Don’t Get Scammed!

To our valued customers, fellow residents, and businesses:

Be cautious of who you book appointments with to sweep and inspect your chimney. The latest report states that a few regionally local companies (mostly from New York) are telemarketing our customers stating ridiculously low prices for chimney services. They are known to be driving around with a 35′ piece of aluminum chimney liner to install in your chimney for over $1000.00. This is criminal behavior and could result in several worse case scenarios. For instance:

• The diameter of your vent pipe may not match up to the diameter of the liner being installed which could cause catastrophic results to your home’s heating system.
• They are not using the necessary hardware to correctly install a properly configured lining system which could cause harm to your health and your home.
• If anything goes wrong, which it will, they will not be available to remedy the problem. Furthermore, the remedy may prove to be more expensive than it should have originally cost.

We know something like this may be hard to believe, but it has happened! Check out this article to learn more.

What should I do?

Fill out the form to the right, now. Document your phone calls from these scammers and don’t book appointments. Read this article published in the New York Times. Only hire certified, licensed, and insured chimney sweeps with references from legitimate and happy customers! Inspect your chimneys annually and sweep your chimney as necessary per the recommendation of the National Fire Protection Association, the National Chimney Sweep Guild, and Billy Sweet Chimney Sweep.