Team of four arrived on time and went right to work setting up staging. They worked continuously and completed the job in about seven hours including cleanup. The finished chimney looks great. The price was exactly as estimated. David Kopec and team were very professional.

They came, they saw, they climbed, they capped. It was a standard size chimney and they were able to scope the work and do it in one short visit. I wish all contracted work was as easy to get done.

Went great! Only took a few hours, and they cleaned up everything too including my ashy fireplace. The chimney cap looks pretty good. They honored the work and price in the original estimate. The guys were pretty nice and cool with my dog too who scares easily and gets all defensive.

Excellent!! first , I called for an estimate they were at my house at the time they said. Dave was professional and thoroughly explained what we needed. The estimate was fair-- below all others I had been quoted. They came to install on day they promised. However, I have an extremely tall chimney --- they needed staging. They returned the next week as promised. Installed and cleaned everything up. Again, Excellent!!!

Very professional - called before they got there, arrived on time, came in, got to work, didn't make a mess. Would definitely hire again.

Great! Very professional...

They did a very good job

The service was provided quickly and independently. I'm disappointed that our chimney significant additional repair, and I felt that the prices they quoted us on those additional repairs sounded very high. We needed a chimney cap, a new liner since we currently do not have one, and the top of our chimney is cracked and needs fixing. All of that was quoted at around $3000, which seemed pricey. We opted not to have the fixes done and just not use the chimney until we can afford the liner which they suggested is the minimum required improvement to operate it safely. Overall they were diplomatic in dealing us the bad news. The price of the service was fine ($160 I believe for the service) but it would have been an additional $80 for them to clean our other oil-burning flue which seemed like an expensive add-on.

Cleaned main fireplace flue and inspected heating system flue. They recommended installing a liner instead of cleaning the heating system flue, due to the extensive damage from the former oil furnace. Due to a significant crack on the crown of the chimney, they recommended a rubber crown coat sealer be applied prior to installing a cap. Quote was provided for all proposed work and they even texted me the photos they took of our chimney. Both technicians were courteous and friendly, worked very diligently and professionally. Will definitely hire them again and recommend them.

Very well. Professional and did a great job of cleaning up after he completed the work.

Excellent communication from quote to scheduling to performing the work. Kept all appointments. Work completed well and cleaned up - wouldn't even know they had been there. Very competitive price after receiving several quotes.

Work was done very efficiently, clean.

They were fast and punctual. I excepted them to tell me more on what they were doing and what was done. I would have preferred to been told up front.

They were professional and nice.

I had some questions about the fireplace itself, not just cleaning out the bird?s nest. When I called them, I got the impression that they were knowledgeable about that, the sales person. When the tech guy came out, he didn?t have that knowledge at all. For that reason, I was slightly disappointed in that respect. It took him a little more than 10 minutes. Responsiveness was good, that was one of the reasons I picked them, because that they were able to come out right away.  

When I was getting the insulation work done, when they were trying to do the air sealing around the chimney, they noticed an old chimney flue. It turned out to be what looked like an old chimney flue coming out of a wood stove in the second floor. It was broken, so it was snapped off. The insulation company said, "We're not comfortable sealing this off. If for some reason it was a back trap for the chimney, you have issues. We don't want to be liable for it. You probably just need to seal it, patch it, but we don't want to do that work, it's not what we do. So, have someone else come and address that, make sure it's fine before we finish." So that is why I had to get them. So, A-Tec Chimney came out and basically confirmed what it was and why it was there and then they basically mortared over and patched up that pipe to close it off from the chimney and confirm that nothing was blocking the chimney after they did that or anything like that. So it was really basic. It was $200 for them to do that. I was satisfied with the job that they did. It literally took them 5 minutes, they basically just knocked off that section of the flue that was connected to the chimney. They just hammered it off. Then where the hole was, they literally put mortar over it and smoothed it out. That was literally all they did. I probably could have done it, but I wanted them to come to make sure that the old flue pipe wasn't connecting anywhere else and wasn't still active to make sure that it was safe to do that. One of the things that I really liked about them is that everyone else I called to get this very simple job done was saying that they would also need to inspect the chimney and send a camera down there to snake it look at it and that I would probably also need the chimney liner and all that stuff. Everyone else was a lot more expensive. The guy that came, did what he needed to do and he didn't try to upsell me. He was like, "Listen your chimney is so old that it's probably pointless to put a liner in it at this point." He didn't try to upsell me like a lot of the other folks did. To me, that is important, especially as a new homeowner with all the other expenses. I feel like that may be valuable for other people to hear because when you don't know anything about what is being repaired it's hard to tell whether they're trying to just get you spend more money or not. So I thought that that was important.

