Mister Chimney Cleaning & Repairs

Jeremy and Adrian arrived this morning right on time. SO polite, efficient and informed! Climbed up on my steep roof to inspect, cleaned the build-​up from inside… couldn’t have been a nicer experience. Thanks you guys!

Gerardo replaced the damper on my fire place and did a fantastic job. He was professional and did a super job cleaning up. Fire place looks new.

We had a terrific experience thanks to the efficient office folks who phoned to confirm and also reconfirm, and to Jeremy and Rob who delivered the Company’s services right on time. They were polite, professional, quick, clean, knowledgeable and gave us some great feedback on our roof, gutters and other items that we would ordinarily overlook. Great job! Thank you!

I am reluctant HOA manager for a 4-​Apartment, very high-​end but very old building on Telegraph Hill. One of my elderly co-​owners came to learn that she needed a Chimney Sleeve to cure defects in the ducting and was quoted tens of thousands by another company. I was deeply suspicious and offered to look around. I found Mister Chimney and asked them to take a look. They inspected and confirmed the need for a sleeve, but quoted a small fraction of the other company’s quote — and then did a great job, so clean, very impressive.
But then, when I had very good reason to believe that my apartment below also needed a sleeve, I called Mr. Chimney to come out and quote the installation of one. Instead, they looked it over and gave me a an inspection report showing I didn’t need a sleeve at all, and then only charged me for a tiny amount for the onsite inspection. They could have just as easily handed me a quote for a new sleeve [that I asked for] and I wouldn’t have questioned it at all, but their integrity would not allow them to install one where the felt it was not needed — wow.
They did note I could use a damper, as I have none, and provided a quote for that at such time as I might want to improve my energy bill.
So I have had the opportunity to witness both the craftsmanship as well as the integrity of Mr. Chimney and am thrilled to give them 5-​Stars for both. There are a lot of cheats in the chimney business and it is great to know there is at least this one who can be relied on.
Way-​to-​go Mr. Chimney! Thank you for being you!

Awesome. Super easy to schedule, good price, honest advice. The inspection was $ 70 and it came back with the news that my chimney only needed a cleaning which was an extra $ 100, and that the «mismatched» spark arrestor cap on the chimney (noted by a general home inspector) was perfectly suitable and safe, just cosmetically a little ugly because it is slightly oversized vs my chimney. Saved me a couple hundred bucks by not replacing that. Thanks!

Free visit the day before christmas eve within 15 mins of calling?! WOW.
We had a home energy crew install new heating system and insulation. As part of their work they installed a chimney «balloon» which blocks the chimney. This wasn’t requested on our part and was stuck way up and inaccessible. Martin arrived within 15 mins of calling, pulled out his ladder and extracted the ballon in minutes. Now we can enjoy a nice fire for christmas! Thanks Mister Chimney!

Just had our chimneys cleaned. Had not experienced this before so we were not sure of the procedure. Martin and his associate arrived right on time and they did an excellent job. Very professional and made no mess. Inspected the chimneys and gave everything a good report. I am recommending them to all my neighbors!

The only time I hear from Mister Chimney is after our Chimeny’s have been cleaned and work is complete, which is great when you manage nearly 40 properties. They make the process of maintaining our chimney’s seamless. Ode to Mister Chimney!

I like it, this is the way to run a business.
Martin arrived on time, explained the work, did what need to be done. no hassle, very professional and kind.
They deserve my stars and deserve more customers.

I have worked with them on two different occasions, they are on time, professional and do a great job.

I called Mister Chimney 3 weeks ago to come and inspect our Chimney. They came and looked at it and found a couple of repairs that the Chimney needed. Martin was super nice and professional but what impressed me the most was that there was no pressure to have the repairs made. He explained what needed to be done and to «please call him if I needed any more information» I got just one more estimate and it was like night and day. I called them and hired them to do the repairs. They came on the scheduled date ON TIME and did a super clean job. It’s a nice feeling to see there is still companies out there that care and Honor their word!

These guys were great — came a few minutes before the appointment time, super fast, explained everything, didn’t charge for cleaning the dryer vent because it wasn’t very dirty. Very thorough cleaning of the chimney. Also Linda in their office got back to me within an hour of my call and left a confirmation call the day before. Very profressional company.

