Welcome to Chimney University!

Welcome to Chimney University, the comprehensive training program exclusively designed for Midtown Chimney Sweeps franchise owners and team members. At Chimney University, we believe in empowering our professionals with the knowledge and skills necessary to excel in the chimney sweeping industry. 

Our program is accessible on various devices, including tablets, mobile phones, and desktop computers, ensuring convenience and flexibility for all participants. With a combination of interactive elements such as images, videos, tutorials, and informative modules, Chimney University offers a dynamic learning experience.

Here’s what you can expect from our Chimney University curriculum:

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**Basic Chimney Sweeping Techniques**

Dive into the fundamentals of chimney sweeping, covering topics such as equipment usage, proper cleaning methods, and best practices for maintaining chimney health. Our comprehensive tutorials provide step-by-step guidance, ensuring that every sweep is executed with precision and efficiency.

**History of Chimney Sweeping**

Gain a deeper understanding of the rich history behind chimney sweeping. Explore the evolution of chimney sweep practices over the centuries and learn how traditional techniques have influenced modern chimney maintenance.

**Common Methods of Chimney Inspection**

Master the art of chimney inspection with our detailed guides on various inspection methods. From visual assessments to advanced diagnostic tools, Chimney University equips you with the skills needed to identify potential issues and ensure the safety of your clients’ homes.

**Troubleshooting in the Chimney Sweeping Business**

Learn how to tackle common challenges encountered in the chimney sweeping business. Whether it’s addressing airflow issues, dealing with creosote buildup, or resolving drafting problems, our troubleshooting resources provide practical solutions for every scenario.

**Safety at Work**

Safety is a top priority at Midtown Chimney Sweeps, and Chimney University is committed to promoting a culture of workplace safety. Explore essential safety protocols, risk management strategies, and best practices for minimizing hazards while on the job.

With Chimney University, you’ll not only expand your knowledge base but also enhance your skills as a chimney sweep professional. Our program is designed to empower you with the expertise needed to deliver exceptional service to your clients and uphold the reputation of the Midtown Chimney Sweeps brand.

Some of the Midtown training topics covered are:
  • Ladder set up and securing to ground and house
  • Harness safety on the roof
  • Selection, use and care of the most commonly used fireplace cleaning  tools and equipment
  • Selection, use and care of commonly used chimney inspection tools including live scan video cameras
  • Chimney and fireplace inspection using the NFPA 211
        • hearth and connector pipe clearances
        • appliance clearances
        • interior flue inspection process
        • cap, crown and chase inspection
        • attic clearances and inspection
        • smoke chamber and firebox inspection
  • Proper documentation of your inspection
  • Dryer vent tool selection, use, and care
        • cleaning vertical dryer vents
        • cleaning horizontal dryer vents
        • codes and clearances
  • Gas fireplace annual service
  • Gas fireplace diagnosis and repair
        • thermocouple diagnosis
        • thermopile diagnosis
        • pilot assembly function
        • monometer readings of gas pressure
 
Ready to embark on your journey to chimney sweeping mastery? Enroll in Chimney University today and take your career to new heights with Midtown Chimney Sweeps.

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 Our founder is a third generation business owner and second generation fireplace installer and chimney sweep. The curriculum and content of Chimney University has been built over a dozen years with the aid of professionals around the world.  It includes original  research and writing that exists nowhere else. It uses photos, videos and case studies to ensure that all learning styles are accommodated.

Qualified

Our chimney sweeps are qualified and insured.

Local

Our local chimney technicians know what works best for your specific area.

Professional

Our sweeps treat your home like it’s their own.