They inserted the stainless steel liner. They were thorough and neat, and even installed - at no extra cost - a chimney cap that fit (replacing 2 ill-fitting, poorly installed caps that still another inept company put on about 5 years ago). It will take weeks for the bricks to dry out, but I am confident that these guys finally diagnosed the problem correctly.

Great! A-Tec came on time, provided an estimate which covered all the necessary work to be done.

Very well. On time and out in 45 minutes. Very good work.

Very well. They were professional and efficient.

Excellent service. Prompt arrival, professional appearance and great experience. Recommendation was made to add a cap to my chimney and water seal as well, quote provided.

Not well as no permit was pulled, when questioned my wife was not told the truth as to why.

They were professional and knowledge. We have already recommend they to friends.

Even though A-Tec is an A RATED Angie's List Company and was awarded the Angie's Super Service Award in 2015, always have a second and third opinion and estimate before hiring this company or any company. A-Tec tried to scam me out of $1590 of unnecessary work. Due to the expense of my chimney job I decided to bring in a second chimney company for an evaluation and estimate. After having a second A RATED Angie's List company evaluate my chimney and problem I was told I DID NOT REQUIRE ANY OF THE WORK PROPOSED by A-Tec Chimney Sweep Co. I wonder how many completed jobs here in the Angie's Reviews were unnecessary and paid for by unaware home owners. The Chimney cap which I was told to be a special size was a standard size. The crown of the chimney did not need to be resurfaced. The flue tiles which needed replacement due to cracks were NOT cracked. The chimney did not need to be repointed. The chimney did not need waterseal. A smoke guard is needed. I was told if I could install a shower rod I could install this item. Bought on line for under $50. A-Tec wanted $225.00. Giving A-Tec Chimney the benefit of the doubt I sent Jonathan Kopec, owner of A-Tec an email asking for an explanation and giving him the opportunity to reevaluate the chimney and situation. After 2 days I received no response. I sent a second email. To this day I have not had a response from A-Tec Chimney Sweep Co. Question, is this their standard practice? I am out $89 for an inspection and wonder if the chimney was examined at all.

A-Tec came out and took a look at the chase cover and it was still in good shape. Looked at the seal around the collar and determined that the caulking was cracked and not making good seal. Re-caulked around the collar and should take care of the leaking. Very good service will hire again and recommend them.

After the roofers informed me that our chimney seemed to be crumbling, I called a few chimney companies to come and do an inspection and give me a repair estimate. A-Tec came the next day, had a thorough look at the chimney system and provided estimates for repointing and installing a chimney cap. I appreciated that they asked how often we use the fireplaces (rarely, only as emergency heating backup) and did not try to push us to purchase unnecessary procedures (such as sweeping or installing chimney liner). The same two technicians who performed the inspection/estimate came two weeks later to do the repair job. They completed the agreed work competently, efficiently and tidily, and even helped to clean, at no additional cost, the water heater vent in the basement that connects to the lower end of the chimney flue, which a plumber had found to be clogged with debris. Although I'm not able to get a close look at the repaired chimney above the roof line, everything looks good from the ground level, and after heavy rain since then, we have not experienced any leaks around the chimney.