Joel’s Chimney Sweep

Best chimney sweeper in town!!!
Im not a hard core Unilocaler so heres what i got in bullet points in «why you need to hire this guy.»
1) Family owned, well organized and speedy response. I scheduled a chimney cleaning immediately the next day after i got word from my inspection that I needed it cleaned.
2) Reasonable and understanding, my wife had my wallet and wasn’t home when Joel stopped by. He was so fast that he was done before my wife got back. I know he’s a busy man but he was very understanding with the situation.
3) Local. Might not be a selling point for a lot but I love businesses that I can talk to that remember about Seattle before this economic boom. The ones that have been here since I’ve been born, remembering what this town was like when it was still small sized
4) Super understanding, i lost my sales receipt and my buyers to my house demanded it. Within 20 minutes after calling him i had an emailed copy of the receipt.
Awesome business. Dont bother your time getting quotes, just hire this guy!

Joel is the BEST! We have used Joel ever since we purchased our home…17 years ago. He is ALWAYS on time, always clean, always friendly, and very VERY good at what he does. We have a difficult insert as ours has a shelf and he remembers year to year and makes sure it’s perfectly clean. His prices are extremely reasonable and when you call in the summer (to avoid the last minute winter rush) he is able to get you scheduled the same week! I have recommended him to all my friends and family and they experience the same thing. He will NEVER do anything that isn’t safe so yes… ignore the lady with the one star comment. That’s just crazy.
Thanks Joel for years of WONDERFUL service!
The Gerken’s!

I called 2 different companies before Joel. They both told me they would not be able to come out for 2 months. I got feed up with looking at reviews and waiting days to get a respond back from the other guys. I called the first person that google recommended. I was shocked to hear someone pick up there phone. Joel said he would be out on a Monday between a certain time and sure enough he was here. He was great, I could tell he was a smart worker and ready to work because on his first trip to the door he had his supplies in his hands. (What that shows me is that he doesn’t waste any trips going from the truck to the house. That is a SKILL that I don’t see kids have these days) He introduced himself which I don’t see happen very often from people anymore, and got right down to business. I let him know we are renting the house and we have never used this fireplace before. I think he must have sensed it, so he gave me a quick history of the fireplace and a run down on how to use it. He was also letting me know what he was doing and what he was looking for during during his inspection. I will have Joel come back in the future. There is a review that I saw on this page by a lady that gave Joel a 1 star. Don’t listen to that lady, Joel was not a jerk at all. One big reason that we wanted Joel to come out is, to see if its safe to use our fireplace. And If Joel refused to cut the lady’s foam piece because of a safety concern, That should show you that Joel is the right guy for the job.

I found Joel’s Chimney Sweep to be very professional and honest. I’m selling my home and the buyer just had another provider come out and try to rip him off. Beware there are less than honest providers out there. I called a few on this site and they quoted me crazy prices Joel was the best and straight forward. I will use him again.

Friendly, professional, and fast. I had found a living social deal for cheaper than his services but he honored that price for both of my chimneys so that I was able to use him. Very pleasant w the kids that were in the house.

I had a question about my damper not working. He came up and swept my chimney charged me $ 109 cash and told me the damper doesn’t exist and the wood in front is to close up the chimney. I asked him to help me cut a piece of styrofoam since I paid him that for 10 minutes worth of work and he refused. Buyer beware guy is a jerk.

I found Joel’s Chimney Sweep via a Google search. Then I got a coupon in the mail! Neat! Joel showed up exactly on time and was in and out in 20 minutes. He was friendly and considerate of cleanliness. I was nervous for our brand new carpet but he was prepared with a tarp. He also showed me how to operate the flue and fix the smoke shield! No up-​selling, no hassle. When I asked up follow up cleanings he advised about two years. I’d say that is pretty honest.

Joel should have done an inspection before proceeding to clean our chimney. He didn’t.
He’s fast. Maybe too fast. Not what we’re looking for in someone to service our home. Chimney cleaning ended up being poorly done.
We’ve had others who have done a much better job at actually cleaning the chimney. We won’t hire him again. Live and learn. Pristine Sweeps look promising.
(I previously forgot to mention that, after Joel was done and the first time I used the flue, it was broken — one hinge was ripped out. Joel came back to look, but informed me that my fireplace and chimney were a piece of crap and that he wouldn’t pay anything for a repair.
I couldn’t prove Joel broke the flue, but it seems obvious that he did. If he had inspected the chimney, he would’ve seen and been able to report the broken flue. It probably wasn’t broken when he started.)
I’d recommend purchasing a chimney cleaning brush and rods. You can do a much better job than Joel and the lifetime cost is about 60 bucks.