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Midtown Chimney Sweeps is rated 4.9/5.0

ExcellentMidtown Chimney Sweeps4.8★★★★★ Based on 2259 reviews fromSee all reviews review us onAllen LynchAllen Lynch ★★★★★ A few weeks ago when we had the 2 days of heavy rain, I noticed water coming into my fireplace from the chimney flue. Midtown and Daniel came out the next day to inspect the chimney and and see why the water was leaking in. Turns out the mortar on the crown of the chimney was cracked pretty bad and two of my three were not covered. Worked with me and gave me an excellent price to get a multi cap, put on the entire chimney and also seal all the cracks. Within a week from the time I called Midtown the repairs were done. The multi cap was installed, it was a great price and I would highly recommend. to use midtown. Excellent work, fast, very fair price, and Daniel was very friendly and easy to work with.Michael SteinerMichael Steiner ★★★★★ Mason came to clean and inspect the chimney of our wood burning fire place. Also cleaned our dryer vent (long-overdue!). His work was professional and efficient. Definitely recommend.Response from the ownerThank you so much for your positive review, Michael! Happy to help with your fireplace and dryer vent cleaning needs! Thank you again for your recommendation and please take care! -The Midtown Chimney Team🎩 JustinJustin ★★★★★ Michael and Alice were both very nice, friendly, honest and informative, can’t ask for me than that. Will continue to work with them!Response from the ownerThanks for your kind words, Justin! Mike and Alice are the best! We are happy to be of great service and appreciate your continued business with us! Please take care and have a great day! :)-The Midtown Chimney Team🎩 Kathryn NaveKathryn Nave ★★★★★ Mason did an excellent job. He was friendly and provided clear communication about the service being provided. He was swift and efficient with completing the service.Response from the ownerThat's awesome, thank you so much Kathryn! We're glad Mason was able to provide excellent service with clear communication throughout the process! Thanks again for sharing your experience with us! Take care! 🙂 -The Midtown Chimney Team🎩 Tyger YoshiTyger Yoshi ★★★★★ We had some leaking in our chimney and needed to get our cap replaced. Mason came by for the initial inspection and let me know the situation and provided an easy to understand explanation on options. I was given updates on the timing of ordering parts and scheduled the work to repair soon thereafter. Mason came back to do the repair and calmly handled the situation where I may have created some stress -.-. Thanks for the speedy and quality work!Response from the ownerThank you for sharing your positive experience with Mason, Tyger! We always try our best to communicate every step of the way for ease of mind! Thanks for your time and for choosing Midtown! Please reach out if anything else is ever needed! Take care!-The Midtown Chimney Team🎩 Stephanie HildebrandStephanie Hildebrand ★★★★★ Right from the initial consultation, we were impressed by the knowledge and helpfulness from the team. There was absolutely NO PRESSURE. The fireplace insert is absolutely stunning! Can't wait to cozy up by the fire this winter! We highly recommend them!Response from the ownerWonderful thank you Stephanie!- Byron and Midtown Installation Team Michelle WebsterMichelle Webster ★★★★★ Mason did a fabulous job today servicing our wood burning stove including climbing up on our steeply pitched roof. He also cleaned another wood burning stove for us earlier in the winter and, again, did a wonderful job. We will for sure call Mason again to inspect and clean our wood burning stoves.Response from the ownerWow, thanks so much for this positive review, Michelle! Mason rocks and we're glad you think so too! Looking forward to connecting again and servicing your wood stoves in the future! Thanks again!-The Midtown Chimney Team🎩 Sherri ScottSherri Scott ★★★★★ Marcus was knowledgeable and a pleasure to work with. More importantly, he located the problem we were having and fixed it on the spot. We’re very grateful!Response from the ownerThank you so much Sherri! Marcus is truly one of the best! We are happy to be of great service and are looking forward to helping with any future needs! Take care!