What 62 Google reviews can tell you
The measured rating is 4.95 across 62 Google reviews. Michael is the owner and only technician, so the person who answers the phone is also the person who handles the visit.
He’s also replied to all 62. Every single one, whether it was a five-line thank-you or a two-sentence job note. New reviews land at roughly four a month, measured over the last year. This isn’t a page built on a handful of early ratings nobody followed up on. He’s been at it since 2024, so 62 reviews at 4.95 is a fast clip for one person working alone.
Are these Sacramento chimney sweep reviews real?
Yes. They’re pulled directly from Michael’s Google Business Profile, the listing Google itself verifies and ranks, not a review widget he controls. The current count is 4.95 stars across 62 reviews, with a 100% owner reply rate. Google rounds that up to 5.0 on the map pin. The real number is 4.95, and that’s the one worth comparing.
One review, in full
Most of what Michael has earned lives on Google. One review cleared for republishing here came in through Yelp, from a customer identified only as Brian C. It’s short, the kind of line that only gets written by someone who dealt with him directly, not a dispatcher:
“The owner was incredibly prompt, professional, and highly communicative.”
How do you leave your own review?
Search Michael’s business name on Google, open the profile, and tap the star rating to add yours. He reads and replies to every one himself, so if a job didn’t go the way you expected, that’s also where he’ll see it and respond directly rather than through a script.
What Sacramento homeowners actually call him for
Sort the 62 reviews by the job behind them and one pattern jumps out fast: 42 are a standard chimney sweep in Sacramento or the surrounding counties, 23 mention an inspection, eight cover a wood stove or insert, and the rest split between caps, dryer vents, and repair work like the leak one reviewer flagged after water started tracking down his chase. Cleaning leads by a wide margin.
That leak call is worth naming on its own, because it’s the kind of job that separates a routine cleaning from an emergency chimney repair. Soot on the glass is an afternoon job. Water finding its way into the framing is a different problem entirely. Sacramento’s older brick stacks in Midtown and East Sacramento take that kind of damage differently than the prefab metal fireplaces common in Carmichael and Citrus Heights, where the failure point is usually the chase cover, not the masonry itself. Michael handles both, along with the wood stove and insert work and general fireplace services that make up the rest of the review list.
An annual chimney inspection is the review category people leave the shortest notes about, and that’s not an accident. It’s the job with the least drama. He shows up, checks the flue, tells you what he sees. Either you’re fine for the year or you’re not. Foothill customers in Grass Valley and Nevada City tend to burn wood daily through the winter instead of a handful of times a season, which is a different creosote load than a valley fireplace that lights four or five times a year.
What it costs when you’re ready to book
| Service | Starting price |
|---|---|
| Chimney inspection | $59, deductible against the job |
| Basic chimney cleaning | from $199 |
| Chimney cap installation | from $350 |
| Chimney crown rebuild | from $350 |
| Dryer vent inspection | $59 |
| Dryer vent cleaning | from $150 |
Anything bigger gets priced on site, after Michael has actually looked at the job: a liner, a rebuild above the roofline, a full insert install. He doesn’t quote those over the phone. He looks at the job first, then tells you what he found and what it takes to fix it.
The $59 inspection is the way in. It folds into the price of the job if you go ahead, and you’re only charged the $59 outright if you decide not to. Call (916) 833-2959 and ask for it. Hours are 7am to 7pm, seven days a week, and you’ll know exactly what you’re dealing with before you spend anything else.
What reviews can’t tell you about your own chimney
Reviews are a pattern, not a diagnosis. Sixty-two say the same thing. Michael shows up, communicates, and cleans up after himself. None of them tell you whether your particular flue has a cracked tile, a bird’s nest, or nothing wrong at all.
That gap is what the inspection is for. These reviews aren’t standing in for something else, either: Michael holds California contractor’s license CSLB #1150991, classified C-29 Masonry. That’s a public record. You can check it yourself on the CSLB site instead of taking a review’s word for it.
Photos and proof, not just stars
The reviews above name towns across five counties, all measured from Michael’s base in Nevada City: Sacramento, Roseville, Lincoln, Loomis, Grass Valley, Nevada City, and Truckee. If you want to see the work instead of reading about it, the site’s chimney repair before and after photos show the actual jobs behind the star ratings, not stock images of someone else’s fireplace.
Book the inspection behind the reviews
Sixty-two reviews are a pattern. Your chimney is one data point Michael hasn’t seen yet. Call (916) 833-2959, 7am to 7pm seven days a week, and ask for the $59 deductible inspection, or Schedule Service Today and get it on the calendar without the call.