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.
Before
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Before
AfterMeet the Sandy Springs Team Behind Emberly Chimney Cleaners Sandy Springs
We’re the crew that shows up at your door in Sandy Springs with a uniform, a license number, and a camera rig that records every flue we touch. Between us, we’ve climbed more chimneys than most people have climbed stairs. What keeps us together isn’t corporate training - it’s the Haven Standard, which we’ve all signed onto, and the fact that none of us can stand leaving a job half-done.
Our People
Marcus T., Lead Technician & NFPA-Certified Inspector
Marcus has been running Emberly inspections in Sandy Springs since 2017, and he’s the one who trained the rest of us on reading chimney cameras without guessing. He’s certified to NFPA 211 Level 2 standards, which means he can spot a cracked flue liner behind three inches of creosote buildup and tell you exactly where the break starts and what it’ll cost to fix it. Marcus keeps a spreadsheet of every chimney he’s inspected in Sandy Springs - he’s at 4,200 and counting, and he’ll mention this if you ask, which you probably won’t. His left knee clicks on steep roofs, so he always announces it: “That’s my knee, not your flashing.”
Darnell K., Senior Installer - Liners, Crowns & Rebuilds
Darnell joined us after eight years doing commercial masonry in Atlanta, and he’s the reason we can offer full chimney rebuilds in Sandy Springs without subcontracting the structural work. He specializes in stainless steel flue liner installations using DuraFlex and Olympia Chimney materials, and he’s particular about measuring twice because he’s the one who has to cut the liner to fit your exact flue dimensions. Darnell will not start a job until the written scope is signed - Haven Standard Clause 1 - and he once drove back to the warehouse in Marietta because he didn’t like how a Gelco cap sat on a mockup. Off the truck, he restores vintage motorcycles and has strong opinions about both.
Patricia “Pat” R., Service Coordinator
Pat answers the phone when you call (470) 480-0885 at 10 PM on a Saturday because your damper won’t close, and she’s the one who makes sure Marcus or Darnell actually gets the message and texts you when they’re en route. She’s been with Emberly Chimney Cleaners since 2019, and she knows the Sandy Springs permit office well enough to check whether your repair needs a building department sign-off before she books the crew. Pat keeps a wall map of Sandy Springs with pins for every job we’ve done - Dunwoody Club Forest, Riverside, Heards Ferry, the whole spread - and she uses it to estimate drive times that actually match reality. She does not trust GPS for the back roads near the Chattahoochee.
Elena V., Apprentice Technician
Elena started with us in 2023 after completing her HVAC certification at Gwinnett Tech, and she’s working toward her own NFPA 211 Level 2 under Marcus’s supervision. Right now she handles the pre-inspection setup - camera calibration, ladder placement, drop cloths laid with the corners taped - and she’s started running the sweep equipment on straight Class I creosote jobs in Sandy Springs neighborhoods like Huntcliff and North Springs. Elena asks more questions than the rest of us combined, which is exactly why we hired her. She lives in Roswell but has already memorized the Sandy Springs recycling schedule because she breaks down our cardboard packaging on Tuesdays.
One Standard, Every Job
The Haven Standard travels with us to every job in Sandy Springs, whether it’s a routine sweep in a 1980s ranch near I-285 or a full liner replacement in a custom build off Spalding Drive. Corrine Halstead, Owner, put her name on this operation in 2009, and she’s the one who made Clause 4 non-negotiable: a documented photo record on every visit, no exceptions, no opt-outs. That means when Elena finishes her apprenticeship or Darnell installs his five-hundredth liner, the record-keeping stays identical. The 365-Day Done Right Promise applies the same whether Pat scheduled your job or whether you found us at 2 AM during a chimney draft problem. We’re independently owned and operated - not a franchise, not a satellite - and the crew you read about here is the crew that shows up. Background-checked, uniformed, and named on the work order.
Written by Corrine Halstead, Owner at Emberly Chimney Cleaners Sandy Springs, serving Sandy Springs since 2009.