-The Midtown Chimney Team🎩 Jacob ZeiglerJacob Zeigler ★★★★★ Mason did an excellent job, was very professional and friendly, and made some great recommendations. Would absolutely work with him again.Response from the ownerThat's awesome, thanks so much Jacob! Mason is pretty great and we're glad he was able to help out! Thanks again for sharing your positive experience and please don't hesitate to reach out if anything else is ever needed! Take care! :)-The Midtown Chimney Team🎩 Jace DavenportJace Davenport ★★★★★ I was outside of a job they finished up. My car battery died and Jacob and his kind employee came over to help me out. Good trust worthy people.Response from the ownerAw, sorry to hear that happened, but we're glad Jacob came to the rescue! We are proud to say, we've got some great guys on our team. Thanks again for your kind words!--The Midtown Chimney Team🎩 Karina MartensKarina Martens ★★★★★ My family has a cabin above Boulder. When we came into ownership of the cabin we discovered that the stove and stove installation/stovepipe were very out of code. I looked around for a company to replace and install a new woodstove and decided to go with Midtown Chimney Fireplace. I sent them pictures of my cabin which has a really steep roof and they built an estimate and sent it to me by email. The estimate was comprehensive and easy to understand and when I had a question about it I was able to make a phone call and talk to a human on the other end of the line. I clicked the red approve quote button, paid the deposit, and then they scheduled the work. First they staged the product a few days in advance and then came right on time to do the installation work. Our home was as clean and in as good a shape after they installed the new stove as before.When the new stove was installed there was a small leak near their work area which they addressed promptly. There were no problems with the stove, installation and outside air kit that was necessary to comply with local codes. We love the way it looks!One year later we still couldn't be happier. Thanks Midtown Chimney Services!Response from the ownerThank you Karina, all the best on the new roof. If you need us we are a phone call or a text message away!-The Midtown Chimney and Fireplace Store team sarah finneysarah finney ★★★★★ We reached out to get our chimney cleaned and capped.Jon was very responsive an excellent! He addressed all of our concerns promptly. I was impressed by his commitment to honoring the old quote since we didn't have any changes in the scope of work. His work was efficient and solid, leaving us with a clean and properly capped chimney. I highly recommend this company for the professionalism and quality of service.Response from the ownerWow, thank you so much Sarah! We really appreciate you taking the time to write this positive review and will definitely pass it along to Jon. We agree, Jon rocks! Looking forward to helping you again with any chimney needs! Thanks again for your recommendation and please take care! :)-The Midtown Chimney Team🎩 Ben SanbornBen Sanborn ★★★★★ Called for help after the heavy snow knocked off a vent cap from my roof. Byron was friendly and knowledgeable and pointed me in the right direction. Thanks for your help!!Response from the ownerThank you! Jerry DrewelowJerry Drewelow ★★★★★ Levi was just here cleaning an air exchanger duct running to the exterior of our house. There was a sizeable mess of an old bee hive clogging things up considerably. The ductwork on the inside at the air exchanger was quite convoluted and Levi definitely went the extra yard to make sure we got the right duct cleaned end to end. We are extremely pleased with his work and couldn't be happier!Response from the ownerWe're so happy to provide you with excellent service, thank you Jerry! We're glad Levi was able to help keep your air ducts safe and clean! Please don't hesitate to reach out if anything else is ever needed, take care! :)--The Midtown Chimney Team🎩 Judy RiddleJudy Riddle ★★★★★ Marcus Lacey of Midtown Chimney Sweeps Gig Harbor was extremely professional and knowledgeable when he came to our Gig Harbor residence to diagnose an issue. We will use this company again and hope to work with Marcus! Judy Riddle-Skintauy and Jim SkintauyResponse from the ownerThanks so much Jim and Judy! Marcus is pretty great and we're glad you think so too! 🙂 We appreciate your business and time writing this kind review! Please take care and we look forward to connecting again if anything else is ever needed, thank you! --The Midtown Chimney Team🎩 Michael JosephMichael Joseph ★★★★★ Great working with Midtown. They were accommodating, did good work, and made the process easy. Techs are knowledgable and communication with Miya around the permit process was clear and smooth. Thank you!Response from the ownerAwesome! Thank you for sharing your positive experience, Michael! We know any kind of installation can get complicated quickly and so we always strive to make our processes smooth sailing for everyone! We truly value your time and business! Take care :)--The Midtown Chimney Team🎩 TanyaTanya ★★★★★ these guys are great. they've been the first vendors i've dealt with who actually did a thorough excellent job and solved my problem, and for a very fair priceResponse from the ownerWow, thanks so much Tanya! Happy to hear we were able to diagnose and solve the issue for you! We appreciate your kind words! Please don't hesitate to reach out if anything else is ever needed, take care!