Find a chimney sweep you can actually check up on
Reviews, services, prices and verified certifications for 1,798 chimney sweeps across the United States, compiled from public listings and registries and updated monthly.
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Why this directory exists
Search for a chimney sweep in your city and you get Yelp and Angi lists, one-page sites that route your call to another state, and company profiles that say "certified" with nothing to back it up. None of them tells you what a sweep or a Level 2 inspection costs where you live, which companies hold a current CSIA or NCSG credential, or whether a listing is a real local business at all.
This directory shows the facts side by side: Google rating and how recent the reviews are, the services each company offers, prices the company publishes, and certification badges checked against the registries, with the date we checked. Listings that look like call-routing fronts are filtered out and counted, not hidden quietly.
Chimney Sweeps by state
- Alabama 37
- Birmingham 33
- Arizona 26
- Phoenix 26
- Arkansas 10
- Little Rock 10
- California 284
- Los Angeles 96
- San Francisco 48
- San Jose 41
- San Diego 35
- Sacramento 29
- Concord 19
- Colorado 95
- Aurora 49
- Denver 24
- Colorado Springs 22
- District of Columbia 80
- Washington 80
- Florida 69
- Tampa 30
- Orlando 17
- Jacksonville 9
- Pensacola 8
- Gainesville 5
- Georgia 79
- Idaho 8
- Boise 8
- Illinois 103
- Chicago 103
- Indiana 34
- Indianapolis 34
- Iowa 6
- Kansas 12
- Wichita 12
- Kentucky 25
- Lexington 15
- Louisville 10
- Louisiana 10
- Maryland 80
- Massachusetts 212
- Michigan 50
- Detroit 37
- Grand Rapids 13
- Minnesota 38
- Minneapolis 38
- Missouri 80
- Kansas City 43
- St. Louis 28
- Springfield 9
- Nebraska 13
- Omaha 9
- New York 382
- New York City 196
- Westchester 89
- Brooklyn 51
- Rochester 19
- Buffalo 14
- Middletown 13
- North Carolina 60
- Charlotte 16
- Winston-Salem 12
- Raleigh 11
- Asheville 11
- Greensboro 10
- Ohio 135
- Cleveland 40
- Columbus 38
- Cincinnati 34
- Dayton 23
- Oklahoma 20
- Tulsa 10
- Oklahoma City 10
- Oregon 59
- Pennsylvania 174
- Philadelphia 113
- Pittsburgh 35
- Lancaster 16
- York 10
- South Carolina 19
- Greenville 10
- Columbia 5
- Tennessee 53
- Nashville 19
- Knoxville 14
- Chattanooga 11
- Memphis 9
- Texas 303
- Utah 11
- Vermont 15
- Burlington 10
- Shelburne 5
- Virginia 111
- Fairfax 36
- Alexandria 27
- Richmond 18
- Chesapeake 9
- Virginia Beach 7
- Roanoke 7
- Washington 108
- Wisconsin 33
- Milwaukee 33
How it works
- Pick your city. Every sweep listed there has a Google Business Profile within about 20 miles, and the ones that fail our spam checks are held out.
- Compare what matters: reviews and how recent they are, services, published prices, and certifications marked Verified only when we found them on the CSIA or NCSG registry.
- Call the sweep directly, or send one request. It comes to us first, and we pass it to a chimney sweep listed here that serves your ZIP code.
Top-scored listings this month
- Master Chimney Sweepers Boston, MA
- Smalling Masonry Indianapolis, IN
- Lou Curley's Chimney Service Philadelphia, PA
- Rooftop Chimney Sweeps Alexandria, VA
- Smoke Alert Home Fire Safety Raleigh, NC
- Elite Fireplace & Dryer Vent Service Sacramento, CA
Ordered by our helpfulness score: completeness, review count, rating and claimed status. How listings work.
Common questions
How often should a chimney be swept?
The CSIA and NFPA 211 recommend an annual inspection, with a sweep whenever soot or creosote builds up to about 1/8 inch. A wood-burning fireplace used most evenings in winter usually needs a sweep every year.
What is the difference between a Level 1, 2 and 3 inspection?
Level 1 is a visual check of the accessible parts during a routine sweep. Level 2 adds a camera scan of the flue and is the level required when you buy a home, change the fuel or appliance, or after a chimney fire or earthquake. Level 3 involves opening walls or parts of the chimney where serious damage is suspected.
What does a chimney sweep cost?
It depends on the city, the flue type and whether an inspection is included. Where at least 3 companies in a city publish a price for a service, or at least 8 customers mentioned one in Google reviews, the city page shows the median, labeled by source, with the number of sources and the date range.
When should I book?
Searches for chimney sweeps peak in October and November and are five times lower in spring. Book in August or September for a pre-season sweep, or in late winter and spring for repairs, when masonry work is easier to schedule.
Do chimney sweeps clean dryer vents?
Many do, and the CSIA certifies dryer exhaust technicians (CDET). Our dryer vent cleaning page lists the chimney companies whose Google profiles name the service; most dryer-vent work is done by air-duct and HVAC companies, which this directory does not list.
What does "Verified" mean on a certification badge?
We matched the company, or a technician working for it, on the CSIA state listing or the NCSG lists on the date shown, and the badge links to that registry. "NCSG member" means membership in the trade association, which is not a tested credential; NCSG's tested credentials (CCP, CCR) are named as such. "Stated" means the company claims the credential and we could not match it. A missing badge does not mean a company is uncertified; the registries are opt-in.