awesome Guy. dependable and friendly. Dryer vent cleaning second to none with fair prices. i enjoy…read moredealing with daniel while he is working on our vent. You will not find a better service in all the monterey bay. Call daniels cleaning and see for yourself what i have been experiencing for 5+ years.

Daniel is reliable, professional and knowledgeable. We use his service at least once a year to…read morechange filters and clean ducts.

Joseph was the consummate professional. Responsive, on-time, courteous, knowledgeable, with…read morecompetitive pricing. Installed 2 stainless steel chimney caps on my two flues. Came out twice, once to measure and a week later to install. Had to improvise with an adapter since one flue was too short. Was done in an hour. Also advised me on fixing a minor water leak @ the chimney base. Overall a refreshing experience of great service. Will be my chimney dude for life. Highly recommended.

We were fixing up a house for sale, and after the Building Inspection, we found out that we needed…read morea new chimney cap on our chimney, as well as some protective waterproof flashing around the chimney itself. Joseph was recommended by our realtor from Sotheby's Realty and was absolutely professional in his service and the work he performed. The chimney was capped and flashed, and he sent me a picture of the finished work in a timely manner!

Just had my fireplace/chimney cleaned and inspected. As a first time home owner, the Merrill &…read moreForbes team did an amazing job and really helped me understand how to use and maintain my fireplace. Thank you so much!!

I should have read the reviews before calling this company. Unfortunately, our experience turned…read moreout to be just as disappointing. When we scheduled the appointment, we were quoted a $95 service fee for a technician to come out and diagnose the issue. The technician was at our home for less than 15 minutes, told us the control unit needed to be replaced (which was already diagnosed by our electrician), and then left. Shortly after, we received a bill for $295 along with a quote of approximately $2K to replace the unit. Since our fireplace is practically brand new, we contacted the manufacturer directly and learned that the control unit was actually still under warranty. The manufacturer immediately agreed to send us the replacement part free of charge. It is important to note that the technician never suggested checking the warranty status, even after we mentioned that the fireplace was new. Once we received the replacement unit from the manufacturer, we contacted the company again to ask if they could simply install the warranty-covered part (for a fee, of course). They refused to do the work. Overall, this was an extremely frustrating experience, and I would strongly recommend using another company.

We are going through a kitchen/family room remodel and didn't realize how much attention our…read morefireplace needed. Nathaniel was efficient, thorough, informative, and answered all of our questions and gave knowledgeable advice. He cleaned our fireplace & chimney in a good amount of time. He inspected inside & out and was honest about caretaking. Fair pricing was a bonus! Will be calling them again next year!

Needed to have our 2 fireplaces inspected and cleaned, as well as having a new spark arrestor…read moreinstalled. While inspecting, it was found that a repair was needed to safely use the fireplace. A1 inspected both fireplaces, installed the spark arrestor, gave us a quote for the repair, ordered the part, made the repair, and thoroughly cleaned both fireplaces. They also made sure the damper worked correctly. Our fireplace is now safe and functional thanks to A1 Chimney Sweeps.

Meticulous and beautiful work! We originally contacted Omar at the last minute to do a closet demo…read moreprep for a new closet installation. He and his team did such a great job that we hired them to paint most of the interior of our new home. We could not be happier with the process or result. He is an excellent communicator. We had so many questions and kept changing our mind about paint color, and he patiently answered them all, helping us make the right decision. His estimates are detailed and accurate. They spent the final afternoon cleaning up and left the home super tidy. He is an artist and a professional. And he is fully insured too!

Saying Omar the Handyman is good at his job is like saying Taylor Swift and Steph Curry are good at…read moretheirs. We had him tackle a significant makeover and paint job on our 122 year old cottage. Omar's bid was a good 20% higher than #2. We chose him because of how clearly he talked the details, from paint chemistry for a salt air climate to the right way to replace those old cedar shingles. He also had a new kitchen window created from scratch to match the ones in the rest of the old house. Over the 3 - 4 week project, Omar and his crew invariably left the place immaculate, no clutter, no mess. The answer to nearly ever request was "Yes, we can do that." While they are not cheap, the tab for all of the extras we asked for was fair. And we have no doubt that the work will hold up very well. When you think about how valuable your home is, why would you not hire the best in the business to fix whatever is wrong with it? The property will appreciate, and pay you back 10X over.

