These guys did a pretty good job. Responsive and the work seems like it was high-quality. They…read morestayed in communication and the final result was as expected, and I have pretty high standards. Good value.

They did a rebuild in my chimney, and they have an amazing job!…read more Very professional and nice people

Made an appointment for a cleaning, 2 weeks later no one showed up. I contacted them to see what…read morewas going on, they said they were running late and will be there later than planned, which was fine. But more time went by and I contacted them again to see if they were still coming and then they just ignored me. Normally I wouldn't care so much but this caused me to miss one of my kids' major school events (due to waiting around longer, ultimately for no reason)

Wind is the enemy of chimneys. I get a lot of wind at my now over 100 year old home. Sometime in…read morethe 1980's, an owner added a wood-burning fireplace insert with a heat circulating fan. I inherited a lifetime supply of hardwood firewood from the previous owners, and I've added to it. The wind broke and blew off the top part of my chimney cap. We were in bed when we heard a big crash and bumping on the roof. It wasn't the usual squirrels traversing my roof in the morning. Though in December, it wasn't Santa. The smoke and rain corroded the metal, and it just broke. I was very worried without the cap that the rain would ruin the fireplace, the flue, the framing, and siding. Many chimney companies are backed up for 2 or more months, even to come look. But Tip Top, Tobias and Mike, were able to schedule. Tobias reassured me by phone before visiting that with my chimney cap top missing, the rain would not enter, and he was right. They came, phoning ahead, removed the old cap, measured for the replacement, and covered the flue. Tip Top have a wealth of knowledge. These fireplace chimney kits were a complete system, usually made by small companies. The parts are not interchangeable or standard. Tip Top even has a small fabrication shop they work with for odd parts. They were able to order a stainless cap fitting a 13" outer and 8" inner concentric stainless flue pipe. You would also find similar, but smaller, concentric stainless piping on furnace and hot water flues. The fireplace, vent, flue, and cap systems are really not made to be repairable, and the companies that made them are long out of business, so set your expectations for that. It simply may not be able to be repaired. But in this case, Tip Top was able to solve it! They ordered the cap, phoned me when they received it, about 3-4 weeks, scheduled a 2 hour time window, called 10 minutes ahead, and installed it. On their visits they were quick and efficient. They work as a good team sequencing tools and materials for the next step. Tobias was up on the roof before I was outside. Mike had packed the construction waste before Tobias was down from the roof. They had already done 5 appointments before my noon appointment and they order them by neighborhood. There is a famous saying: "Cheap, fast, or good; pick two." Tip Top is all 3, as well as knowledgeable, communicative, and polite. Their charge, with 2 trips, and the replacement part was very reasonable. Recommended! Note they are a small company - voice call and text. They also join my homeowner collection of contractors and suppliers. (I would also say, read the filtered - not recommended - reviews. Yelp filters for good reasons, and some people only write a few Yelp reviews, never getting beyond the filter. That is fine. But the filtered reviews all seem very consistent.)

If you're considering Alliance, don't…read more Roughly a year or so ago I hired them due to a leak coming from my chimney. After their inspection it was determine the flashing was in poor condition and needed to be replaced. This was done. About a month or two later the leak returned and some additional work on the flashing performed. Cut to earlier this year and the leak once again returned. Having lost faith in Alliance I went with another PDX-based fireplace and chimney company. On inspection they immediately asked who had done the work being going over how it was some of the worst, most incompetent/novice work they'd seen, went over the issues, and provided a quote for new flashing. Once work started and the Alliance flashing was removed it was then brought to my attention that not only was the flashing problematic but that the brickwork underneath it was eroded, quite noticeably so. While not Alliance's fault, this was called out as a contributing factor to the leak and should have called out when the original flashing was removed. Should have. They never brought it to my attention. Separate from work performed, Justin was pretty sloppy with communication and paperwork, as it would sometimes require 2 or 3 voicemails before I would hear back from him, as I'd notice issues with the quotes, and as I received calls from him from a few different phone numbers. There was also a tarp left wrapped around the chimney for a few weeks that he had no clue about. In summary: don't walk, run away. Between sloppy admin skills, bad communication, poor quality of work, and the willingness to do the bare minimum while covering up larger issues, I can't in good faith suggest Justin or his "team" to anyone.

