I highly recommend Martinez Fireplace and Spa. Our fireplace insert stopped working and James was familiar with the brand, stocked many of the parts and was able to fix it quickly. We set an appointment and James was on time, polite and articulate. He cleaned the glass, vacuumed the entire unit and rearranged the logs so that the flame looks better than it looked originally. I added a fan at a reasonable charge and now I've got a clean, attractive looking heat generating fireplace. read more

Fast service and kind staff. They were very clear about pricing and the process. We had problems with smoke piling back into the house instead of through the chimney and he taught us how to prime the chimney so it doesn't happen anymore. read more

Crew were efficient polite completed job quickly! Changed the ignition system on the gas fire place modified the chimney!

Great and clean work! Came on time and finished everything on time with no issues. I would definitely recommend. read more

Fast response, professional, great job, would highly recommend and a fair price. It was evident he knew what he was doing. read more

I spoke with James over the phone after putting in a service request. I have an old fireplace insert that other fireplace techs didn't want to work on. James spoke with me for about an hour on the phone helping me understand exactly what was going on with my fireplace. His years of experience are obvious when you speak with him. He took the time to give safety advice which I always appreciate. A professional through and through. Thanks for your help James. read more

Its been years since a fire has been burned in the fireplace and out of concern for safety i had it inspected and cleaned by Martinez and he was professional and on time. It's the busy season so book an appointment now as there are only 3 chimney sweepers here in Bakersfield. read more

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James Martinez and his daughter repaired our gas fireplace this morning. We are very pleased with their work. They were prompt, professional and thoroughly explained the workings of our fireplace. We will definitely be using them in the future. Highly recommended this business! read more

They were great and super educating. My husband and I bought our first home which had a gas fireplace. We really didn't know how to use it, and Martinez fireplace and spa came to help and got it all nice and cleaned up. They also helped repair the switch for the fan which was awesome, and didn't charge extra which I really appreciate. They are super affordable and really professional and kind. We were so happy to have our fireplace up and running in time for the holidays and winter season. Thank you Martinez fireplace and Spa! read more

Excellent service and professionalism! James is honest and very thorough, I highly recommend him for any of your needs!! read more

Very reliable! Was very busy due to season, but fixed & resolved quickly & my tenants were very happy to have the gas fireplaces working again! Highly recommend! Great service, quick response (to set appt), & reasonable prices. read more

I would highly recommend. We did a fireplace upgrade and they did a great job of getting us the best deal and recommending rebates! We have had our fireplace for a couple years now and they have been very responsive with answers and troubleshooting little quirks of the fireplace we picked out. Always very professional and friendly. read more

We've been looking for someone to help us install our wood-burning stove in our place an hour north of Bakersfield and we are so lucky we found James Martinez. I had removed the old wood-burning stove, and Just by sending James a few pictures of the install site, he was able to buy everything necessary to install our new woodburning stove and remove the old parts. His expertise far exceeded my expectations, and he went above and beyond in both the install and in the instructions he gave us about how to safely operate the stove. James was extremely responsive via text, and I would use him again in a heartbeat. read more

James was fantastic to work with. We are new to the area, so we called him and a few other companies based on reviews. He was the only fireplace servicer that we were interested in working with after the initial conversation. He made the process convenient by giving me clear instructions on what he wanted to see pictures of so he could determine what kind of fireplace we had (we just purchased our home and were clueless) and what might need done. We talked about the options after that, picked out a gas log set that we liked, were invoiced for the materials via square and set up an appointment time. James was professional, respectful and also took the time to educate us on the use and maintenance of our fireplace. We won't call anyone other than James for our future fireplace needs! read more

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First time having our fireplace maintenance done. I know that sounds bad, but we all do it. Arrival time was in the promised window and he did a great job. His daughter was with him and made a great team. He will be returning to fix an issue at a later date, but assured me all is good. Would highly recommend him to anyone. read more

Called them just for info on baby proofing a fireplace. He was quick and gave me different options that would work for my fireplace. I really appreciated his knowledge and assistance read more

UPDATE: Mr. Martinez ended up calling at 6pm and came out and cleaned the fireplace and put in the sand and ember material. He was very polite. I would try him again, just maybe not during peak season :) Well I was looking forward to giving him a good review based on other reviews I read but he stood me up. Originally, he couldn't get to see me for a couple of weeks because he was so busy. He asked me to send him a photo and after looking at it said I didn't need a chimney sweep. We made an appointment for a cleaning/service and I kept using my fireplace based on him saying it was safe use. Last week he shows up for the cleaning and says "oh you shouldn't be using this, you don't have ember material". I have no idea what that is. I've been using it this way for 10 years. He then proceeds to tell me how to start cleaning it because his calendar is so full and it should have been $125 not just the $80 he quoted me over the phone. I told him I was happy to pay the $125 fee. He said he would order the ember material and scheduled me today at 4pm. At 10:42 am he called and said he could be here in 20 minutes. I'm at work an hour away so we settled on 3pm and I left early to meet him. It's 5:27 pm and nothing. I've called and texted and he's just ghosted me. I'm guessing he wanted off early on a Friday, why else would he have tried to come 5 hours early and totally no show. Now I've lost an hour of work, have a fireplace I supposedly can't use and starting from square one looking for a fireplace person! My 16 year old is even commenting on how unforofessional this is. read more

James Martinez was here when he said he'd be here and seemed to know what the problem was very quickly. Had me pre pay for parts and service. I think it should have been half now and half later, but maybe he's had problems in the past. I will be getting it fixed in about 2 weeks. Should be a better way to be sure vett price and service. I will report back when the work is done. I feel pretty good he will come thru. read more

I highly recommend Mr. Martinez! He came out to inspect 2 of my fireplaces after I couldn't get them to work. I had already had another company come out before him and they couldn't figure out what was wrong with it. And thought I may need need inserts. However, Mr. Martinez fixed them both and it was a minor issue!! He was very kind and professional. If you need fireplace work, don't call anyone else in Bakersfield but him! He knows what he is doing! read more

Martinez Fireplace is the ONLY place to have work done!!! I called another "Bakersfield Fireplace Repair" business first and they told me that even if they were just down the street from me & dropped by just to look at it, they would still charge me $95 just to tell me that they couldn't do the work. So I called Martinez Fireplace after that. James Martinez picked up on the first ring and when I explained my problem with the fireplace, he said that he could just run over and take a look at it... for FREE! Not only does this man have good work ethics but he also has INTEGRITY... He told me all I needed was a part from Home Depot and even gave me the name and part number I needed to get it at Home Depot, Saving me a ton of money!! He charged me nothing for this great advice. I will recommend Martinez Fireplace to anyone and everyone and will of course only use him for my fireplace needs in the future. Five out of Five stars and I'd give him 10 if I could!! read more

I would like to thank James in restoring my faith in humanity! You did not have to help me over the phone and you did. Unbelievable customer service and a super nice human. I will call him for any of my future needs! Highly recommended for your fireplace needs. read more

After another company told me my wood stove needed repair, I called James Martinez. I got a call back within a half hour and two days later he was cleaning my entire stove and chimney. James really knows what he's doing. He took the stove pipe apart and put it back with no problems. ( the other guy said it couldn't be done ). James was very courteous and professional. Left everything very clean. Best of all he had me start a fire so I could see if everything worked to my satisfaction before he left. I finally found someone I can count on! read more

First time used them, professional, polite and knowledgeable. Will recommend. They fixed my gas fireplace and cleaned it up. Price was reasonable. read more