Level 1 sweep and inspection to the NFPA 211 annual standard - flue, crown, cap, and flashing checked and photographed
Chimney sweep logs do not sweep chimneys. They loosen some creosote - which then falls where a brush and vacuum still have to collect it.
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AfterMeet the Denver Team Behind Emberly Chimney Cleaners Denver
We’re the crew that shows up at your door in Denver, not some dispatch board in another state. Every person on this page has climbed a roof in Park Hill, crawled a flue in Capitol Hill, or explained creosote buildup to a homeowner in Wash Park who just wanted to know why the living room smelled like a campfire. What unites us is simple: we write the price before we pick up a tool, and we photograph everything so you can see what we saw.
Our People
Marcus T., Lead Technician
Marcus has been running chimney inspections in Denver since 2014, which means he’s seen what happens when a homeowner ignores Class III glazed creosote through three burning seasons. He’s NFPA 211 certified and specializes in Level 2 camera inspections, the kind where we feed a scope up the flue liner and you watch the footage on a tablet in your kitchen. Marcus is the one who’ll tell you your smoke chamber needs parging, then explain that “parging” just means smoothing the rough brick so smoke draws properly. He keeps a collection of cracked flue tiles on his truck to show homeowners exactly what failure looks like. Off-season, he restores vintage motorcycles in a garage in Berkeley and argues with the rest of us about whether Red Rocks counts as a proper venue for anything but summer shows.
Elena R., Senior Installer
Elena handles our liner installations, crown rebuilds, and the full chimney rebuilds we do when a Denver freeze-thaw cycle has done its worst. She’s trained on DuraFlex and HeatShield systems and she’s particular about measuring twice before she orders materials through Haven’s buying network, because nobody wants to wait an extra week for a custom-fit stainless liner when burning season starts. She grew up in Aurora, worked construction through her twenties, and switched to chimneys after watching her uncle’s house nearly catch from a cracked crown she could’ve spotted from the sidewalk. Elena is the person who texts you when she’s fifteen minutes out, license number included, per Clause 3 of the Haven Standard. She has a dog named Draft who accompanies her to supply runs and has no idea what a flue is.
Darnell K., Service Coordinator
Darnell answers the phones, which at Emberly Chimney Cleaners Denver means he’s the live voice you get at 10 PM on a Sunday when you’re not sure if the smell coming from your fireplace is normal or if you should stop using it immediately. He’s been with us since 2019 and he’s heard every variation of “my chimney is making a noise.” Darnell schedules the inspections, confirms the written quotes, and makes sure every customer knows exactly what documentation they’ll receive: photos, camera footage, written scope, written warranty. He grew up in Five Points, still lives there, and he’s the one who keeps track of which Denver neighborhoods have the worst parking for our service trucks. He will also tell you, unprompted, that the best green chile in the city is not where the tourists go.
Sofia M., Apprentice Technician
Sofia joined us in 2023 after completing her HVAC fundamentals training and deciding she preferred working on systems that vent smoke rather than move air. She’s apprenticing under Marcus on inspections and cleanings, learning to identify spalling brick, deteriorated mortar joints, and the difference between a cricket that diverts water and a crown that sheds it. She’s already certified in chimney fire safety and she’s the one who asks the questions the rest of us stopped asking years ago, which sometimes saves us from assumptions. Sofia lives in RiNo, bikes to jobs when weather permits, and has a running bet with Elena about whether she’ll encounter more raccoon nests or squirrel caches in Denver chimneys by the end of her second year. Current tally: raccoons lead, but it’s close.
One Standard, Every Job
The Haven Standard isn’t a poster on a wall for us. It’s the reason Marcus photographs every flue liner crack before he mentions it, why Elena won’t start a crown pour until the homeowner has the written price in hand, and why Darnell stays on the line past midnight to explain what a smoke chamber is to someone who just bought their first house in Highland. We’re independently owned and operated, not a branch office taking orders from somewhere else. Corrine Halstead set it up that way when she opened Emberly Chimney Cleaners Denver, and the crew she hired runs it the same way. Every job gets Clause 1: written price, written scope, written warranty, delivered before work starts. Every job gets Clause 4: documented photo record, included as standard, not sold as an upgrade. And every job gets the 365-Day Done Right Promise, because we’re the ones who have to come back if it’s not right, and we know where you live.
We’re not the cheapest chimney service in Denver. We’re the ones who tell you what it’ll cost, show you what we found, and leave you with proof of both. If that sounds like how you’d want someone to work on your house, call us at (720) 674-7312.
Written by Corrine Halstead, Owner at Emberly Chimney Cleaners Denver, serving Denver since 2009.