Jeff is an incredible guy. He was referred to us by our Home Inspector, and he has been an amazing find. He cleaned our chimney, fixed our fireplace and even painted it. His prices are reasonable, and he never tries to upsell you. He has been a Chimney Professional for decades and his high level of experience shows in his high quality work. if you need any chimney or fireplace work, Call A1 Chimney Services- Jeff is hands down the Best out there. read more

This is a very honest company, Jeff came on time and was very personable and professional. I highly recommend Jeff is great read more

Jeff is an artist when it comes to updating an existing fireplace!! everyone else we contacted said they couldnt do it! read more

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We hired Jeff to service our fireplace after noticing a strong gas smell after turning the fireplace on. Jeff came out and right away said we're missing a lintel. He said the lintel is what keeps the fumes, gas, and exhaust from recirculating into the living space. And, this is the likely cause of our gas smell. He installed the lintel quickly and says we're all good to fire up the fireplace that night. We turned on the fireplace that night and after 10 mins, the fireplace walls were on fire. We turned off the gas and noticed a small fire burning in the flue, requiring a fire extinguisher to extinguish. I called The Gas Company the next day for an emergency inspection. The technician came out and red tagged our fireplace. He stated that A1 Chimney should have caught this, easily. read more

Honest ethical service in a very timely manner. What more could one want. We had storm damage and it was diagnosed quickly and repaired soon after for a fair reasonable fee. read more

I've always got good service from this company. They respond fast to my calls. They do professional work and they charge competitive prices. I'm very pleased to recommend them to anybody who needs this type of service. read more

If I could give negative stars, I honestly would. This guy is a a hack job. DO NOT HIRE. he'll take your money and run. We had a bad chimney leak and he quoted us $220 to cover the chimney cap and recaulk the chimney flashing which is outrageously expensive but my wife wanted him to do it because she doesn't want me on the roof anymore which I understand. But this guy "guaranteed" that his repairs would solve our problem COMPLETELY. And he gave us a "5 year warranty". Well, his repairs in fact did NOT fix the issue. When I contacted him to come back out, he dodged my phone calls 7 times. Sent him 7 texts. Then he finally gets back to me saying he "promise I'll call you back tonight before 9pm" again, he in fact did NOT call back that Friday night. I had to contact him an 8th time on Sunday to which he says "we did our job" and a bunch of more nonsense. The repair he did on the chimney cap did NOT cover the cap. He used some cheap scrap metal aluminum that is worth $20 and 2 tubes of caulk and charged us $220. He was very willing to come to us when we were going to pay him but completely non existent when we had issues. So much for a fucking warranty and standing behind your work. If you GUARANTEE your work will solve the problem then dodge, ignore and refuse to come out to fix it, that proves what a SHITTY business this hackjob is running DO NOT HIRE. SCUMBAG read more

AVOID AT ALL COSTS!!! If I could give ZERO stars, I would. There is a persistent theme amongst clients based on these reviews: Jeff is not competent at his job, does not honor his warranty, and simply gaslights his clients for "deferred maintenance" or not contracting with the right professionals (which on all accounts appears to be false). We also did not have a positive experience with Jeff/A-1 Chimney. We called Jeff out to inspect a leaking fireplace. His recommendation based on his inspection was to replace our existing shroud. He temporarily covered the shroud with plastic bags, yet we were still experiencing water penetration into our living-room from the chimney despite it being covered in plastic- this made me question whether a new shroud was actually going to get to the root of the problem. At this point, I explicitly stated I wanted to make sure he was "100% positive" that the shroud was the issue before paying for a new one. Our roof was less than a year old AND recently inspected 6 months prior (since we had just purchased the home that year) so a roofing issue was ruled out. He stated he was confident the new shroud would address the problem and offered a "guarantee" if it did not. After his "repair" (i.e., replacement of the shroud), come the next rainy season we continued to experience the same problem. When I contacted him to notify him of the persistent problem of water intrusion from the chimney on the same side (leaking onto the living-room floor), he sent an apathetic and unapologetic response indicating he is unable to help due to do 'family health issues' and the implication of a shortage of cash (stating "some kind of getting cash now so not sure how I can help you"), further stating he 'can't help' us because "EVERY fireplace in Orange County is leaking from rain going heavy and sideways" (what an absurd statement from a "chimney professional"!!) and then indicated I need to close my damper (which was in fact closed). I explained our other chimney wasn't leaking and not a single one of my friend's or neighbor's chimneys were leaking! (yes we took a survey and asked!). He stated he would have someone come by to take a look; the next week I simply found a business card left on our doorstep with illegible notes written on the back; I texted him a picture of the card/notes and stated it looked like someone from his company came by; I stated that their notes/handwriting was illegible and asked him for clarification on what it said, as well as whether he was coming back to address the problem- I NEVER heard back from him!! The fact is: 1) he did not address the problem, 2) was very difficult to communicate with/get a clear answer from, 3) charged us an exorbitant amount of money for a new shroud, and 4) did not honor his warranty. Thankfully our general contractor was able to easily get to the root of our problem and fix it for us! read more

