Do NOT call! Scam artists & pressure tactic sales: My mother responded to a "summer special" mail flyer advertisement. She wanted a cleaning, and they charged her for an inspection. Of course the inspection revealed "damage" & sold her on a "complete chimney replacement". They re-skinned the exterior siding and charged her nearly $8000. What an incredible business model: take advantage of elderly couples and rob them blind. read more

Our journey started with rain coming into our firebox during a storm. We called a roofer who said it wasn't the roof it was the chimney and gave us the phone number to Masters Services. Gabriel came out and did an inspection and found that the Fireplace had not been installed correctly and if we used it there's a good chance we could burn the house down. I thought it was extremism and did some research. I was able to confirm that what he showed us on the inspection camera was indeed VERY incorrect (the flue pipes were screwed together) and it could burn the house down. We decided to replace the Fireplace. Gabriel and Cayden worked with us through the entire design and installation. Cayden even offered to meet us at stone yards to help pick out Granite! What company does that?! Masters Services does!! Cayden and Gabriel were very responsive to my exhaustive questions and concerns. We're thinking about renovating our kitchen next and we WILL be using Masters Services for that job too! read more

I hired Masters Services to complete chimney work at my home for $25,000 within the last several months. After reviewing the work & estimate post completion, I consulted with a local independent chimney professional and my wife and I were shocked by what he told us. On the estimate, many of the line items were priced 40%-100% above market value, with no breakdown of materials, labor, or measurable scope (liner footage, brick count, square footage). Several services were bundled vaguely, making it impossible to tell what I was actually paying for. I assumed that we were getting a brand new chimney and the second opinion verified that I indeed got as he called it scammed. The estimate leaned heavily on fear-based verbiage to induce urgency, but failed to provide any reasonable objective evidence that supported the need for such extensive work. The so-called "lifetime warranty" is only valid if you keep paying them for annual inspections something that was not clearly disclosed to either my wife or I. The most concerning part? A respected chimney expert reviewed my invoice and called the pricing and their tactics a "scam." That's not my words it's words of another chimney professional. Per the request of Master Service' supervisor, I've submitted an email with my grievances so that "they can talk to their boss about it" and I am now randomly hearing from their insurance agent, which is not typical for a misrepresentation issue nor was it conveyed to me that's what they intended to do with my list of grievances. This has been the worst experience my wife and I that I could have imagined. If you're considering Masters Services, I recommend choosing someone else who doesn't use this level of deception that has values integrity and honesty. I will be filling a compliant directly with State Licensing Board and I am contacting local consumer protection office so this company can be held accountable . read more

i've used master services in the past and I found them to be very reasonable and their quality of work to be excellent. Recently wanted to have some more work done and before they did anything they wanted to come out and do an inspection, I don't have a problem with that, however $350 for an inspection! Plus the inspection was required just to get a quote. Regardless of whatever excuse they may use to justify a charge of $350 just to come out and give you a quote, I would no longer say this company provides good value for the money. read more

Fear mongering at it's finest! There's a mandatory $250 camera inspection fee and after all the defects in my now 50 year old chimney had been repaired would they do the cleaning for $3500. The total bill was $10,025 and of course the $250 camera inspection would go toward the bill. I just got my chimney swept today by a gentleman for $150 and he said that the cracks in my chimney weren't substantial enough to be repaired, even though he does make repairs on fireplaces. Wish I'd called him first! read more

DO NOT HIRE THIS COMPANY!!! They came out to fix the back panel of our fireplace and inspected the chimney. they knocked the interior pipe loose and the very next day when we had a fire - we had a FIRE IN OUR CHIMNEY - smoke was coming through the chimney wood. We called them back and the contractor came out and looked at this issue and said the reason the pipe came lose from the wall is because we burned the wrong kind of wood. Other chimney services said that was BS. We have used the same wood everyone does, cut locally and dried. They lied to avoid admitting they broke our fireplace system and said is would $10K to fix. Dishonest, untrustworthy and shameful - no integrity. We are reporting them to the BBB. They have only 3 stars for a reason. read more

Do not hire these folks! Although their web-site says one thing and lists the services provided, they actually do NOT do much of anything. I called them out to clean my chimney and when they got here they just inspected the flue and then refused to clean it. Stating another crew does the cleaning. Charged me $250 for an inspection only. Called another company and they came out inspected everything AND cleaned it for less than $200! And they even found a couple safety issues that Masters Services did not see! This company is a total scam! read more

I would never ever hire this company again. This company will make your life miserable and cause you a lot of unnecessary stress. If you hire this company, please make sure you can go to top of the roof and inspect their work once it is done. If there was zero star, I would give zero star to this company. Initially, they send couple great employees to inspect the chimney and give an estimate which makes one think that he or she is hiring a great company. However, the work they do can be better by ten years old. This company provides bad quality of work and poor workmanship and they make a lot of excuses and false statements. Again, please make sure you can inspect their work if you hire this company. I would not give them a single penny until they finish the work and it is inspected by the home owner. I found many mistakes and damages to my existing shingles. Be very careful. read more

