the weather at that time. they have NEVER called back or respond to my email. I have before and after pictures and it's worse than it was when I initially called them last October. Next step is the magistrate, because they should NOT get away with this.
Description of Work: Repair cap and install flashing around chimmney.

Rating CategoryRating out of 5
quality
1.0
value
1.0
professionalism
1.0
responsiveness
1.0
punctuality
1.0

$1,597

Response from Lehigh Valley Chimney Specialists
[Member Name Removed], We are sorry that you feel this way but your flashing was rusted and had a gap between the flashing and the chimney. We have been trying to get in touch with you. We reached out to you on the other site you left this exact comment on and you never responded. We called and left voice mails on 2/2/17 , 3/1/17, 3/6/17, 3/21/17, 3/24/17, 4/14/17, 4/18/17, 4/26/17. we tried to leave a message on 5/15/17 but your mailbox was full and we left two more voice mails on 5/15/17 and 6/5/17. We also sent a letter on March 24th to try to resolve the issue. Please respond to one of our many voice mails so that we may resolve this issue and complete the repairs needed instead of ignoring our calls and leaving the same inaccurate comment on every site you can, this is getting a little ridiculous.

Cindy R.
05/2017
5.0
chimney repair
  + -1 more
Great, nice job
Description of Work: Chimney repair

Rating CategoryRating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0

Yes, I recommend this pro
$3,800

Response from Lehigh Valley Chimney Specialists
Thank you [Member Name Removed]! It was great working with you! We look forward to seeing you again for an annual chimney sweep. Have a great Memorial Day weekend!

Eric W.
04/2017
5.0
chimney repair, chimney caps, masonry, chimney sweep
  + 2 more
We were selling our home and needed to have work done on the chimney in response to the buyer's inspection. We needed a fairly quick turnaround due to the contractual obligations for selling our home and Lehigh Valley Chimney Specialists worked with us to meet that deadline, and that even included having to reschedule due to weather. They were very responsive to my phone calls and extremely friendly and courteous.
Description of Work: We needed to have the crown replaced and a cap installed.

Rating CategoryRating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0

Yes, I recommend this pro
$525

Response from Lehigh Valley Chimney Specialists
Thank you for the kind review [Member Name Removed]! You were a pleasure to work with.

John D.
04/2017
2.0
chimney repair
  + -1 more
I found out around 4 months later, that I did need some brick work as well. They did not let me know about those issues. I have since had to hire another company to fix the masonry. The experience was disappointing.
Description of Work: The original assignment was to inspect the masonry on the chimney. They told me that I needed to replace the crown. They replaced the crown.

Rating CategoryRating out of 5
quality
1.0
value
3.0
professionalism
1.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0

$1,000

Response from Lehigh Valley Chimney Specialists
I understand the apprehension and apologize for any misunderstanding or inconvenience we may have caused. We prepare estimates based on what we see is needed. We make suggestions that best suit our clients needs fiscally and to ensure structural integrity.

    Contact information

    1701 Union Boulevard, www.lehighvalleychimney.com, Allentown, PA 18109

    http://www.lehighvalleychimney.com

    Service hours

    Monday:
    8:00 AM - 6:00 PM
    Tuesday:
    8:00 AM - 6:00 PM
    Wednesday:
    8:00 AM - 6:00 PM
    Thursday:
    8:00 AM - 6:00 PM
    Friday:
    8:00 AM - 6:00 PM
    Saturday:
    8:00 AM - 5:00 PM

    Licensing

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    Insured
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    Service Categories

    Chimney Repair,
    Chimney Caps,
    Masonry,
    Patios,
    Concrete Pouring and Repair,
    Chimney Sweep,
    Stucco

    FAQ

    Lehigh Valley Chimney Specialists is currently rated 3 overall out of 5.

    Monday: 8:00 AM - 6:00 PM

    Tuesday: 8:00 AM - 6:00 PM

    Wednesday: 8:00 AM - 6:00 PM

    Thursday: 8:00 AM - 6:00 PM

    Friday: 8:00 AM - 6:00 PM

    Saturday: 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM

    Lehigh Valley Chimney Specialists accepts the following forms of payment: American Express,Check,Discover,Financing Available,MasterCard,Visa
    Yes, Lehigh Valley Chimney Specialists offers free project estimates.
    No, Lehigh Valley Chimney Specialists does not offer eco-friendly accreditations.
    No, Lehigh Valley Chimney Specialists does not offer a senior discount.
    Yes, Lehigh Valley Chimney Specialists offers emergency services.
    Yes, Lehigh Valley Chimney Specialists offers warranties.
    Lehigh Valley Chimney Specialists offers the following services: Chimney Cleanings and Inspections; Level 1, Level 2 or Level 3. Liner Installations, Blockage Removal, Raincap Installations, Masonry Restoration, Rebuilds,New Construction, Damper Replacements, and Repointing

    Contact information

    1701 Union Boulevard, www.lehighvalleychimney.com, Allentown, PA 18109

    http://www.lehighvalleychimney.com

    Service hours

    Monday:
    8:00 AM - 6:00 PM
    Tuesday:
    8:00 AM - 6:00 PM
    Wednesday:
    8:00 AM - 6:00 PM
    Thursday:
    8:00 AM - 6:00 PM
    Friday:
    8:00 AM - 6:00 PM
    Saturday:
    8:00 AM - 5:00 PM