Jeff came out the next day and did a wonderful job!! Would absolutely call him back. Highly recommend for any fireplace services. 10/10! read more

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Very responsive and helpful. Thorough job cleaning walkthrough how to operate our fireplace. We would use again.

I just looked at our receipt & the notes Jeff wrote on the day of service. The "Warranty" was for 5 years.. shady shady shady!

Truly a ripoff and Management will not call me. I was over charged it was reported that a damper was added (Not true). Really mad bad for not getting clarification. Next step Small Claims Court. read more

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I started out wanting to give Jeff the benefit of the doubt given that he has a lot of positive reviews as well as some very negative ones. I chalked the negative reviews up to just people who like to complain and decided to give Jeff a call. On the phone, he seemed very knowledgable and friendly and I thought he would be the perfect guy to help, so we set up an appointment for him to come and do some masonry repair on my fireplace, install a chimney cap and possibly convert a fireplace to fire glass. Jeff was prompt at confirming the date and answering questions via text. He set an appointment window for today between 11:30am - 12:00pm. Jeff even confirmed the night before. Again, everything seemed good. At 12:00pm today, the end of the window he had given to arrive, Jeff texted and said he would be another 30 minutes because he was finishing up another job. I said "no problem" and thanked him for letting me know that he was running late. At 1:15pm, he still hasn't arrived and I haven't heard anything else so I tried to call and check by phone. Jeff didn't answer so I asked him via text for an update on his ETA. About 10 minutes later I get a text from an unknown number saying that I have been rescheduled for Saturday. No call from anyone, no explanation, no "hey dude I'm sorry but do you mind if we reschedule?". Just a text informing me that we have been rescheduled to a date when I am out of town. Needless to say I am a bit perturbed given that I've taken off work and stayed home all morning to be here for this appointment. I ask Rene(sp?), who apparently works for Jeff and who sent me the text about rescheduling, to call me. Rene calls a few minutes later and mumbles something incoherent about not really knowing what the reason is but I had to be rescheduled. I replied that it was not cool to do that to someone who had been waiting all morning and who had confirmed the night prior, especially without an explanation or attempt at an apology. Again, more incoherent mumbling from Rene so I asked her to have Jeff call me. I never received the call from Jeff, the "Proud owner of A-1 Chimney Service since 1989" so I sent him a text telling him I was disappointed that he never showed up and didn't even bother to call to explain, after confirming last night and telling me he was on his way to my home today. About 2 hours later I get a rude text from Jeff saying his secretary was supposed to call me...well, she didn't call. She just sent a text informing me I had been rescheduled. He mentioned about some debris getting in his eyes and then writes to me "What part of this do you not understand?" Really???... to not show, not call, not text, not offer an explanation other than having your secretary send a text that I've been rescheduled and then cop an attitude about me not understanding something he assumes his secretary told me. No wonder he has some really negative reviews. Jeff, I think there is something called "customer service" and consideration that YOU don't understand. I informed Jeff that his secretary didn't explain anything, just sent the rescheduling text. I also informed him I didn't need his help any longer and will be looking elsewhere. I wished him luck and said I was moving on. Buyer beware, if you catch Jeff on a good day he might do a good job for you but if not, you may be waiting around all morning like I did, with nothing but a bad attitude from the proud owner of A-1 Chimney Service, when he's asked to explain why he didn't show up as promised. My advice - STEER CLEAR! read more

