Up Yer Flue Chimney Sweeps

Up Yer Flue Chimney Sweeps is a one-person operation out of Danvers — Josh Jordan handles sweeping, inspections, caps, dampers, liners, tuck pointing, rebuilds and waterproofing himself, with flat-rate pricing posted on the company's own site. The business is smaller in volume than most — 23 reviews on file since 2021, all five stars — but the write-ups are unusually specific and consistent for a business this size. The theme that repeats across the reviews, most from 2024 and 2025, is honesty about what actually needs doing. In a late-2025 review, a customer says he could have swept their chimney and charged for it without them knowing any better, and instead charged only for the inspection at a fair price. In a 2025 review, a customer whose wood stove was smoking called him out to check the chimney; he found it clean, said so plainly, and pointed them toward the real source of the problem along with a referral rather than inventing chimney work to bill for. New homeowners, in a 2024 review, describe getting a real education on running a wood stove safely rather than just a service visit. In an October 2025 r/beverlyma Reddit thread, a poster described honest, reasonable pricing and said he won't clean a chimney unless it needs it. Response time gets specific praise too — in a 2025 review, one customer called on a Friday night and had Josh out the next morning. That kind of availability, paired with the flat-rate pricing, is a recurring reason people say they'd call again; the two most recent reviews on file, from earlier this year, keep the same five-star pattern. One thing worth checking before booking: the state registry shows this business's Massachusetts home improvement contractor registration has expired, so it's worth asking directly about current licensing status. The website's own account of experience is also a little inconsistent — the homepage banner advertises nearly a decade for the business, while Josh's own bio separately describes nearly two decades of personal chimney-sweep experience, which likely predates the company itself. For a straightforward sweep, inspection, or smaller repair job in the Salem-to-Danvers area, this is a small operation with a clean, consistent record — just confirm the registration is current when you call.