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 Clifton Team Behind Level Two Chimney Clifton
Corrine Halstead has run Level Two Chimney Clifton under the Haven Standard since 2009, and the people who show up at your door in Clifton are the same crew who’ve been working Passaic County chimneys for years. They’re background-checked, uniformed, and assigned by name before they arrive. What unites them isn’t a corporate handbook. It’s Clause 1, Clause 4, and the 365-Day Done Right Promise, applied the same way on every single job, whether it’s a sweep in Richfield or a full rebuild off Route 3. You’ll know who’s coming, what they found, and what it costs before anyone picks up a brush.
Our People
Corrine Halstead, Owner
Corrine founded Level Two Chimney Clifton in 2009 and has personally reviewed more than 38,000 chimney inspections and cleanings across the company’s history. She still walks job sites in Clifton, and she’s the one who reads every photo report before it goes out. Her approach is simple: the camera decides. If the flue liner shows hairline cracking at the first corbel, that’s what gets written down, not a guess. Corrine pushed for the documented photo record that eventually became Clause 4 of the Haven Standard, and she’ll tell you directly when a chimney can safely wait another season. She’s also the reason every job includes a written price before work starts, no exceptions, no ‘call for a quote’ nonsense.
Marcus T., Lead Technician
Marcus has been with Level Two Chimney Clifton for nine years and holds an NFPA 211 Level 2 camera-scan certification. He handles the bulk of our chimney cleaning and sweep work in Clifton, and he’s the one who’ll walk you through what the camera sees on your flue liner, smoke chamber, and damper seat. His specialty is creosote classification: he can tell you in plain English whether what you’re looking at is a routine Class I glaze or a Class III tar that needs mechanical removal. Marcus grew up in Nutley and still finds it funny when a Clifton homeowner assumes their chimney’s fine because the fireplace looks clean. It rarely is.
Elena R., Senior Installer
Elena leads our chimney liner and rebuild work, and she’s been doing it for over a decade. She’s certified on DuraFlex and HeatShield systems, and she handles full smoke chamber parging and crown repair at the Clifton location. Elena’s the one who’ll explain why a cricket matters on a reflash job and what spalling brick actually means for your chimney’s structural integrity. She keeps a running list of Passaic County code requirements in her van, and she’s never once started a job without walking the homeowner through the written scope first. Outside work, Elena restores old furniture, which is why she’s particular about keeping a worksite clean.
Daniel S., Service Coordinator
Daniel is the voice you’ll hear when you call (551) 282-9640 at eight in the evening or eight in the morning. He’s been coordinating Clifton-area schedules for six years, and he’s the reason a named tech gets assigned to your job before the truck rolls. Daniel handles the Free Second Opinion requests too: bring us a competitor’s written estimate, and he’ll set up the appointment. He’s not a salesperson. He’ll tell you what a sweep costs, what a Level 2 camera inspection includes, and when we can get there. Daniel lives in Clifton and knows the difference between a street-parking job on Van Houten and a shared driveway in Albion.
Priya K., Apprentice
Priya joined the team two years ago and works alongside Marcus on most cleaning and sweep visits. She’s currently finishing her Level 2 camera-scan training and handles the documentation side of our work, assembling the photo record that goes out with every completed job under Clause 4 of the Haven Standard. Priya’s detail work is sharp: she’s the one who’ll catch a hairline crown crack in a photo that might otherwise get missed. Her background is in architectural drafting, which shows in how she diagrams flue layouts for liner estimates. Priya grew up in Passaic and apprenticed with Elena on three full rebuilds last year.
One Standard, Every Job
The Haven Standard isn’t a poster in our shop. It’s a set of clauses that every technician at Level Two Chimney Clifton works under, on every single job, in every Clifton neighborhood from Athenia to Dutch Hill.
Clause 1 means a written price, written scope, and written warranty are delivered before anyone starts, not after the tech is already in your home. Clause 4 means a documented photo record on every visit, not an add-on. The 365-Day Done Right Promise means if it’s not done right, we make it right. That applies whether Marcus is sweeping a fireplace in Richfield, Elena is parging a smoke chamber off Allwood Road, or Priya is assembling photos for a liner estimate in Rosemawr.
Corrine set this standard in 2009 and has never budged. The camera scan tells the truth. The written quote tells the price. And the warranty backs the work for a full year. You don’t get a different experience depending on which tech shows up. You get the same verified, documented, honestly priced service. Call (551) 282-9640 and a live person answers, 24/7.
Written by Corrine Halstead, Owner at Level Two Chimney Clifton, serving Clifton, NJ since 2009.