UPDATE: Had to hire someone and found out that Jeff put some tiles over the floor underneath with a little bit of caulking. Horrible!!! I wish he would just send us a check for the $472 shitty job he did. I just bought the house and now I have to put in more money to fix the job he has done. DO NOT HIRE!!! Jeff ripped us off and ignore all my phone calls. SEND US THE MONEY CAUSE YOU ARE JOT ALLOWED BACK IN MY HOME. read more

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This service over charges and response getting back to resolve problems is terrible. I had smoke in my livingroom. After service, still smoke in my livingroom and they charged me $600 for 1/2 hr. Work and problem was not resolved. read more

Raccoons were trying to get into the chimney on a two story house. Called Jeff at A1-chimney and he was there in the morning ASAP. HE completely checked all the aspects of the chimney including making sure no animals had crawled inside the chimneys. He installed two spark arrestos, rain caps and animal guards at a very reasonable price. Remember Two story house and did it ASAP. Very polite and good communication. A+++++ business read more

I had to replace a fireplace damper after a feral cat I rescued tried to escape in the chimney. Firemen had ripped the inside components out, so I had no idea what I was dealing with and thought it would be super expensive to fix. Jeff quoted me a very reasonable $400 including parts and labor for a tough all day job. He even came back a week later to make sure the concrete cured correctly. He didn't charge me anything for the return trip. read more

Super nice person Jason that did the repairs! Right on time. Really pleased with this company! Will use again and I would recommend to anyone needing their services. read more

Jeff was absolutely fantastic. I'm a Realtor and a licensed contractor and have sufficient experience to rate him as a total pro. My buyers' home inspection of the home they'd just put into escrow revealed some potentially significant problems with the chimney. Jeff was able to come out immediately and diagnose the problem. He explained to my clients exactly what was wrong and what it would take to fix the issues. He provided a report and a bid on the spot - and it was about 1/2 of what I expected. My clients and I were thrilled and I now have a go-to guy for any similar issues! read more

Rescheduled my appt the day before to fit their requested time. Waited 4 hrs never called, never showed. When I called, they said they would not be coming. They didn't even have any intention of letting me know! I had to rearrange to meet THEIR change of appt and then they blew me off. Plenty of other businesses that respect your time. I chose someone else who showed up on time and communicated effectively. read more

Jeff was very responsive and scheduled the consultation quickly. It's clear he has deep knowledge about chimneys and cares about doing things the right way. He was very transparent about what needed to get done vs what didn't. His prices are very reasonable too. Jeff and his colleague got all of the repairs done in an afternoon. I had another question for him a few months after the service finished and he gave me a call to help out, without charging for a consult. 10/10 highly recommend using him for chimney needs read more

Definitely A1 service! Jeff and his assistant swept and repaired cracks in our chimney this morning. Jeff definitely takes pride in his work and thoroughly explains all work to be done before he starts. He came highly recommended from neighbors on Next Door and his prices were very reasonable. With over 40,000 chimneys under his belt, he surely knows his stuff and is just an all around nice guy! I would highly recommend his services! read more

A1 Chimney Services - A job well done! The hats were just for the photo, haha! - Chimney Sweeps Near Me

Terrible service and even worse follow up report to a supervisor. The spvr said they would call me back quickly to schedule an immediate follow up. That never occurred as it appears they want to leave me behind and move on to the next sucker! read more

It's unbelievable that this company has 4+ stars. A technician came out for $99.00 to inspect why my fireplace igniting system wasn't working and told me it was dead and needed a whole new system installed for $1,000.00. He wouldn't tell me the separate costs of the unit and the labor. He wouldn't take a credit card. I had to Venmo him the $99.00. He left my fireplace a dirty mess behind. The next day my husband and I tinkered with the remote and the fireplace started working perfectly. It might have been a loose battery but I asked for a refund for a bad tech who didn't even know what the unit was so I could shop prices for a replacement. He said I have to buy a new fireplace. What does that mean? I tried contacting the comany for two days and they finally got back and denied my $99.00 refund. What a scam. My husband and I are in our 70's. Elderly people seem to be a target to take advantage of but we're not stupid. The supervisor and owners refused to talk to me. They must be too busy collecting customers and sending out techs who don't know what they're doing and repeating this dishonest operation. I happen to be a victim. Beware!!! read more

