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    Fire heating system conversion

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    Recently purchased a home and sought to transform an old smaller fireplace into a larger, warm, stone faced fireplace to serve as the centerpiece of the room for our family to gather. Jim and his crew did a tremendous job. He was knowledgeable and offered several options for us based on our preferences. He guided us through the process with professionalism and expertise that made us feel comfortable with the project. He and his crew were thorough and paid attention to detail. They were on time and on schedule for the entirety of the project. Jim is a talented craftsman and takes pride in what he does. Very pleased with the result.

    Living room masking to avoid dust during repairs

    Our realtors called Jim Crawford in to evaluate the fireplace on a 1947 home we hoped to purchase in El Cerrito (SDSU area). He did a thorough evaluation of the fireplace, the chimney and even the foundation under the fireplace, which were all in disrepair. Jim's report helped us convince the sellers that the fireplace and chimney were unsafe and that the required repairs should be reflected in the price of the home. We proceeded to purchase the home and waited patiently for Jim and his team to schedule our repairs. We cannot say enough good things about Jim, his crew and Authentic Fireplaces, Inc. Everyone is professional and took amazing care both inside and outside our property. They even worked with our neighbors to get their approval to brace their scaffolding on the adjoining property to make it safer for all involved. When they left, there was no way to know that they had been there except that the fireplace and chimney were now repaired and in perfect condition. They raised the fireplace floor to better align with the hearth, repaired a large crack at the back of the firewall and painted the firebox black with heat tolerant paint to disguise the repairs, lined the chimney with stainless steel, removed all cracked and damaged bricks on the chimney, cut out accessible rusted steel and replaced approximately 20 damaged bricks with similar bricks from Jim's collection of antique bricks, installed a black stainless hooded spark arrested and a new air-tight (energy efficient and bee-tight) damper, rebuilt the chimney crown, caulked all gaps between the brick chimney and the house and finally sealed the crown and entire chimney with Chimney Saver. The work was extensive and the Authentic Fireplaces, Inc. team was totally professional and took great care with our property, inside and out. We are so thankful our realtors (Jenni and Gustavo Lopez) recommended Jim Crawford for the fireplace inspection. His work is excellent and he takes great pride in coming from a long line of Irish stone masons, as he should! I am attaching two photos. One is of the masking job they did in our living room to contain the dust from the repairs. The second is of the shored up foundation in the crawlspace under the fireplace.

    Before and after shot of our fireplace.

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    Swede Chimney Sweep - i took the liberty to upload this image from their site. they saved me $80 and gave me free advice so it's the least i could do!

    Swede Chimney Sweep

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    Kyle has now provided inspections for both our new home and our old home. Both times he provided…read moresuperior service - he helped educate us on the kind of chimneys we have and what to monitor for, as well as the conditions of our logs. He checked for gas leaks around the fireplace with a simple sensor that would beep irregularly if gas was detected. He also took helpful photos of any problematic areas so we could see it for ourselves and keep for our records. And a bonus, while we were chatting he gently swept and reorganized our fireplace so make it look so tidy! Definitely no upsell during any of this. Just a kind and competent human being trying to make this world a safer place. THANK YOU SO MUCH SWEDE!

    I called Swede after noticing the many 5-star Yelp reviews. Terri returned my call and spent far…read moremore time discussing my options than I had anticipated. She pulled up my house from street view, and we talked about the specifics of my non-functioning fire place and chimney. I was very impressed with not only her thorough knowledge of the mechanics of fire places (she immediately understood my problem) but in the lack of a "hard sell" that many service providers seem to push. Terri even referred me to another company to get a quote on one of the repair options that Swede does not offer. This was so that I could get a very clear idea of what I was looking at, both cost-wise and service-wise. Do not hesitate to use Swede. Five enthusiastic stars for customer service. This is the way all small, family-owed businesses should be run!

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    Great experience with Innovation Gas Fireplace. I called this morning because I needed someone to…read morecheck a gas fireplace in a rental property and was worried it might not even be working since I hadn't looked at it in years. They were able to schedule a technician (Shawn) to come out within about 3 hours, which was incredibly helpful. Shawn arrived on time and was very kind and professional. He carefully inspected everything, explained what was going on with the fireplace, and ended up reinstalling a new remote and receiver to replace the broken one. He also took the time to walk me through how the system works and what I should do going forward to maintain it, which I really appreciated since I had zero experience with this unit. Overall it was fast, professional service and a huge relief to get the fireplace working again. Highly recommend!

    I had been searching for someone to make my gas fireplace more user friendly…read more Called IGF and was instantly given a couple great options that could work for me. I chose the remote on and off- which is so easy! I highly recommend it if you have fear of lighting a fire like me. Emailed them photos of my fireplace and a couple weeks later I'm a happy customer. They got my taken care of quickly and within my schedule. I appreciate that they're a local family business too. Highly recommend them for expertise and professionalism. Will now be calling them out annually to keep our fireplace tuned up. Thanks guys!

    North County Fireplace Services - Damage from too hot, too large fires in small fireplace

    North County Fireplace Services

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    We received the very best prompt service, courtesy honesty and respect from the owner of this…read morebusiness, Jim Slatton. His family owned and operated a fireplace shop / ( started with his father) but he's closed that and down- sized nowadays. An Interesting tidbit is that, years ago, one of their employees experimented and invented the first version of a gas log. Anyway, I researched many companies and options and was very impressed by Jim's quick and respectful response. And, in addition, he works on Saturdays which really works for us because my husband and I both work during the week. from researching, I discovered that apparently, other companies tack on up charges for everything beginning with seaIing off the tube that burns the wood so that it could be converted to gas. Jim does not tack on these Kinds of extra fees although he did recommend that we wait for the seal to dry before going forward the following Week. When he showed us what he had for log choices, he could sense that I would accept one but l wouldn't be 100% happy. So, he told my husband thatI I wouldn't be happy and didn't want to Install the gas logI set he had. I called him and then he came out to install it and surprised me. He had Iooked through his storage warehouse and found the exact color and size that I preferred and had wanted. Our experience with Jim was, by far, the most down-to- earth, honest and prompt. Jim is a highly skilled/ efficient and kind professional whose expertise was highly appreciated and valued. His prices are fair and quite easonable and he does not add any unnecessary "up charges" like other ' companies in the area seem to charge. Excellent experience. Highest recommendation!

    My family and I needed our fireplace serviced/repaired. Jim was polite, knowledgable, clean, and…read morevery helpful; a true professional! He was responsive with timely communications, and he kindly answered all my questions. We are so happy to now have a fully functioning fireplace. I would definitely recommend North County Fireplace Services and plan to contact them whenever we need future maintenance/repairs.

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