I learned a lot of things from my Dad-- How to be fair, how to work really hard and do more than is…read moreasked of you, how to be generous: I did not learn that if you have a fireplace and use it regularly, even if you always use hardwood, you will need to have it cleaned regularly. So after twenty years of making modest hardwood fires, I started to have a cough. My sister came to visit and even being in the living room (no fire) made her cough and gave her a runny nose. Thinking, okay, I'll have my chimney cleaned, I called Chicago Chimney. Toni was nice and said that Mario was really good at his work, and it would be $150. When he came, pleasant, personable, and clearly competent, I could see that being near my fireplace was making his nose run. I told him about my sister. Might need more that just a cleaning, he said. He shone his flashlight up a short ways into the fireplace. "I call that black glass", he said. What is it? I said. My English is not so good, he said, underestimating his excellent skills. Google clarified. I found out that bubbles of "black glass" represent the third stage of a serious creosote problem-- first soot, then tar that is runny, then the glass part, beautiful and perfectly ready for a chimney fire. One thing about my dad, he prepared me to know a good person when I saw him. Mario said that he was going to have to come back with material and brushes that could dissolve the creosote. The next day, when forty or fifty pounds of mortar on the chimney lining just fell off piece by piece once the creosote was not holding it all together, he explained that another day and another step would be involved, putting a mixture of protective covering over a now very porous surface, insulation, sealant. (As it happened, he did this himself by crawling up into the tight black space and painting it on. The dilemma of having a helper who was unwilling to do it was a problem he would deal with later. He took the guy off to another job and came back. It was this part, where he was a matter of fact about doing the exceptionally nasty work, and understanding about the kid's inability to do it-- he just said "last winter I was doing this every day." I want to put a sign up in my yard for him and his professional and humane work. He charged me $900 for the cleaning part and $1100 for the resealing part. Interestingly, this is less than $150/ year for 20 years, not even counting inflation; I recommend him wholeheartedly for yearly (or every-other-year sweeping) and for the whole cleaning and sealant job if you are someone who didn't know how bad it could get. He does tuckpointing too. The warmth and charm apparently come free.

I had Chicago Chimney Service out to do some work 2 years ago was happy with their service. At that…read moretime as part of the work, they installed a chimney cap. The chimney cap had a lifetime guarantee according to the service agreement I was provided. During a recent storm, said chimney cap blew off. I sent 2 Yelp requests to Chicago Chimney Service about it and got no response. I then called and left a message about it and again, no response. So no, I don't recommend this company as if anything goes wrong down the road, they will not stand by their warranties. I hate leaving any negative review, but other people need to be aware that this company will not stand by their work in the long run, so look for a more reputable company from the get go.

Great customer service,Jorge was very professional and helped me figure out what to do with my…read morefireplace.

Jorge and his team did some fantastic work for us this past week. We own a brick two flat in the…read moreCity and we needed some Tuckpointing done and replacement of a large piece of limestone in the front of our building that looked like it was about to crumble away. They came and gave us a quote, which was very fair and set up a date to start work. They showed up as scheduled and finished the work in a very timely manner. Our building looks fantastic and my entryway with the new limestone is beautiful! I highly recommend Revolutionary Chimney Service for your Masonry needs. The workmanship was excellent, the price was fair and the service was great! Call them!

Timely polite and extremely professional crew came to service my chimney, interior and exterior…read more Gave a complete and thorough review of needed repair work. Explained everything in full detail. Felt very comfortable with the process.

I have been a customer for a long time. Superior Chimney is prompt, reliable and respectful of…read moreproperty. They have rebuilt the chimney, and keep it maintained. They also have repaired and cleaned the dryer vent. Always very professional and they do great work.

Coast-to-Coast did a great job fixing several small brick repairs around my house. Their quote was…read morevery competitive and fit me in their schedule in just a few days. Plus the work quality was excellent, the bricks they replaced matched up perfectly with the others.

Professional, well-mannered young man came to give me an estimate. I had 4 other estimates. One was…read morea little lower than Coast to Coast. The reason I went with them is because of their timely responses and attention to my needs. The other company ( I won't name ) not even a salutation or a thank you, in his correspondences. After Coast to Coast completed the job, I was thoroughly impressed at their work and care of my lawn while doing their repair work on a huge brick planter which needed repair. I would definitely use them again if need be and I higher recommend Coast to Coast for any masonry work!

Been using them for 10 yrs / they do my cleaning and inspection . Daniel is the best !! 10 stars :)read more

Daniel came to my condo before Christmas. I was really hoping I could have my fireplace up and…read morerunning for the holiday. He was so kind and so helpful. He explained what he was doing and managed to get it working with a quick cleaning and a small replacement part. I am so glad I called them and I will continue to recommend them to anyone who needs this kind of work. Thank you, so much, Daniel. You are the BEST!

Great service. Done their job as advertised, much appreciated.read more

We have the Chicago Dryer Vent Cleaning come out to our condo to clean out our dryer vent. They…read morewere polite, kind, through, plus they did an amazing job. They worked tirelessly to unclog our vent that had about 15 feet of birds nest clogging up the vent from years of neglect. They took the time and properly cleaned everything. They took such great care of us! They were also extremely timely, and arrived right on the nose. Scheduling an appointment with them was so easy and fast. They were able to get us in right away. We cannot say enough great things about this father-son company.

Could not be more impressed. Peter was able to fit us in just a few days and did a thorough job…read moreinspecting and cleaning our chimneys. A thoroughly nice and honest guy who wants the best for his customers. Did not try to upsell anything. I would trust his advice complete.y Absolute must use company.

The cap of our chimney flew off in last weeks wind storm. Peter came out (when others said it would…read morebe weeks before they could help) and put it back on same day. Super fair prices. We are SO grateful for how easy he was to work with and efficient and fair. Thank you Peter! Will be recommending to everyone we can.

Ten stars to Pratt's Chimney Service. I highly recommend them…read more They are professional, knowledgeable and trustworthy. Andrew, our technician, was diligent and very successful in removing soot from our beautiful limestone fireplace. He understood the challenge and complexity besides being very tidy in the process. Kudos to Pratt's. You can't go wrong hiring them. Many Thanks!!!

Great reliable and honest chimney service. Used them for a new crown and 2mdampners. 5 years…read moreafter dampner installation 1 could not be closed. They came back out and fixed the issue (no replacement needed) under warranty! Great guys.