I had some cracks in the upper part of my chimney and needed a new crown to prevent further water damage. Based upon a reference I contacted Jeff for an estimate. He fully inspected the chimney and provided a very reasonable estimate. He and his crew repaired the chimney immediately after I approved of the estimate. Great professional work! I highly recommend Jeff. read more

A1 Chimney Services - Photo after most of the repair was completed. - Chimney Sweeps Near Me

Jeff was very responsive and did a great repair/patching job on our chimney. There were small cracks spread out and he patched up and finished the job on time. In addition, he cleaned up the backyard walkway after his work without me even asking! His price was very reasonable and provided a lot of tips on how to maintain our chimney. read more

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The A1 Team of Shane, Roger and Thomas returned after our new hearth had been delivered. They moved the wood stove and they took a look at what was under the old hearth. I had a large piece of the new carpeting to replace the old carpet under the old hearth and they suggested that I have the carpeting guys come to lay and glue the new carpet in place before they attempted to assemble the stove on the new hearth. They said that they did not mind returning and just wanted it to be done right and that was the best way. They also said that they would not charge me for the extra trip!! Wow!! So, they set the wood stove on the new hearth to the side wall out of the way. I was able to schedule the carpet guys to come back and install the new carpet in the stove spot within a week. And a few days later, Shane, Roger and Thomas came back to install the new hearth. As I have a manufactured home, the stove draws its air from below the house in the crawl space. This was quite the project as a hole had to be drilled into the new hearth to match up with the stove and the hole already in the floor. They measured at least 5 times to be positive it would all line up correctly even watching to match the pattern of the stone hearth. They cut a large square piece of metal as a barrier between the floor and the carpet for the pipe to go into as there had not been one. They worked as a team and had it all installed and on the new hearth! Shane noticed that the ground wire was not correct, so they put in a correct grounding wire that is to today's code on my 1983 Kent wood stove. I just need to tell you that A1 Chimney is amazing! They make sure that everything is done and done correctly and to code! The team of Shane, Roger and Thomas cannot be beat! They are friendly, knowledgeable and will work with you to complete your projects correctly and in a timely manner. I will be sure to call them when it is time to clean my new chimney! Thanks Guys!! Pauline S Olympia, WA read more

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I normally do not leave reviews, but this experience was so poor that I felt obligated to post a review to warn future potential customers. Jeff originally came recommended to us, so my wife and I hired Jeff and his team to disassemble and clean up my gas fireplace, sweep the chimney and to stain the interior brick with a matte black finish. At the time, they appeared to do decent work, however Jeff was very difficult to understand and left the job after a few hours while his younger workers finished up that afternoon. The workers made a mess of the job and left it unfinished and unsealed, as the matte black stain residue was coming off everywhere (Jeff said that the finish sealer would bond the stain to the brick and no residue would come off). Plus, his workers didn't do a professional job, as red brick was showing through the stain in dozens of places. After leaving unreturned voicemails on Jeff's phone, I then emailed Jeff a couple days later and got an email response later that same day. After Jeff suggested to have his workers come out to finish, I asked him to personally come out to finish the job, since the quality would likely not meet his standards. He agreed and came out the following week... and the same exact thing happened. He left the job before it was complete, left his workers there to finish, then called his workers to come to another job shortly thereafter. My wife was very unhappy, as the stain still did not cover up all the red brick showing through the finish and looked tacky. She asked them to stay and finish the job, but they said they had to go. She asked if they could at least leave the stain and applicator materials for her to finish, which they did before they left. She then spent 2 hours finishing the stain properly!! The only problem is that the finish still was not sealed and came off anytime it was touched. I called and left Jeff 2 unreturned voicemails, then emailed Jeff 3 more times over the next week, which (now 2 weeks later) have not been returned. My final email simply asked what sealer I should use to finish the job done myself. Still no response. I ended up having to research the proper sealer and application materials, purchased the items from Home Depot and applied several coats myself. Total invested time between my wife and myself was nearly 5 hours. Jeff completely "ghosted" us and left an unfinished job. Poor quality of workmanship, poor customer service, poor accountability for his work, poor experience altogether. I left this review to help others avoid having the same experience. read more

