KENT IS THE REAL DEAL!! Unfortunately, I'd called the FAKE Village Chimney Sweep I found by searching the internet, a company that hijacked Kent's information and his photos. Kent was who I expected to come to my house, but an Israeli man came from Camarillo. He walked outside, looked up at my chimney and told me it would cost $1,200 to fill the visible cracks in two bricks. He didn't even go up to look at the crown! I asked him what he was going to do to fix it and he said he would shoot glue in the cracks. He told me to give him a check for $1,200 and he would hold it for 3 days but I had to make a decision right away so he could do it immediately because he didn't know when he was going to be back in Santa Barbara County. I was so confused because Kent is local to Lompoc! He didn't even know who Kent was! Was very uncomfortable and sent him away. Then I checked the business license posted on the fake site and found that it doesn't exist. The man who was in my house made me very nervous and I'm glad because that caused me to refuse any service or negotiation from him. I had been lazy by not going to my fireplace to get Ken's magnetic business card that he gave me over 10 years ago after I bought this house. Kent uncapped and cleaned my chimney, added a gas pipe, a damper, and a fireplace screen. A few years later, I had him come out for a cleaning but he said that I didn't need it. Honestly, I had not been using my fireplace for a while. He didn't charge me for coming out. When the pull chain on my damper broke, he got a new unit and replaced it at no charge. After that fake guy left, I finally got smart and grabbed Kent's business card from my fireplace. I called him and told him what happened. He told me he had heard months before that someone was using his business name. To make a long story short, Kent came out and got on my roof to check out my chimney and the crown. Both needed repair and he came out a few days later, did a thorough repair, completely cleaned the area, and my charge was about half of what the crook wanted me to prepay. Kent is honest, clean, thorough, and absolutely the best and only local to Santa Barbara County chimney sweep that I would ever consider using. Thank you, Kent, for being readily available and for being the honest person that you are!! read more

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From what I've learned, the legitimate company has a strong reputation. Unfortunately, there seems to be an impostor using the same name for air duct cleaning and fireplace services. Please be careful--any phone number starting with 866 does not belong to the real company. We had a very bad experience with the impostor service. read more

I can't say enough good about Kent. I bought a townhouse that had an insert installed by another company, the remote quit working and when I called the installing company the experience was such that I did not make an appointment and just quit using the fireplace. Finally my realtor, Jay Bond gave me Kent's name at Village Chimney. I hemmed and hawed until my neighbor told me of her great experience with Kent. So, I finally called and he was here this morning. He is first on my list for anything I need done related to fireplace going forward. I give my highest recommendation for Kent. read more

Always top notch service. Goes over the chimney thoroughly inside and outside. Would recommend his service to everyone. read more

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Kent is the consummate professional! Pure excellence at every level! Superior communications! Superior performance! Thorough. Methodical. Conscientious. Personal. If you are in need of chimney cleaning services, call Village Chimney Sweep today! read more

Kent was awesome. He is super knowledgeable and took time to explain everything and answer a ton of questions. He had excellent communication and showed up on time. His estimate was spot on and very fairly priced. He cleaned up everything afterwards and was very careful while working. You can tell he really cares about making sure you are happy with the job. We had been putting it off for a while now, but we are glad we finally called. His quality of work was top notch, we will definitely be calling him again for any chimney issues in the future. read more

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Have used Village chimney sweep for several years and he has done a great job every time. He is very thorough and does a great job. He is the "go to" for taking care of the chimneys. read more

Kent was awesome! Fair pricing, great communication, professional and fast service! He was flexible with timing and quick to respond via text. I will absolutely ask for his services in the future and confidently recommend him to family, friends and YOU. :) read more

Kent did great job. He is very knowledgeable and answered all of our questions. On time and super friendly. Will use him again.

Kent was fabulous. Super courteous, wore his mask the whole time, showed up on time and didn't charge me a dime for the inspection. And he's honest too - he didn't find a thing wrong with my chimneys so again, no charge! I will be calling him on an annual basis for sure! read more

Love Kent! Super knowledgeable, professional and answered all our questions. We highly recommend his business and service.

Kent did an amazing job. Very thorough and clean, always kept his area tidy. Great estimate as well. On time and friendly, definately would use again if needed. read more

Kent did a great job installing gas logs in my fireplace. He is very knowledgeable and professional concerning all your fireplace needs having over 20 years in business. He is very reasonable and I highly recommend him. Thank you, Kent!!! read more

Kent knows his fireplaces!!! He is a true professional as well! Such a pleasure to work with a knowledgeable, local service provider who provides honest feedback. His inspections are thorough and descriptions of any problems are easy to understand plus he always has a solution. I trust him completely. read more