Up Yer Flue Chimney Sweeps

Up Yer Flue Chimney Sweeps is Josh Jordan, working the North Shore. The site names him as the only contact, the founder and the person who turns up, and the reviews bear that out — twenty-three of them between 2021 and 2026, and Josh is named in most. He writes that he has been a chimney sweep for nearly two decades, learning from many other sweeps along the way, while the business itself carries a 'nearly a decade of experience' banner. Google shows 5.0 from 27 ratings. What customers write about, over and over, is being told they did not need work. A November 2025 reviewer who was long overdue for a sweep and rarely uses the chimney said he could have swept it and charged them and they would never have known — instead he charged only for the inspection, at a fair price. A November 2024 first-time homeowner in Salem was told after inspection that their flues were actually clean and did not need sweeping, and was given a quote for future work with a clear statement it was not urgent. A September 2025 customer whose wood stove was smoking heavily was told the chimney was clean, the problem lay elsewhere, was handed a referral, warned about potential scammers and given interim suggestions — for a job he could not take. The rest is straightforward. Reviewers describe him arriving on time or early, working quickly, and explaining what he is doing to people who are new to fireplaces and stoves. A January 2025 customer called on a Friday night and had him there Saturday morning. A June 2026 customer said he finished a tricky job faster than expected and took a bit off the final bill. One reviewer keeps him on for a yearly cleaning; another has used him several times for condominium certificates. On r/SalemMA in December 2025 a commenter answered a chimney-repair request by naming him and linking the site. The website publishes flat-rate pricing — sweeps, inspections, stainless caps by size, dampers, per-brick tuck pointing and rebuilds, and waterproofing by the square foot — which is unusual and makes it easy to compare before calling. The thing to settle first is the registration. The Massachusetts state registry shows home improvement contractor registration 178194, held under the name Up Yer Flue Chimney Sweeps, as EXPIRED. Sweeping and inspection are not what that registration governs, but the tuck pointing, chimney rebuilds and waterproofing on the published price list are home improvement work — ask him directly about current registration and insurance before commissioning any of it. Note too that the record here carries a Danvers address while the company's own site and contact page give Salem. For a North Shore homeowner who wants an honest look at a chimney — an inspection before a burning season, a sweep, a real-estate certificate — the record is small but unusually consistent, and its strongest theme is a sweep who repeatedly turned down work he could have sold. Confirm registration and insurance before any masonry.