Jeff came out to do an inspection on my chimney, wrote up an estimate for repairs to the Crown & Stack of the chimney and Cap installation. Estimate was very reasonable (considering we recently sold our old house up in LA and had similar issues with that Fireplace/Chimney). We scheduled the repairs for a week later. Short story...the chimney has been repaired, the fireplace works, and the Mrs. is happy! Bring on the cold and holiday season (one drawback - Santa's not getting down that chimney now). Thanks, Jeff. read more

Jeff was professional, friendly, punctual, and very affordable. We received the recommendation from Mark at Wilshire Fireplace on Newport Blvd. Jeff was quick and extremely clean. He left our home cleaner than he found it. His recommendations and experience were greatly appreciated and he had a great demeanor. We would use him again in a heart beat. read more

Have used Jeff in the past for chimney inspection and cleaning. Always have done great, professional work at a reasonable price. But, the website is a mess right now, can't schedule an appointment using it, and he is not answering my phone calls. Jeff, where are you? read more

This is the worst company to have come inspect and report on one's chimney. They came spent 5 minutes with a flashlight and wanted to charge us $450 to clean. No Camera, no ladder on truck. Crazy. Said I owed them $150 for visit once I declined service. I paid and will never use company. I suggest others don't either. read more

Please know this for s am honest and hardworking fireplaces pro and treat him respectfully. Few real Craftsman in this world of fakes. I was very very pleased and think he should charge more! read more

Jeff and Hunter did a really awesome job sweeping the chimney of my recently purchased condo. As a new homeowner, Jeff explained exactly what they would be doing and talked through all my options in converting a previously wood burning fireplace to gas. I'm looking forward to working with him on a modern glass, gas fireplace later this month! Pictures to follow... They are family owned, local to OC, with great follow-up, and I couldn't recommend them more! read more

Jeff was professional, very personable. Showed him where our chimney issues and concerns were. He preformed a few courtesy check and got straight to work. Very detailed, even communicated when he ran a little late. Our chimney now is rock solid and looks brand new. I would definitely use and refer his chimney services to my friends & neighbors. read more

Very responsive reasonably priced. Tech showed up on time and did a good job. He is returning to fix a rain cap and fill a crack. Definitely worth the money. read more

Jeff inspected my chimney last week and came back out with his team today to sweep and do some repairs. They did a fantastic job, very detail oriented, and went above and beyond making sure my chimney is safe and ready to use this winter. Jeff is very honest, hardworking and does truly care about his customers. Would highly recommend working with him and will definitely use his services again in the future. read more

I was called yesterday and told the solicitor I did not need their service. I was called again this morning and repeated my sentiments. The gentleman said I did not tell him this and hung up on me. This was very rude and poor business manner. read more

The last time we had a fire in the fireplace the smoke starting backing up into the house a bit. So as the weather turned colder I started searching on Yelp for a chimney sweep. A-1 chimney Service had a ton of great reviews so we decided to try them. The day we chose turned out to have rain in the forecast. When they came by, you could tell they knew what they were doing and they got right to business. They were efficient, neat, clean, nice guys and when they were done they even give us a lead on getting wood at a discount. We'll definitely use them again! read more

Jeff was a nice guy but it was difficult to understand his speech especially on the phone. He repaired cracks in my chimney and reinforced the outside with angle iron and water heater strapping. Unfortunately, the angle iron started rusting the next day. I tried to tell him that the angle iron needed to be primed with a Rustolium type paint, but my suggestion was ignored. I ended up buying replacement aluminum angle and hot dipped galvanized bolts. They did swap out the angle iron for the angle aluminum for me, but only changed out 3 of the 6 bolts. When Jeff and his crew came back, I called them on the issue, and they changed the other three bolts. When tightening the bolts, they twisted off one of the bolts. I had them put in one of the old bolts, and I told them that I would change the last one myself. When I went to change out the bolt, I noticed that the strapping was kind of loose. I will now have to go back up and redo the strapping. They did change out my gas logs for fire glass, and I'm pleased with that part of the job. All in all, I would not hire Jeff and his crew again read more