Jeff George Chimney Sweep

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Returned my call within 24 hours, asked what I needed and when I needed the job done. Provided a quote over the phone, and called a few days later to schedule a time. Arrived on time, polite, professional, went up on the roof while his wife vacuumed from below. Did an excellent job and cleaned up before they left. The bill was exactly what he quoted. Wow, what can I say? The previous chimney sweeps we used were disasters, bills double and triple what they quoted on the phone and they spent more time trying to sell product and and quot;teachand quot; you how to light a fire (our fire is our primary heat source, we burn a fire 200 days a year!) than actually doing any real work.
Jeff George gets my highest recommendation.

It went well enough. He was professional and punctual, friendly but with a professional distance. They used a big vacuum cleaner, not the bristle brushes at least not that I know of. They were up 3 stories and I was not. Basically they finished up whatever the gas company did not get to when they restored an old gas line. ( another topic there)
After that ,I needed a chimney sweep so I consulted Angie's List and found Mr. George in Palmerton Pa, about 40 miles away who was the only one who got an A at all. The sweeps near me got F's. I told this to Mr. George when I called.
One flue is to vent the burn off from the natural gas and I know that was not blocked b/c last winter I could see the steam (normal) and as for the fireplace, it's just for paper. It's in the same room as the thermostat and so I don't use it much as it shuts the heat down for the entire house. That flue may have been dirty since I can't recall the last time if ever it was cleaned.
They were finished in about an hour, They did both flues and they left with my money. So far no problems. It's hard to tell with a chimney unless I have smoke or fire and I hope to have neither. I did burn a lot of paper and I didn't have any smoke so I guess they did what they said they did.

Jeff George was the third chimney sweep company that came to my house. When I called Mr. George for an appointment, I explained the situation and Mr. George said that they would unblock my chiminey - and yes, sometimes it does take several hours, whereby costing more. I'm on a strict budge so I was praying for the best. Being that Jeff George was the third company looking at this chimney, I was a little skeptical. After all, the first chimney sweep company that came to my house, went to the basement, looked at the chimney hole and said that the interior of the chimney had collapsed and I would need a mason, but they could come back at a later date and add a liner. I did call a couple of mason companies to get an estimate and had no luck getting information. Then, I tried the second chimney sweep company, and at least they tried to clean what was at the bottom of the chiimney, but said it would take too many hours to remove the blockage. One thing I must stress is that not one person from the first two companies even attempted to go up to the roof and try to clean from the top to the bottom. Fast forward to today, when the George Van was outside of my house with Robert and Adam (forgive me if I got the names wrong!) at my front door. I explained the earilier incidents and with strong determination they told me that they would unblock the chimney. Again, I was skeptical and was afraid that this might take a while, but Robert and Adam worked as a team one at the roof and the other in the basement. Needless, to say in about an hour these guys had done what the other two companies could or would not do - they unblocked the chimney! They even let me look in the mirror to show me the sky from my basement! They had cleared the chimney all the way up. I was so grateful that they were able to clear the debris that was in there and do it rather quickly. These guys knew what they were doing from the moment they walked into my house. I will use them for all of my home chimney needs. If I had trees around my house, I'd use them for that too, since they also do tree services and brick re-pointing. They are awesome in my book! I had a great experience with Jeff George's company and will recommend them to anyone I know.

very professional answered all questioned explained what they were doing used covers to protect against soot from the rest of the house