After looking at several other and perhaps better known vendors we bought our new wood burning…read morestove from Pondside. The primary reason is Jeff. He is/was without question the most knowledgeable person about stoves I ever spoke with. He made sure he understood our needs and recommended several stoves. He also recommended a five star installer and contacted us to assure we know how to get the most from our new stove. Can't wait for cooler weather. Thanks Jeff.

Karen and Steve were great to work with-very responsive to any questions/changes. They were…read moreeextremely efficient. They carry several brands of cabintry and we purchased the Fabuwood cabinets for our kitchen and bath remodel. We were very pleased with their quality, and seemed comparable to more expensive cabinets we've purchased in the past.

Our experience was very similar to the review by Tarana. Company will not return calls or emails…read more Tried to resolve amicably but they would not respond. Filed complaint with the DCP and they also did not respond to the DCP, they appear to not be licensed, others should file with the DCP as well. Reviews on BBB show similar scamming complaints.They have other small claims against them, and judicial cases, and appear to have not appeared to court in many cases.

Even after my last review two weeks ago, Fireplace Pros hasn't contacted me to resolve the…read moresituation. At this point, I don't want them to finish the job; I want my money back. They are being sued in small claims court in New Britain for a similar case. I'm currently trying to resolve this amicably, without going to court. Since they're not responding to my calls and emails, I'm forced to make this public. I also hope to prevent a similar situation from happening to others.

The gentleman t the house had my wife and the nanny confused and simply communicated to the wrong…read moreperson. It took me a few days to realize this. At the time it seemed like the person was driving off while I was waiting for an answer. This is because he thought he had already provided it to my wife. Anyone could make that mistake. They also handled my review very well and treated me with a lot of respect even though I didn't really deserve it.

Great local business with meticulous service. Just had our unit serviced for regular maintenance…read moreand the young man who came was very professional, very conscientious of the space he was working in and efficient. Highly recommend!

They charged us over $400 for an inspection and what they called a 'cleaning' which involved…read morevacuuming out the box of the insert and the top of the stove. They weren't able to clean the stove initially because they couldn't get the cover plate off the insert. We took it off with a grinder and then they charged us another $100 to vacuumed the top if the stove, which took all of 5 minutes, and they missed a bunch of creosote mess (that we ended up vacuuming out ourselves) in the back of the stove. So we basically paid them another $100 for doing the work ourselves. Their strategy seems to be to give you a reasonable quote for a cleaning and inspection (~$120) and then tacking on additional costs for any little thing. Their approach is to take advantage of the customer whenever they can. Stay away from them!

Do not use this company. They give you a low price quote and then keep changing the price quote by…read morea significant amount as the job begins. They quality of there work is subpar. Stay away they are scam artists. DO NOT USE!!!!!!

Had a great experience with Junior and his team today. As a new home owner, I wanted peace of mind…read morethat my chimney was working right before I used it over the holidays. They went above and beyond to explain everything to me and even bought & cut up wood to have on hand. Highly recommend!

Excellent work on my chimney which was in bad shape. Professional, diligent and meticulous.read more

Our chimney needed to be repointed and Pat gave us a fast response and a great price. Would…read moredefinitely recommend this company, Pat came on time and completed the job to our satisfaction and cleaned up so you would never know he was even here. And we received a 10 year warranty.

Came to my house early completely professional very clean service. Friendly would recommendread more

Update I had a company come out and sweep the chimney and…read moreless than a baseball size amount of creosote was removed. No chemical cleaning needed. Deans was unable to tell the difference between a repair and buildup. I've also contacted Travis Industries the maker of the stove. To let them know about the experience I had with Dean's stove and spa. No customer should have to go through predatory selling tactics that deans uses. People are Travis Industries picked up the phone and at least took the time to listen. They asked for an e-mail and pictures and all of those have been sent off. Time will tell to see if anything happens. Lopi I did get back to me. So that's good. I've been not been waiting for over a week for my refund. I guess it's up to you whether or not you do business with them if you do good luck.

These guys are crooks. Worst customer service experience. We bought a wood stove through them and…read morepaid for them to install it. We found out a year later they never pulled the permit. We couldnt seem to control the burn rate in the stove and were going through wood very fast. Turns out they never attached the chimney pipe to the back of the stove. When we called them on it they just claimed it wasn't their fault. The stove ended up cracking due to being overfired because we couldnt control the air intake. They offered zero assistance and we are out thousands of dollars. Were honestly probably very fortunate our house didn't burn down. Stay away from this place.

Staying in Essex over the 4th of July. Came in to have our propane tanks refilled here. Incredibly…read morehelpful customer service. Highly recommend. Wish we had a great hardware store like this nearby

Great little hardware store -- super helpful, friendly, and able to do everything from cutting keys…read moreto filling propane tanks (no tank exchange, just fills). Doing really well with COVID protocols too.