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We hired this company to do an inspection of our fireplace and chimney. Happy with the service, we gladly hired this company for other services including cleaning the chimney, repairing the grate, repairing the refractory panels, repairing the gas pipes and designing a brand new "look" to our fireplace. Some mistakes were made initially, but the owner Chad and manager John did everything they could to fix the mistakes and make sure our fireplace and chimney was not only safe, but BEAUTIFUL. Master Services stands by its service, and does everything necessary to make sure they are the gold standard in the industry. read more

Master Services did a good job fabricating my custom chimney cap to specifications. Could they have been built it straighter and handled it with care so that there were no scratches in the paint present? Sure they could, but for the quality of the materials and price it the cap, I was satisfied. It met my needs and honesty who is going to notice the minor flaws besides me and the birds? I will say that the customer service provided by Abby was great. She kept in contact via email and phone to make sure my cap was built to fit. read more

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Friendly, prompt, and thorough. Exceptionally good service from start to close. read more

Well my wife did everything as far as the internet goes and though she was picking the best company for the service she needed. But needless to say it was more to it. She called and scheduled a date for them to come out and give estimate on our fire place. Excited since we haven't used in in over 15 years. So first. Well they sent a salesman out to look at the chimney, roof and assured me everything looked good and didn't need much work. YEA!! finally she thought. Even paid a $800 and some odd dollar amount deposit so that they could get started. Well before the day came she called them that she had changed her mind and wanted to upgrade to gas log, being that the price was in our range. Well when the day came the guys called to let me know they was on their way after the inpected for a second time he told me that the work could not be completed less known start on it because of rust he found and a whole lot more which made the cost go from $2200 to $10,000. How could one inspection miss so much. And I still dont know where my $560 went to ‍. The one good thing that came out of this is the guys who actually came out to do the work. Took me and my family's safety first and not just about making money. ( Don't send a salesman out to do a contractor job). No fireplace, No refund and just all around disappointed in the company way of handling business. Lots of promises, but costly result. Find someone else. Not trustworthy read more

My 76 old mother called Master Services Inc to purchase gas fire logs. While on the call they recommended a chimney inspection which she agreed. She later received an appointment for installing the "gas logs" per the description of the appt and what she thought was getting installed. They did the chimney inspection then recommended she replace the entire chimney cap at $4k. That's when she reached out to me for advice. I had her tell the inspector to call me. The inspector said the existing chimney is fine per code, but they always recommend upgrading if they see a reason. I declined the $4k chimney cap since not needed and said just to install the fire place logs. That's when he told me they were on backorder for 3-6 months. They sold my 76 year old mother a $250 inspection plus an entire chimney cap replacement for $4k before ever telling her the logs that she thought she was getting that day were on backorder. The logs and burned kit would not be available until after the winter. I was furious and told them not to do anything and we would get logs elsewhere. The manager, Cody, called later asking if there was a problem. I explained my disappointment in what my mother was put through and he apologized then said my mom still owed the $250 for the inspection. I explained there never would have been an inspection if she would have been told they had no logs and she shouldn't be charged due to misleading her. Cody then said they had a recording of her accepting the inspection and would put a lien on her house if she didn't pay. I responded they cannot upsell her multiple services on a product they don't have unless they tell her in advance there is a 3-6 month backorder which she claims they never did, and I would like to listen to the recording to confirm. There's no mention on their website of a backorder, not on the appointment saying "fire logs" nor in the phone call. Cody said he would send the recording, but we still have not received it after asking over 5 times, however, they did send her an invoice for the $250. Master Services uses misleading sales tactics that take advantage of elderly people, and if anyone else has encountered this please speak up to help protect other elderly people. It is shameful and possibly illegal. read more

Masers services installed a Chimmy cap that fell after the first windy day. They failed to inform the customer that the mortar around the cap was dry a cracking and would not hold. If they " the professional installer " would have told me, before they installed the Chimmy cap I would have had them fix it. They didn't and it fell on the first windy day. Now they want $ 1000.00 dollars to come back and fix it. read more

First off I could not even get to the service requested because the the office lady that answered the phone was extremely rude and inconsiderate. She acted like I was bothering her because I called the business for service. Lady, I am a paying customer calling to inquire about a service provided by your company. If you cannot conduct a telephone conversation with decency and respect you will not be getting my business or my money Signed, A conscious shopper read more

