Let There Be Light Chimney Sweep

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Very prompt and curious.

I used LET THERE BE LIGHT CHIMNEY.

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During his inspection, John took pictures of the chimney and discussed different options in detail with us. He didn't recommend any unnecessary repair work. We are satisfied at his work.

I would highly recommend Let There Be LIght, the other chimney sweeps that came out, the first one wanted to replace the entire fireplace and chimney for 15k. The other estimates said I only needed some patch work and a new crown, they were all much more expensive for the same thing.

Contacted John after the inspection on my newly purchased home to further examine some questionable chimney issues. After a thorough inspection, John discovered (as we suspected) that many years ago, the prior owners, with the intention of cementing over the fireplace chimney, accidentally cemented over the boiler flue, a potentially life-threatening situation (no escape for carbon monoxide). The resulting condensation caused significant damage to the flue and was a potential hazard. John wrote up a detailed report (including many photos) which we brought to the seller for compensation. After settlement, John came out the next day (he changed his schedule to accommodate my time off work) and did the flue relining and some boiler pipe replacement. He was thorough, hardworking and extremely professional. He is quite knowledgeable about chimneys and all things related to them. I learned more than I probably ever wanted to know, but the extra chatter was well worth it for the fabulous job he did. He takes pride in his work and it shows.

It was a pleasant and easy experience from the time I made the appointment until the job was complete. When I made the appointment, I was advised of the cost of the sweep and the cap; there were no surprises or hidden costs. John was a consummate professional. He arrived on time, maintained an extremely neat and clean work area, and answered all of my questions. I intend to use this service provider again.

In late September I recceived a phone call from a company - Sweepy's Inc. - offering to inspect and clean my oil furnace chimney, for $69.00. Ordinarily I don't respond to these types of "cold calls", but I realized that I hadn't had the chimney cleaned in some time so I set up an appointment. Two guys from Sweepy's showed up about 4 hours late, took a look at the chimney and told me that I needed a new liner. They said it would ordinarily cost $3,700, but if they did it right now they could knock the price down to $2,900. I said "no thanks, I'd like to get another opinion and price". I also needed my wooburning stove swept and wanted my other fireplace looked at. I found Let There Be Light on Angies List as well as a couple other highly-rated chimney specialists and made a few calls. John Wisnewski was available sooner than the others (a busy time of year for sweeps); came over within the week to sweep the stove and check out the other chimneys. He corroborated the damage to the oil furnace flue, taking photos and measurements and gave me a price of $2,350.00 to replace the damaged tile liner with a stainless steel liner. He was very knowledgable about each piece of equipment and completely thorough and professional with each task. I agreed to the terms and he returned a few weeks later to replace the liner. He completed the job with great attention to detail and cleanliness in about 4 hours, thoroughly tested the work and seemed as delighted with the result as I was. He clearly takes pride in his work and he has every right to do so. I would recommend him highly for any work related to chimneys and fireplaces.

Excellent work. I would certainly recommend him. He was very pleasant. He answered all of my questions. He is insured, which i liked.

We researched a lot of companies, but he was the first I could reach. We ended up getting a personal reference from somebody in the neighborhood that had used him. There was no problems at all. He was very prompt, way more professional than I need--this guy knows more about smoke than you'll ever need to. This guy is a real professional at what he does. He knows the science behind why he did things. It was expensive, but it was in line with everybody else.

Provider was recommended by boiler maintenance company and did an excellent job.

As you can see, it was a bad experience. I felt cheated and taken advantage of.

We replaced our heater and several contractors determined the exhaust flue needed to be lined. Let There Be Light (John) inspected the flue and provided a verbal quote. Six months later, John provided a verbal quote again for $3,000. Several days prior to starting the work, John provided a written estimate. Based on the material cost and estimate, he was charging too much. He negotiated to $2,500, stating he did not like working in the city and deserved a premium for work quality. He provided a 45' stainless steel liner, custom chimney cap, and connected the hot water heater and left a hook up for the new gas furnace. He was on time, clean, and high quality work. He is extremely talkative and proud of his work. He is more expensive than other chimney sweeps for Philadelphia. He failed to disclose that he does not like working in the city and charges a premium for the work. I would only hire contractors that are comfortable with working in the city.