We’d been using our fireplace successfully for years, but last winter, things got really smokey, so we had to quit using it. Before this coming winter, I really wanted to get it checked out, since the fireplace is my favorite feature of our house, and I love a nice fire on a wintery night. I was afraid there was a bird’s nest blocking the chimney or something. And a creosote log didn’t work at all.
The guys from Mr. Chimney showed up on time, moved furniture, and laid down blankets to protect my carpet. Then they inspected the fireplace and chimney really professionally. They said it was safe, just really dirty. So they put their big vacuum cleaner brush to work and had so much dirt coming down, I was amazed. They cleaned it all up, worked really fast and efficiently, and before I knew it, they were done. They even gave me some bricks to prop the fireplace grate up higher and give us a better draft for the smoke. AND they cleaned the smoke residue off the paint on the front of the fireplace that had made us stop using it. I wasn’t expecting that at all.
Wonderful, fast work for a very reasonable price. We rent, so I was a bit worried about spending the money, but I’d do it again in a heartbeat. Come on Christmas! Thanks Mr. Chimney!

They did a great job. Saved us tons of money vs others who had quoted tons of unessacary work. The team worked very quickly and left everything very clean. Martin was great to work with and we will use him again in the future.

Working with Mister Chimney was a fantastic and incredibly easy experience. I needed to have the top portion of my chimney removed and had been putting it off because it seemed like such a hassle to find someone to do it. When I finally contacted Mister Chimney, they set up an appointment for an estimate, came out the next week, and it was removed two weeks after that. It looks great! The best part was that I didn’t even have to be home while they did the work! I would definitely use them again and would highly recommend their services!

Martin Nava provided excellent service recently for my fireplace. There was a break in the baseplate of my firebox and I assumed I would have to replace the whole firebox. However, Martin repaired the hole in 10 minutes and said the fireplace could be used immediately. He refused compensation. This was definitely the most pleasant service experience I have had! Martin was friendly and informative and highly ethical.

Martin came in on short notice and inspected my chimney last Friday, I couldn’t have asked for more! He cleaned the flue and was on his way. We even talked for a minute and it was nice to get a sense of who he was, not just as a representative of Mister Chimney; but as a person. He’s a great guy and an excellent representative of his company.
Thanks!

I am only disappointed that Unilocal allows me a maximum of 5 stars for my Mr Chimney review. There should be some kind of advanced placement category where we can go to 6 stars…
Anyway, for the details of my great experience, my wife found Mr Chimney via Unilocal in 2013, when we needed a chimney inspection of the home we had purchased in Burlingame. Martin came out and did a thorough inspection and proclaimed our fireplaces and chimneys safe to use, and for an extremely reasonable price, I might add. He did say that based on his inspection, it should be fine for duraflame logs, but might smoke with real wood and, if it did, we would have some options to address it.
Fast forward to this year, 2 yrs later, when we finally did try a wood fire and indeed found that the room got smoky. So we called Mr Chimney again this week and Martin came out today. We made a test fire and he found some minor issues in the chimney that were making the problem worse and voila — the fire stopped smoking! He did suggest that if we wanted to bring the chimney up to code and to make it draw even better, we could add an extender to our chimney and a wind directional, which would be $ 600. But we may not need that and he did not even charge us for the visit and minor repair. This really makes me want to find something else that needs fixing with one of our chimneys. You can’t afford not to call Mr Chimney!

Martin and Gerardo came to my house to clean my chimney. They showed up on time, and I was really grateful to have a Saturday appointment. Linda was very prompt with me by email and by phone to schedule the appointment and confirm the day before. Martin and Gerardo were very efficient and careful with my fireplace, living room floors, and roof. I saw noticeable difference in my chimney’s cleanliness when comparing the before and after condition of the chimney.
I also asked Martin to check my other chimney to see if it was in good condition as a flue for my gas water heater in the basement. Martin reassured me that the chimney was in great condition. I thought I was going to have to spend $ 400 to install a stainless steel liner, but it was good to meet someone honest enough to tell me that I do not yet need to install such a liner.

Bought a new house with structurally unsound brick chimney which did not work. Within 3 days of calling Mr Chimney, Martin and his guys had brought the old chimney back to life!!! I was amazed at the speed and quality of work these guys did.
Work included demolishing top of chimney, replacing with a stainless steel pipe, installing a new damper and sealing old clean out.
Amazing speed, amazing crew. I don’t write too many Unilocal reviews but these guys more than deserve it.