Daizy Sweeps-BBQ Pellets, Fireplaces, Stoves & Equine Bedding

Charged $140 for on the roof ten minutes max. No mention of charge for an estimate with phone conversation with office personnel,

We had just bought the house one month earlier. During the home inspection, the inspector said that the chimney was VERY dirty and that we should have it inspected and cleaned prior to using it. The fireplace was gas and eventually we wanted to convert it to wood or pellet-burning. Our appointment was for late morning and they called at about 11 AM to say they would arrive around 12:10. (I had the whole day off work, so this did not bother me.) They did arrive at 12:10. The two-man crew first looked at the fireplace and chimney. I told them that we wanted to convert it to pellet burning eventually and that for now, we would prefer wood-burning over gas-burning. They advised that converting it to wood-burning was very easy and they could do it that day. We agreed to have that work performed in addition to inspection and cleaning. They looked inside the chimney and agreed that it was very dirty. (They said the reason for that was the bottom of the fireplace only contained vermiculite and the gas was burning really fast producing a lot of soot. They said that there should have been sand in the bottom of the fireplace to slow down the flow of gas, slower burning, less soot. They did not have sand with them so if we had wanted to keep it gas, they would have had to go get supplies.) Next we headed to the basement to check out the gas connection to determine if the gas valve could be capped. They identified the appropriate gas pipe and said they could cap it. Then they went up on the roof to inspect the outside of the chimney. After the inspection of the chimney, one man cleaned the chimney using a high powered vacuum while the other man capped the gas valve and removed the gas pipe running to the fireplace. The hole in the floor of the fireplace needed to be filled with refractory cement, which he also did not have on hand (we said we could finish that). The man cleaning the chimney was very courteous. The other man was also courteous but evidently he approached my husband and my husband's friend (who were playing video games in the basement at the time) about making six figures without even leaving the house. The other thing that was slightly odd about this man (who seemed to be in charge) was that he was pretty short with the other man (almost like husband-wife bickering), which I found a bit unprofessional. He did show me the ash trap and advised that we should get a hearth rug and a thicker log rack for the fireplace (since wood fires are hotter than gas fires). The man cleaning the chimney was very clean and did not leave a mess. The estimate for the cleaning and inspection was $157. The final bill ended up being $202, but they also capped the gas valve and removed the gas line ($45). The fireplace was also super dirty (and so was the sweep by the end), so I felt that $202 was fair. He gave me a flier about corn-burning inserts and said he likes them better than wood pellet burning inserts and also gave me a quote for the corn-burning insert. I would probably use this company again, but I would be equally likely to check around and use someone else since I this experience was good but not spectacular.