We contacted Al back in November and he promptly came within 2 days to give us an estimate. He was very concise and thorough in his explanations of the work that needed to be done. He also was several hundred dollars cheaper than another company that gave us an estimate. We had just purchased our Pittsburgh home one month prior and had no intentions of using the 2 ash-laden fireplaces. We told him we were concerned about the mess/dust from him cleaning them out since we have a child with a respiratory illness. He was very sensitive to that and said his equipment and his care in cleaning would be evident. Due to the fact that the weather was getting cold quickly, we put this project off for several months since the roof work wasn’t safe to do below 40 degrees. I contacted Al again and told him we’d like to have him do his proposed work. I said we understood that there may be a price increase from what he quoted several months prior, but he honored the original quote and was able to do the work the next day. He and his father showed up several minutes early and got right to work. They laid clean drop cloths inside the house leading to the fireplaces. Both fireplaces were thoroughly cleaned with no dust clouds or residue anywhere inside. Al then prepared the chimney for the flue liner. Our home is 54 years old and the brick chimney was VERY hard to cut into. It took a lot of time and effort to make the necessary hole for the liner to fit in. Cleanup was great. Both men then went to work on the chimneys and did a fabulous job. They invited my husband to come up on the ladder to see the work. We were very pleased with the jobs they tackled, their neatness/cleanup, and their efficient use of time.
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