Friendly and prompt, they had accidentally double booked my slot so they quickly rescheduled me. On the day of the appointment they showed up on time and performed the work quickly and cleanly. You cant even tell they removed my chimney cover and installed the flue damper on top of the chimney. Their work is very professional and craftsman-like. I am very happy to have worked with them to fix my chimney issue. read more

Had the best experience with Cody on July 15, 2020. I believed that my damper was broken and had never had my fireplace inspected. Cody and his partner arrived on-time, with appropriate masks, and set out a tarp to inspect my fireplace. The detailed report as well as the customer service, education, and usage instructions they provided were exceptional and I will be using them for any/all future fireplace/chimney needs. read more

Had an appointment scheduled on Friday Sept 2, technician was going to arrive after the window of time given due to previous appointments taking longer, so I had to reschedule. I wasn't mad, completely understand that scenario. Appointment was rescheduled for the next available of Sep 16th betweven 9-11am. Great! fast forward to today September 9th and I get a call saying that as of today they no longer service my area. I am in North Texas, which is listed as their service area, so beware if you schedule and they call to cancel. read more

Several trips to resolves issues and I am left with this in photo...not a $2K job. read more

Masters Services - Unpainted caulk - Chimney Sweeps Near Me - Southlake, Texas

I scheduled a chimney inspection, chimney sweep, and chimney cap estimate. My chimney was leaking and they repaired it quickly before the rain today. The new chimney cap looks so much better. I highly recommend them. read more

Perhaps Master Services does the most perfect chimney repair in the galaxy. Well, for what they charge, it better be. The man came to my home to give me the free estimate. He declined to get actually up by the chimney due to the steep roof. He then gave me an estimate that was, well, shocking. I told him I would think about it and let them know. I called a 2nd service who, for doing the same work with the same materials, came in with an estimate less than HALF of what MS wanted, with the same guarantees. Based only on my particular experience, I would say, do call MS if money is no object. read more

Checked all over CL & Yelp and in this space there are not allot of reviews other then here. Thank you to those who reviewed before as the service is solid. The technician Chris came out on time and was friendly, professional and very knowledgeable. I wrongly assumed they would have to go on the roof and explained he was able to reach all the way to the top from inside. Prior to that he inspected the fireplace and made recommendations and a not pushy sales pitch on upgrades, Overall very happy and glad our fireplace is clean and ready for winter. read more

I set an appointment for the to come out and clean my furnace and smokestack the appointment for the first one was a Sunday for 1pm to 4pm they never showed up the second appointment was for a Tuesday 1am to 2pm they never showed up and one yesterday 11/14 for 1pm to 4pm they never showed up and today they were supposed to show up between 1pm and 2pm that's 4 missed appointments and they only offered and 8% discount for their missed Appointments...... very bad customer service I wouldn't recommend this company to anyone read more

We needed our firebox back wall rebuilt and the chimney cleaned and re-lined after they inspected it. They completed the work in a timely manner and were very nice people. It looks to be quality work but I guess only time will tell. However, the reason I won't give the fifth star is because they did not do a good job of cleaning up after themselves. They tracked mud in and left dirty footprints all over the floor with no effort of any sort of cleanup. I had a bet with my wife that surely they would clean up once the work was complete. I lost. Then on the third and final visit after cleaning and relining, they left a big mess on the concrete below the ash door outside. This is our walkway to get to the garage. The photo isn't a good representation of the mess because of the rain but if you will look there is a broken drill bit that was left behind by the worker. Who does that? I work for a furniture company and if any of my installers left the customer's home the way mine was, there would be some consequences. I guess some people take more pride in their work than others. Housekeeping at work is important! Whether you are at a customers home or back at your warehouse should not matter. read more

Masters Services - Chimney Sweeps Near Me - Southlake, Texas

I was super pleased with these guys. Inspection process was very thorough and I feel like they were honest with their findings. They made one recommendation that I opted to move forward with to fix. They went above and beyond what was quoted to me. My experience with their scheduling staff was just fine. I definitely recommend. read more

I paid $1300 less than year ago to seal the chimney brick and install a new cap with a 10 year warranty, My roofer informed me that my chimney was "shedding " and that I should seal it quickly there is no evidence that the chimney was ever sealed! When I called Masters for inspection, they will not warranty their work and recommend a rebuild with no apologies. The chimney cap looks great. Any other service is at your own risk. BUYER BEWARE! read more

Scott was the best service person I have ever dealt with! On time, introduced himself and explained what he would be doing. Gave me a quote on what I need to have done to the fireplace and time frame. Did not push sales; just explained my options and the costs related. Definitely will be calling on them again. Thanks! read more

These guys were great! They had a canceled appointment ahead of us so they were able to show up early. They called beforehand to let us know and were very polite and professional. Jr, answered any questions I had and did a quality job capping the chimney and installing the damper. Took them just over an hour to finish the job, super fast. Will recommend to friends in the future. read more