Casey and Naomi are awesome. They completed the service quickly, and gave us an honest report of…read morewhat it will take to get our fireplace working again. Their pricing is very fair, and they arrived on-time and are easy to communicate with. Wonderful to find local folks that are so trustworthy and knowledgeable. Can't recommend enough.

Sweeps by the bay was wonderful. The got right back to me with a quote and scheduled to come by the…read morefollowing Saturday morning. They were honest and transparent with what work we really needed done on our fireplace. They let us know what parts we'd need and to call them back out once we had them to install. We felt very comfortable with their service and appreciated their affordable house call fee. We will be ordering our parts soon and we look forward to them coming back out and finally having our fireplace up and running before next winter.

Keenan is incredibly professional, honest, and conscientious. When I first contacted him about an…read moreissue with the pilot on my gas insert fireplace, he told me it didn't seem like a serious problem and that he didn't want to come out and charge me for something minor. Instead, he kindly suggested that we do a FaceTime call so he could walk me through it. Meeting such a genuinely honest and kind business person is truly a blessing and a rare stroke of luck. During the call, I couldn't even find the knob to turn off the pilot, but Keenan patiently guided me step by step until I found it. Even after that, he carefully explained exactly what to do next--all without charging anything for his time. He could have easily scheduled an appointment, come out, and made quick money. Instead, he chose the harder but far more honorable path. I am deeply grateful for his integrity, patience, and generosity. I highly recommend Keenan to anyone looking for someone they can truly trust.

Dangerous driving. Driver of there company van refused to let me change lanes infront of them…read more Driving down hill in pacific grove for multiple blocks I had my signal on and he kept speeding up to prevent me from changing lanes. When I speed up significantly to try and get over head floored it to block. Me then I honked at him gave him them bird and he started arguing with me. 83663X3 even have a photo of the car. He said why didn't you slow down and go behind me. When a car is in front t of you gi es you plenty of time to slow down and you thi mt hey should have e to slow down enough to block traffic your the problem. City street moving between 30 and 20 mph and he wants me to slow down with traffic behind us..... bad driver would hate to see what his buisness practices are like. Mean while I have to tell him to pull up while he arguing with me because he currently has a full car length in front of him before a traffic light while he is busy claiming I tried to cut him off. Hope this guy isn't the head of the company. Cause his perspective is real off. If someone tries to cut you off and you charge at them its a vehicle accident if I slowly try to get in your lane with a signal and you speed up and I just stay in my lane, its you being a dangerous ass hole drive. Your luck the dot does not classify company vans as trucks moving passengers or cargo because then there is an official dot complaint line. As of what I looked into it would only be the pg police department and that is excessive. Good luck to your small buisness it seems like you have multiple complaints against you.

Specifically Jesse Duran on the installation at our place in Boulder Creek- truly amazing. We had 2…read moreother contractors come out for this job. One two person team with apparently a lot of experience was stumped due to the close measurements. The second one was way over priced. Jesse Duran did this job with both extreme professionalism, and a "can do" attitude of someone who is truly an expert and has seen all kinds of challenges. Jesse is a super kind, informative, educational, and a great guy-an absolute magician with this installation. We had a space that used to have a pellet stove with a smaller exhaust pipe. We weren't even sure if we could make the new pipe go straight up instead of out and then up, but Jesse did it and saved us on the materials. Also a shout out to Chase at Woodstove and sun who guided us through learning the different heating possibilities- answering all of our questions easily with a lot of patience.

Taci, Jesse, and Tom have been great while I was getting my Regency stove tuned up for my house…read more They've all been very responsive to questions and concerns, and I'm very happy with my new Regency insert. Tom was great coaching me about how to keep my wood pile in good shape, and tweaked my installation to get a strong draft going.