Absolute Chimney And Masonry Restoration

My wife and I just bought a 3 story townhome in Fishtown. I originally got 3 quotes to re-​line my chimney. The cheapest quote (and the first) made no mention of my chimney getting smaller by the 1^st floor and convinced me the liner would just go straight down. The 2^nd quote and most expensive, did a more thorough look and explained the real situation which would require breaking through a wall to get the liner through. He also guaranteed the liner for 5 years. Finally, I got a quote from Absolute Chimney. I did not tell them about the other 2 quotes at all in order to get a legit assessment. Same as the second quote but $ 900 cheaper and a lifetime warranty on the liner that is transferrable.
Jason and his crew came in on time every day. It was a very dirty job but they made sure to do the best they could to contain the mess, including laying down protective tarp on my floor and wiping down the walls. Since they had to break through my wall, they made sure to go back and repair the drywall. He kept me up to speed as to what was being done each day. No surprises, no raising the price, I paid exactly what was quoted (Half up front, the rest at completion).
Jason and his crew are very professional, fair and provided quality work that is guaranteed. I really appreciated the time he would take to make sure the job was done right and explaining what and why things were being done. I believe that I lucked out by getting a third quote with Absolute Chimney.

I had Jason (the owner) come out to assess my chimney as it was not venting properly. He quoted me a certain price but after starting the work he said it needed to be rebuilt. I have no knowledge when it comes to that sort of thing so I trusted that what he was saying was true. Side note: when someone keeps saying «to be honest with you» several times you tend to think the opposite. So the work was done and after asking him the dimensions of the new chimney he said «12×12». It turned out to be 24“x19″. Which was an eye sore, as it stuck out from my walls. Anyway, he had contracted out someone to put up drywall around the new chimney. The subcontractor left a huge mess behind and damaged the walls surrounding the chimney. When I called Jason he was sympathetic but did not offer a remedy to the situation. I had to clean the mess the subcontractors left behind and had to hire someone to repair the damage to the walls. It would have been nice to have him offer to repaint and clean or to at least reimburse me, as i had to pay someone to. The whole ordeal cost me $ 6,000 for the chimney plus painting costs.

I had Absolute Chimney sweep out to put a new liner in my chimney and Jason and his guys did a great job. Jason was very easy to talk to and he explained everything to you. I liked him so much i had him silver line my roof and even took down my 30 ft antenna that Pop Vision put up and didn’t take down free of charge. I was so excited to see that antenna down. I don’t think anyone else would have done it. I would recommend Jason and his guys to all my family and friends.

We just hired Jason & his team from Absolute Chimney to point our white brick chimney. We recently bought the house and the chimney needed work– it was not completely falling apart, but we wanted to get it fixed before it became an issue. There were several spots on the upper half of the chimney that needed to be repointed and the whole chimney then needed to be painted with white exterior paint that matched the rest of our house. I was initially concerned about Absolute Chimney due to their previous reviews from a few years ago, I address this concern with Jason, the owner who assured me that he has changed the company & the bad reviews were due to his small company growing too large too quickly. I appreciate that he did not make excuses but rather explained specifically how they have changed. I gave him the job, and he completed it very well! I am extremely pleased with how the pointing turned out– and his communication during the process. They came on the days they said they would, talked to me about the paint they were using (I was concerned about matching paint) and even left us the remaining paint to use for touch ups in other areas. His price was also very reasonable compared to other companies. Good work guys!

He came on a sunday to repair our leaky chimney. The price was fair and I was pleased. He even threw in some minor pointing work.

Wow. Why didnt I check Unilocal first? Same deal — total no show after waiting a week and a half for an appointment. No call back either. Total waste of time!

We scheduled an appointment with them for one afternoon between 12 & 2pm for a chimney inspection and cleaning. Due to a work conflict I knew I was going to be unable to be home during the scheduled window. I called first thing in the morning to see if they could come ½ an hour later or reschedule for another day. After numerous calls in an attempt to contact them they finally called back after 2pm that day to day that they would be unable to come later in the day, but could reschedule for the following week. The rescheduled appoint was for this morning between 9 & 11am. I called at 8:30am to confirm and see when they thought they would arrive. No one answered or returned my call. They failed to show up during the appointment window and are not returning any of my calls. I ABSOLUTELY WOULD NOT RECOMMEND this company to anyone!