Bay Area Chimney Sweep

It all worked out fine. In the future I will blow out my vent. Amazing how fast the cloths dry now that the vent is open.

Based on Estimate will be getting other estimates from other sources.

Awesome, showed up on time ready to work, very clean and showed lots of ingenuity

Very friendly and I was able to set an appointment within a few days. I thought he would just come take a look at our issue and quote me, but he came ready to complete the repair and had it all done the same day! His price was even half the amount of the original quote I had gotten. Even gave me advice on how often to have the chimney cleaned. I will be calling him back when we need any other chimney/fireplace work done.

Dale and his son arrived early and went to work right away. They were neat and took pride in what they were d***. They are hard working, friendly and personable. It took them a short time to do everything . My fireplace looks great! I highly recommend them.

Staff was professional and friendly. Very quick.

Very professional and cleaned up eveything before they left.

When I emailed this company this past weekend, I asked Dale to call me about an appointment, and he did on Monday morning. When I asked him how soon he could come by, he said it would be on Wednesday. I then asked him if it there was any way he could come sooner because of the very cold weather. Furthermore, I wanted my fireplace inspected before I used it. He said he could come by between 11-12 on Tuesday. Dale arrived about 11:10 a.m. on January 7 and immediately started to work on cleaning my fireplace. It hadn't been used in about three years, so I didn't know if it was in good working order or not, but his report assured me it was. The entire job took about 20 minutes. I was pleased with his promptness and the price, as I had already looked at several other companies, and their prices were all higher. Dale said he was familiar with the southeast part of Houston, so he didn't have to call for directions. Overall, I was pleased with his knowledge about chimneys, the price, and his promptness.

He did a good job, told us about some repairs that we need to have done. He put a cage in and some bricks around the cage.

It went perfect. They were very friendly, on time, efficiant and very knowledgable. There were 2 very humble guys and just nice as could be. I would recommend them to anyone!

The employees were about 20 minutes late but I'm very satisfied with the service overall. I bought this house 2 years ago and the inspector recommended an official chimney inspection before using the fireplace. The crew determined the chimney was in working order and didn't need any major repairs. There was a small crack along the back but they said it was too narrow to be a concern. A few of the bricks that went around the outside of the chimney shoot had a large crack where they had shifted due to an old foundation problem but they could tell it had not affected the chimney itself and was just a cosmetic issue. They were also honest in telling me it really didn't need to be cleaned, which saved me money. The guy showed me how to use the gas ignition and the damper (I have no previous experience with chimneys). He explained how fake logs work and gave me some recommendations in case I wanted to go that route in the future. I like that they took the time to explain things to me because now I have peace of mind when I use the fireplace. When it is time to get my chimney serviced next year, I plan to use this company again.

Arrived on time and were very professional. Explained everything and answered all our questions. I will use again.

All went well. Guys arrived on time and went to work. It only took them about 30 minutes to complete job. Very well done and reasonably priced.

I'd gotten a chimney sweep Groupon and had a different chimney sweep come out. Those guys told me I needed interior tuckpointing work completed, showed me exactly where it needed to be done, and gave me a quote for $225. I found Dale on Angie's List and called to get another quote. Dale responded promotly to my voicemail, asked me a bunch of questions about what the area looked like and what needed done. He gave me a quote of $45 and then told me exactly how to take care of it on my own if I wanted to! He explained to me the procedure in great detail and told me if I had any hesitation to just give him a call and he'd do it for the $45. I called the store he recommended that would have the product, explained what I needed, and they promptly helped me out. I found Dale to be very honest, straightforward, professional, and just very real about this line of work. He wasn't on the phone to sugarcoat things for me or pretend that he knows everything. I highly recommend this type of business to anyone and Dale will be the first I call should I have any future chimney issues arise.