I moved into a place with a fireplace and chimney, so I hired this business through Yelp Projects…read morefor cleaning and inspection services. They were responsive, arrived on time, and appeared knowledgeable. However, I'm deducting stars because I wasn't fully convinced about the thoroughness of their inspection and the value. For example, they didn't check whether the gas fireplace was working and mentioned that the fireplace was clean enough, which resulted in the entire visit--greeting, inspecting, cleaning, and leaving--taking less than 20 minutes. Despite this, I was charged the full flat fee. While I understand it was their busy season, I expected a more detailed inspection for the price. Overall, the experience was okay, but I wouldn't recommend them for anyone seeking an in-depth evaluation of their fireplace or chimney.

Frank was very professional, knowledgeable, and courteous. He evaluated our chimney and made the…read morechanges needed for safety. Highly recommend.

Frank was wonderful. I had birds living in my chimney for the summer. I needed to have it cleaned…read moreand a cap and potential flashing repair. We chatted ahead of time so I knew about what to expect. When he came out he was ready to go to work with everything needed to complete the job. Cleaning and cap came in at a reasonable cost and work completed in a timely manner. Would highly recommend him for his professionalism and the quality of his work:) Thank you Frank

I like to keep things local, so I called these guys up and ordered a cleaning and inspection for…read more$179. Our fireplace doesn't draft well, so we though it must be dirty. Kent Swanson came over and did an amazingly thorough inspection, which was tricky because my roof is super steep and he had to use 4 strategically placed ladders to get to the chimney. He explained that my problem was structural and didn't push an unnecessary cleaning. These guys are knowledgeable, courteous, and on time. I'd definitely recommend them. My bill was cheaper than originally quoted, which is always nice. Thanks Kent! Be careful on those rooftops!

Kent did an amazing and thorough job of tuck pinning both of my decrepit chimneys. After answering…read moreall of my naive masonry questions, he instantly built trust with me with his contract, detailed paperwork, and scheduling of the work. He caught all of the things that needed repairing or replacing up front and avoided the surprise nickel and diming that can happen in home contracting jobs all too often. I would highly recommend him to friends and neighbors, and actually already have!

A, #1 work and service from Brandon and his co-worker Jason!…read more Brandon was recommended to me by a family friend. He showed up to assess the chimney in a very timely manner, gave a reasonable bid and scheduled the work within a week. Despite the sad state of my 100 year old chimney Brandon sorted out the best plan, completed the work as agreed upon and the end product is outstanding! Brandon also helped me out by repairing a broken driveway paver because he had the tools with him to do it. Brandon and Jason were considerate of my garden and property in general. Friendly and personable guys. I highly recommend them!

Brandon was fast, dependable and did a great job on my chimney. I am so glad I found him!!!read more

I really appreciate Portland Chimney, they're timely, they communicate well. They do a good job…read morethey clean up everything they're careful with your property. I can't recommend them enough.

Just bought a house. Inspector noted minor repairs might be needed on Chimney, so I called for an…read moreestimate. Not only was the cleaning $260 (two other companies would do it for $125) but the estimator claimed we needed to rebuild the entire thing, and claimed that water was leaking into our heating system in the crawl space. This was odd because I just had the heating system serviced and nobody said anything. Called back the heating guy who did an immediate inspection. He fools me things were great and no problems. Not even condensation. I then went to two other repair companies for the chimney. Both of them laughed at what Portland Chimney said needed to be done, and quoted me about $2500 in repairs and claimed it was not urgent, vrs an immediate need to rebuild and 12k in repairs. This is a dishonest company.

The crew did an amazing job on our kitchen remodel and house painting. Always on time, very clean,…read moreand communicative! I really appreciated that it was the same crew start to finish.

Kenai Construction is great to work with. They replaced my dad's roof and a year later replaced…read moremine. Since then they replace my neighbors roof and now my dad's neighbor. The professionalism is great, fair pricing, clean up afterwards and just a great company to do business with.