Atlanta Chimney Repair Services

"They did a great job overall. They did a (free) initial estimate of the stucco house I was considering buying. I called them since the general home inspector suggested a stucco inspection since there were areas needing caulking and below grade stucco. H came out to do the inspection/estimate. It was a non-invasive test for moisture, ...more visual inspection of windows/doors/flashing, etc. He spent about an hour doing all this and showing me where there were areas of concern (below grade stucco with high moisture levels, wood-rot in window/door trim, etc.). He was polite, professional and had pictures to show me of before/after of other jobs. He emailed an estimate to me that evening and followed up twice in the weeks following (as any good sales person would do)...but I really didn't feel any sales pressure. After closing, I contacted him and was able to negotiate a lower price for the work. They started on schedule,

, the foreman introduced himself and showed me some of the work in progress. He was polite and friendly (and took off shoes when he had to enter the house to flip the circuit breaker which flipped). I was quite satisfied with their work: the caulking looked professionally done, the trim-work also was nicely done and the foundation cutback and sealing looked clean and as if the house had been built that way. The caulking they did comes with a lifetime warranty. They explained that they'd come back each 8-12 months to inspect some of the windows/doors. Should there be any water damage, they'd re-inspect all work and labor and parts would be covered by the warranty. This is good considering the number of wood trimmed windows and the rate at which they have previously rotted. They do replace with PVC (or wood if you prefer) so hopefully I won't have to replace again. During the job, they did uncover additional wood rot on door trims which raised the final price but they were not initially caught due to the fact that the storm door metal trim was covering the wood rot....so it was only noticed when they temporarily removed this trim to caulk. They had a fairly small crew and they worked hard in the hot sun. They cleaned up their equipment and tools each night (since they left some things like ladders on-site). The only complaint I have was that there was small oil-stains on the concrete driveway caused by their vehicles. So you may want to ask them to put cardboard down if they will be parking in your driveway. "

" Chapel managed the project and was very good at presenting new options for the roof to avoid future leaks. The crew was timely in their installation. During the installation, they replaced small areas of decking that had become suspect. Existing furnace vents were painted and new lead boots were installed. In addition, the crew ...more installed a ridge ventilation system to meet the manufacturer's warranty requirements."

"Mr. was running a little late for the time expected, but he called to tell me of the delay and to ask if it was OK (which it was). When he arrived he took one look up the chimney and told me that it was too small to draw properly, even with a liner, and advised me it would be dangerous to try (it's an old house, and it was probably ...more designed for a coal fire). I was afraid this might be his advice, and was sorry to pay $99 to find out it was not an option. He recommended investigating a fireplace insert, which he did think might work, and promised to apply the $99 to a chimney cleaning, if the insert company deemed that necessary. Since it was the end of a long day, I did wonder briefly if he just wanted to go home, but he seemed to know what he was talking about, and his high rating on Angie's List

me to trust his opinion."

"Mr. was prompt, courteous, honest, hard-working, and professional. A tree limb hit our chimney and we initially called another company to come out and inspect -- they gave us an estimate for $5000 to repair damage they allegedly found to the chimney. I called Mr. for a second opinion because of the high ...more estimate from the other company, the stellar ratings of

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, and my suspicions about the other company. Mr.

inspected the chimney and found there was simply was not the damage the other company allegedly found (only the chimney cap had been damaged by the limb). Mr.

also noted that it was important to fill in the crack between the hearth and the fireplace to avoid a risk of embers or sparks falling down the crack into the floor boards and starting a fire (which the other company neglected to mention). Mr.

installed a new cap/damper, showed me how to use it, and filled in the problem crack."

"Great. and his guys were prompt, efficient, and very friendly. More details on our 'chimney repair' report."

"I thought he was exceptionally reasonable, and very, very nice. I would highly recommend him. He doesn't try to talk you in to anything that you wouldn't need."

"The two gentlemen assigned for this task arrived promptly as scheduled. Even though it was raining buckets. Made their introductions to us, and went right to work. Protective blankets were put down from the front entry door, up the stairs and covered the entire hall under attic pull down stairs. When the task was completed, both men stood outside dusting ...more themselves free of the residue of the insulation. Then began the clean up. Carefully removing the protective pads and vacuuming the entire area with great care!"

"Mr. , who is sweeper, came out to give me an evaluation of all that would need to be done to repair the fireplace/chimney in my recently purchased 1920 house in Morningside. When I bought the house, the fireplace and chimney both had been covered over by drywall. My goal is to restore them to working condition. ...more I felt that Mr.

did an excellent job of inspecting the fireplace/chimney, and subsequently laying out the various options open to me. I would have liked to hire his company to do the actual work, but they were booked until after the New Year."