In May 2026, Joe Condo rebuilt a chimney on our 116-year old house in Culpeper, VA, dismantling it…read moredown six feet to where it came out of the roof. The chimney was on the way to collapsing, with failing bricks and mortar. Joe found newly made old-style bricks that matched the historic bricks in the other chimney, dismantled the bad chimney to the roof line, and rebuilt it using the new bricks perfectly matching the ornate profile of its original construction. It greatly enhanced the look of our house. His attention to detail is amazing, and his technical mastery of his craft is total. Joe is very busy and scheduling our job took a while but it was absolutely worth it. Cannot recommend him highly enough.

From the owner: Pyramid Masonry & Chimney Lining Company specialties are chimney lining and relining,chimney…read morere-pointing,chimney repairs and restoration,new chimneys and fireplaces,insurance claim repairs,new steps,patios,sidewalks, foundations,brick,block and stone work.The company's owner with forty years of experience is on every job.We will not send you a so called technician with one or two years of experience.

First Choice Chimney Service was wonderful to work with! Our house was having chimney/wood stove…read moreair flow problems and we hired Michael to add an outside air intake. This was to improve efficiency and heat output by helping our older wood stove achieve optional combustion temperatures. We also wanted to avoid an issue where soot had blasted through any crevice in the stove twice when oxygen level shifted quickly (at least that is what I think was the issue; I am no expert). This outside air intake would also help oxygen not be depleted in the room. It was an unusual request to make because of the type of wood stove we have but we wanted to make the system more functional and Michael installed the intake. He did good work the first day but I wanted to comment on his helpfulness the second day he came over. After the install of the air intake, the downstairs of our house was very cold because outside air was streaming through those same crevices that soot got through. Michael came back quickly after we called to add special insulation where he could on the stove and around the pipe/tubing leading outside. He made sure everything was sealed extra well and also put in a sort of switch thing to open and close the tubing when needed. This cold air coming in was not Michael's fault; it was because of the kind of non-pedestal older wood stove we have. I don't think any of us realized how many crevices there were that air would seep through. We are grateful that Michael came back to do these extra steps and fix our system at no extra charge. It was obvious he wanted to make sure we were happy with the work overall, and we are. We would hire him again and probably will if we have future issues or want to install a new stove one day!

Absolutely top notch. Great communications, honest pricing and outstanding work. SAFETY first,…read moretook time to assemble safe scaffolding and protections for my roof. Did excellent work and documented before and after work with a plethora of pictures. ME - When I give a 5 STAR review, they earned it. SFC US Army Retired