Kilroy, one of Bay Area Chimney Sweep's technicians, showed up exactly on time. He asked where the dryer was and then went straight to work. Kilroy explained each step as he did it, which I really appreciate. He moved the dryer away from the wall and cleaned out the built-up lint in the dryer itself. Then he and his assistant went on the roof and removed the vent cap. Kilroy then came in, plugged in a and quot;Tooltime Tim Taylorand quot;-version of a leafblower and let 'er rip! He blew out the lines until the assistent advised that no more lint was coming out. Then he reattached the dryer to the vent, moved everything in the laundry room back in place, and went up on the roof again to help his assistant secure the vent cap. I had been told that I needed to put a booster fan on the vent lines to help move the dryer lint up and out,. When I asked Kilroy about that, he told me that my vent went straight up and didn't have any bends so he didn't think my system needed a booster fan. Just a quick blow up every year or two, and I should never have the kind of dryer problems I've been having. This was wonderful news, as I had been pricing booster fans and the labor involved in installing one, and was NOT looking forward to having that done. After the job was completed, Dale (the owner of Bay Area Chimney Sweeps) called me to make sure I was happy with the job. I told him--as I'm telling you now--that I think his guys did a wonderful job. I will definitely call them again in a couple of years toe blow out the vent. No more messing around with that myself! In the meantime I will recomment Bay Area Chimney Sweeps to my friends and family. Perhaps the nicest part of the job was that Kilroy let one of the kittens I'm fostering and quot;helpand quot; with the job! In my mind, that's above and beyond.

I took off work for the appointment, so when Dale never showed, I called to confirm that he was able to find the house without problems. He then told me that he remembered talking to me but didn't see the appointment in his books. He just never wrote it down, so he wasn't able to come service our house. When I asked if he could fit us in anytime in the next couple of days he just said no and didn't try to re-earn our business at all. In my opinion, he was completely unprofessional and inconsiderate of other people's time.

Dale arrived on time and checked the interior of our chimney as well as the roof area. He was professional and explained every procedure. I will certainly use his services in the future. As a fairly new home owner, I appreciate Angie's List for helping me make important decisions concerning home maintenance.

Cleaned the fireplace and chimney of a house we bought earlier this year. I knew it was really dirty and he confirmed that, saying it looked like it had not been cleaned in several years. He did a great job. No extra charge over the quoted price despite the extra dirty condition. He arrived about 5-10 minutes early, spread out tarps to keep everything clean, worked quickly and thoroughly. Left everything in excellent condition. Also I had him examine the exterior of the chimney. I'd had one contractor say I needed to tear down the entire chimney surround and replace the whole set up and a roofer say that all it needed was paint. Bay Area Chimney Sweep said it only needs paint and offered a reasonable estimate to do the work. He explained everything to me in detail. They seem to be very honest and professional. I will definitely use them again.

I was not that very pleased with him because he did the repair and after that when it rained that time it started leaking again but he reinforced some stuff around there but it had to be dealt with the way the wind was falling. When he came back and took a piping started going around it, he couldn't find it but he turned around to find it. Then I showed them the place and he did put a sealing around there and after that I didn't have any problems with that. Their price was okay.

Dale came to do estimate. I agreed to price and they redo flashing 2 pieces, replaced some decking, chargetop and storm collar, fixed floor in fireplace and cleaned dryer vent. They were professional and cleaned up after themselves.

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They did a great job. The fireplace logs had never been installed correctly. They have been working fine since Bay Area Chimney fixed them.

These guys were great. The fact that I could find out their basic charge up front was excellent. I called around and they were the most reasonable in price. I set a time one morning, they showed up early. They waited around and were even nice enough to entertain my dogs until I got there. They were very quick and efficient. The whole thing took about twenty minutes. They were very pleasant and very professional. They suggested I do it once a year. I have not had a problem since with the dryer. I was very happy with the service.

It went very well although there was mix-up and he came one week earlier than scheduled.

Two people came from Bay Area Chimney Sweep. I have an unusual chimney with two flues. There was one guy on the outside and one inside. He explained everything in detail so now I know how to use the fireplace. I thought what was under the logs was ashes and needed to be cleaned up, but I hadn't got around to it. He told me those are crystals which give the color of the embers and have to stay there. He told me everything was fine. The charge was reasonable and they were great.