Just had Masters come out to sweep my chimney but not without a $150 inspection first. Had the inspection, good points brought up, along with a $1000+ estimate to fix things, but guess what, no chimney sweep, the main reason to call. I was not told this when I made the appointment or when the technician got here that if the chimney did not pass inspection, I could not get it clean. If I had known this, I would have addressed the matter. I suggest everyone get the story straight before using them or anyone else as all of them require an inspection. Very, very unhappy. Not a way to do business read more

We've only been in our house since April of 2014. We knew we will be using our fireplace doing the winter months and wanted it inspected and cleaned prior to any cold weather. After searching the Internet for contractors that provided this service, we decided on Masters Services. Setting up the appointment was easy and had a number of options available. On October 28, 2014 Avelino came to our home and educated on the process of Chimney Sweeping. His knowledge and and education was reflective of the name: MASTERS SERVICES! From here forward, we'll only use MS!! Thx, Tony Moore Denton TX read more

I hired Masters Services to seal my chimney as there was a leak coming through there. At first the repair seemed okay, but then it rained and it leaked all over again. I called them to come fix it and the manager told me to change the cap on the top of the chimney to which I did. Then it rained hard again and it leaked AGAIN. He sent another individual to inspect it who claimed nothing was wrong. So I hired another company for a second opinion to check it out. That company came in and took a bunch of pictures of where the leaks were occurring in the chimney and he offered to speak to the manager of Masters Services to share the pictures and discuss where the leaks were coming from and that I was within my right to get repairs as I was also still under warranty. I called the office FIVE times and left a message EACH time. The office lady that picked up the phone informed me that she had told the manager about my complaint each time and that he just hadn't returned my call. He has yet to return my call and my chimney is still leaking!!! I thought I would get what I paid for by going with a big name company with good ratings, but that just isn't the case. If I could have left zero stars, I would have. This company does not take care of their customers and does not honor their warranty. I would NOT spend your money here. read more

Solved our problem quickly and put us to ease. Very professional and wore mask to protect us!!

I requested a quote for new chimney cap and to have the chimney sealed. The technician came out and gave me a thorough explanation of services and the price was very good. The crew is here today to install the new chimney cap and perform the Crown coat and seal the chimney. Highly recommend this company. read more

They are a complete rip off, I called them to do a chimney sweep and inspection for like 140$ and had my contractor let the guy in. To make a long story short he said that there was a crack in the bottom of the fireplace that would cost approximately 500$ to repair before he could sweep the chimney. Since I was already stressed from having my home renovated I decided to pay the 99$ inspection fee and use as little profanity as possible. Lesson learned I cleaned it myself with a 15$ log I bought from Home Depot. Don't Trust them Period..... read more

I used Master Services to install a new cap and replace the Flashing around our chimney..They guaranteed their work and the Flashing around my chimney needed to be repaired again as it began to leak again. My husband was home and he stated they did not spend much time and he felt they had not done a good job. Needless to say once again we have a leak. My husband stated that we should just find another company but I thought I would give master services one more shot. Called last week and she stated that the manager would give me a call the following day. Never heard back from them. read more

I am so happy with the work I received from Masters Services. Their technicians where very courteous, polite, very good at communicating with me, and trained well. I needed a new chimney cap installed because my previous one was damaged (from a previous storm) as well as some other work done because water was leaking. They were flexible with my work schedule and were able to schedule Saturday's if they were needed. I am very pleased with the end product. Will use them every year for my chimney inspection. read more

Masters Services - I love the end product of my cap. - Chimney Sweeps Near Me - Southlake, Texas

When the fireplace stopped working in January after the Oct 2015 repair, I called them in the Summer to see if they would warranty their work. Their short answer was "No. We don't work on direct vent fireplaces anymore." So I was left with a fireplace that they repaired, but they wouldn't warranty the work. The Chimney Sweep fixed the problem for me. read more

We had hail damage and the insurance company said we needed to replace the chimney cap, so we called Master Services. Chad went to the house, looked at the cap, and said that the cap had only cosmetic damage. As a result, he recommended that we not replace the cap, though he still provided an estimate. Most places will try to sell you anything they can, so I appreciated his honesty. We will certainly use them and recommend them in the future. Please note that this review is based only on the estimate process as they did not provide any work. read more

I've used these guys from everything to Chimney sweep, to cleaning vents to removing skunks. They are professional, friendly, honest and follow-through on what they say they are going to do. Awesome company. read more

Great guys! Very friendly and professional. Cleaned my chimney and inspected for any damage. Pointed out a damaged panel on the inside of my fireplace, but mentioned that it's not absolutely required to get it replace (didn't make me feel obligated to get it repaired), but provided a quote for the job for when I'm ready to fix it. I'll definitely be calling them again. read more