-The Midtown Chimney Team🎩 Nick KnudtsonNick Knudtson ★★★★★ Mike was very thorough with the sweep and very informativeResponse from the ownerWe truly appreciate your business and your time leaving us a positive review, Nick! We are always happy to share our knowledge and Mike is one of the best! Take care!-The Midtown Chimney Team🎩 Travis MonroeTravis Monroe ★★★★★ I had a small leak through my chimney. Midtown Chimney was able to come out quickly and get it taken care of. Marcus was helpful and got the issue taken care of.Response from the ownerThanks so much Travis! We truly appreciate you taking the time to share your positive experience with Marcus! Glad to be of service for your chimney needs! Please take care and don't hesitate to reach out if anything else is ever needed, thank you!-The Midtown Chimney Team🎩 Isaac SmithIsaac Smith ★★★★★ Their technician Joshua was very helpful and knowledgeable. He went out of his way on a routine cleaning to point out some issues with our fireplace and gave recommendations to address them.Response from the ownerThank you for your positive review, Isaac! We're happy to hear Joshua was so helpful and thorough! Looking forward to continuing to provide you with excellent service! Please take care! -The Midtown Chimney Team🎩 shakurmurray22shakurmurray22 ★★★★★ Great service and great experience. Very easy to work withResponse from the ownerThank you for sharing your experience! We are happy to be of great service and are looking forward to helping with any future needs! Take care! -The Midtown Chimney Team🎩 Devon MunzPhelpsDevon MunzPhelps ★★★★★ Response from the ownerThanks so much for the 5 star review! We really appreciate it! Take care :)-The Midtown Chimney Team🎩 Angela EpiscopoAngela Episcopo ★★★★★ Daniel and his helper did excellent work. Very clean and very professional Great communication and explanations (and pics) of what needed done. Thank you Daniel, I’ll be using you in the future!Response from the ownerAwesome, thank you for sharing your experience, Angela! We know any type of home repair can get stressful, so we always try to communicate and explain to the best of our abilities to help ease the process! Glad we were able to provide excellent service for your fireplace and are looking forward to seeing you next time! Take care! -The Midtown Chimney Team 🎩 Rhonda CozziRhonda Cozzi ★★★★★ Levi Bruckelmyer Is wonderful human being. He's does his work 100% he came by. What should have only been? A couple of hours ended up being hours well into the night and then today I just had a question about something unrelated and he stopped by took the time out of his busy schedule to make sure that I was OK and to answer my questions. So whoever calls upon this young man to do for for him. 100% he's gonna do it to the best of his ability. And be there for anything that you need. Thank you and have a great day.Response from the ownerWow, thank you so much Rhonda! We agree, Levi is pretty wonderful! We are so happy to hear our level of service went above and beyond and hope to continue providing you with excellent service in the future! Thank you again and please take care!-The Midtown Chimney Team🎩 Adrienne PAdrienne P ★★★★★ We had an inspection done on our chimney, but the results were not complete due to our situation, and a newer technician. My husband spoke with the owner Mike, and he took care of us right away. They scheduled Brandon, a seasoned technician out to complete the job. He was very professional, very knowledgeable and made sure that our chimney was in great shape. He really put my mind at ease by going up on our very steep roof to do a visual inspection from above. Very thorough, and he was so courteous and conscientious. I highly recommend Midtown Chimney Fireplace Store. And I really appreciate they are family owned since 1979!Response from the ownerThank you so much Adrienne! We appreciate you taking the time to share your positive experience with us! Safety is definitely a priority and we're happy to have helped ease your mind with our thorough inspection process! Thank you for your recommendation and please take care! :)-The Midtown Chimney Team 🎩 js_loader

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