What Long Beach Homeowners Say About Emberly Chimney Cleaners Long Beach
We’ve cleaned and inspected more than 38,000 chimneys since 2009, and every one of those visits ended with a written record, a photo report, and a price that was agreed to before we started. Reviews matter because they’re the only part of our work we don’t control. Here’s what Long Beach homeowners actually said after we left.
Recent Reviews
“Corrine’s crew found Class III creosote glazed hard as ceramic in our flue liner, the stuff that burns hot enough to crack a chimney. They showed me the camera footage right there in the living room, explained why a standard sweep wouldn’t cut it, and gave me a written price for a rotary cleaning before anyone touched a tool. Three hours later I had a documented photo record and a chimney that actually drafts.”
Yolanda C.
Belmont Heights, Long Beach
“We bought a 1924 Spanish Colonial in Bluff Park and the fireplace hadn’t been touched in fifteen years. Emberly sent a named tech, texted me when he was en route, and ran a full NFPA 211 Level 2 inspection with a camera scan of the smoke chamber. The crown had spalling concrete and the liner was shifting at the thimble. They didn’t push a rebuild, just showed me the photos, wrote up three options with prices, and said the patching could wait a season if we didn’t use it. That kind of honesty is rare.”
Brian N.
Bluff Park, Long Beach
“I got a quote from another company for a stainless liner replacement that was double what I expected. Brought it to Corrine for the free second opinion, Haven Standard Clause 1. Her tech scoped the flue and found the existing DuraFlex liner had ten years left if we addressed the cracked crown letting water in. Saved me thousands. The written warranty and photo record came standard, same as every job they’ve done since 2009.”
Gabriela S.
Bixby Knolls, Long Beach
“Our smoke chamber was parged with old refractory mortar that was crumbling into the firebox. The previous sweep never mentioned it, just collected his fee and left. Emberly’s camera scan caught it in four minutes. They used HeatShield cerfractory foam to resurface it, showed me the before-and-after photos per Clause 4, and the written price didn’t change from what I signed off on. No surprises, no upsell, no technician wandering my house unescorted.”
Vivian T.
Alamitos Heights, Long Beach
“I manage a duplex in the Zaferia District and both units had back-drafting issues every time the Santa Ana winds hit. Corrine’s team inspected both flues, found the chimney caps were undersized and the crickets were pitched wrong for our exposure. They sourced Gelco caps through Haven’s buying network, installed them with proper spark arrestors, and documented everything. Six months later, zero complaints from tenants. That’s the 365-Day Done Right Promise working, though honestly they didn’t need to come back.”
Yolanda C.
Zaferia District, Long Beach
“My husband wanted to clean the chimney himself with a brush kit from the hardware store. I called Emberly instead because I kept reading about spring failures and carbon monoxide in older Long Beach homes. The tech found a partially collapsed clay flue liner that a DIY brush would have destroyed entirely. He explained the hazard in plain terms, gave me a written scope for a stainless DuraFlex liner with a lifetime warranty, and we scheduled it for the following week. The camera footage from that visit is still on my phone. I show it to anyone who mentions doing their own chimney.”
Gabriela S.
Bixby Knolls, Long Beach
Why Customers Trust Us
Every review above points to the same practices we’ve run since Corrine Halstead opened Emberly Chimney Cleaners in Long Beach. Written price before work starts, Clause 1 of the Haven Standard. Background-checked, uniformed technicians with license numbers displayed and texts when they’re en route. Camera-scan inspection and documented photo record on every visit, Clause 4, not an optional upgrade. Materials from DuraFlex, HeatShield, Gelco, Olympia Chimney, Famco, and Copperfield, bought through Haven’s network to keep prices honest. And the 365-Day Done Right Promise stamped on every job, because a guarantee isn’t worth anything if you have to fight to use it.
We don’t chase reviews. We chase clean chimneys, clear documentation, and customers who understand exactly what they paid for and why. When that happens, people tend to mention it.
Call (424) 401-5585 to book an inspection or bring us a competitor’s written estimate for a free second opinion. Live person answers, any hour.
Written by Corrine Halstead, Owner at Emberly Chimney Cleaners Long Beach, serving Long Beach since 2009.