Hudson Valley Chimney Service

Avoid this company. I called for a cleaning, 2 hours later I was given a bill for $ 130 for an inspection which I never asked for! They claimed the chimney was unsafe and he never told me he wouldn’t clean it. He then handed me an estimate for $ 5000 worth of repairs he claimed it needed! This place is a total scam. Use anyone but them. A total fraud.

I continue to receive excellent service from Hudson Valley Chimney. The entire experience is first rate. They proved timely scheduling with prompt and thorough service. Larry has been performing our service for years and does great work. Our home is safe due to their professional work.

Booked them for a simple chimney cleaning and was given a date over a month away, but was pleased when they called me with a cancellation and offered me an earlier appointment. Larry, the man who came to my house, was extremely polite. Those are probably the only good things I have to say about this company from here on out. He refused to touch my wood stove or chimney because he said it was «unsafe» and «not up to code,» despite the fact that the system was inspected and certified by the town and the previous homeowners used it for 20 years with no problems. I was charged $ 130, absolutely no work was done, and I was told that that I needed to rip out my stove and install a whole new unit — which would undoubtedly end up costing thousands of dollars. I found it all too convenient that right after he told me this, he handed me a business card for Ashleigh’s Hearth and Home, a fireplace/​wood stove store which just happens to be owned by the same guy who owns Hudson Valley Chimney! I refused to believe his diagnosis, and sure enough, I got another company to come a few weeks later and they cleaned my chimney, no questions asked. He couldn’t believe that another company refused to touch it – he said it was a «great stove» and pointed out multiple inaccuracies in Hudson Valley Chimney’s inspection report (incorrect measurements, a false claim that my chimney was too short, and a bunch of other totally fake/​exaggerated «problems»). I think he was trying to take advantage of me because I told him this was our first house. We might be first-​time homeowners, but we’re not stupid. Avoid this company! Take your business elsewhere!

not cheap, but worth every penny. outstanding, fast, reliable. those qualities are usually worth an extra buck or two.
we had a somewhat complicated chimney/​fireplace issue, so bill murphy, the owner, came all the way up to my house on a saturday morning (we live about 45 minutes north), just to assess the situation. after about an hour of looking inside and out, he gave us three reasonable choices for courses of action…
the job is now done, and we have been enjoying roaring, crackling fires (safely) ever since.