Meet the Team - Emberly Chimney Cleaners Littleton

Meet the Littleton Team Behind Emberly Chimney Cleaners Littleton

We’re the crew that shows up at your door in Littleton with a camera, a brush, and a written price already in hand. Every tech on this page has passed a background check, worn the uniform, and logged hours inside chimneys from Columbine to Ken Caryl. What ties us together isn’t corporate training - it’s the Haven Standard, Clause 1 through 5, and the stubborn belief that a homeowner deserves to see what we see before anyone asks for a signature.

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Our People

Corrine Halstead, Owner

I started Emberly Chimney Cleaners in 2009 after watching too many homeowners get a verbal “ballpark” that somehow tripled once the truck was in the driveway. That’s why Haven Standard Clause 1 exists: written price, written scope, written warranty - before the work starts, every time. I’ve personally inspected more chimneys than I can count across Littleton, from the older masonry in Historic Downtown to the prefab units popping up in new builds near Sterling Ranch. I hold a CSIA Certified Chimney Sweep credential and still climb roofs when the crew needs an extra set of eyes on a cricket or crown repair. Off the clock, I’m usually restoring a 1978 Ford Bronco in my garage, which means I understand what it’s like to care about something most people don’t notice until it breaks.

Marcus T., Lead Technician

Marcus has been sweeping and inspecting chimneys in the Denver metro for fourteen years, and he’s the reason our crew can spot a HeatShield candidate versus a full liner replacement from the ground. He specializes in NFPA 211 Level 2 inspections - the camera-scan protocol we run on every visit - and he’s trained three of our current techs on how to read flue liner distortion without guessing. Marcus grew up in Lakewood, so he knows which Littleton neighborhoods built in the ’70s and ’80s are running factory-built metal chimneys that most homeowners assume are masonry. He’ll talk your ear off about fly fishing if you let him, but only after the photo record is uploaded and the written report is in your inbox.

Elena R., Senior Installer

Elena handles our liner installations, crown pours, and rebuilds - the jobs where a quarter-inch of slope or a missed expansion joint means water in your living room six months later. She came to us from commercial HVAC, so she thinks in terms of system pressure and draft dynamics in a way that few residential techs do. Her specialty is DuraFlex stainless relining in older Littleton homes where the original terracotta liner has spalled or shifted, especially in the hilly terrain around Deer Creek Canyon where freeze-thaw cycles hit harder. Elena keeps a notebook of every chimney she’s worked on since 2016, with sketches of odd flue configurations she might see again. She also makes sourdough that half the office tries to trade shift coverage for.

Dave K., Service Coordinator

Dave is the voice you get when you call (720) 439-4666 at 10 p.m. on a Sunday because you smelled something odd after the first fire of the season. He’s been with us since 2015, and he schedules every appointment, confirms every written estimate, and tracks every 365-Day Done Right Promise claim that comes back to our desk - which, frankly, isn’t many. Dave grew up in Highlands Ranch and still lives there, so he knows the difference between a Ken Caryl HOA’s chimney requirements and what Columbine Valley expects for documentation. He’s the one who texts you when your tech is en route, includes the license number, and makes sure you have the photo record link before the truck leaves your street. He coaches youth basketball in the winter, which explains his patience with scheduling changes.

Jesse P., Apprentice Technician

Jesse joined us in 2023 after four years as a wildland firefighter, which means he’s comfortable on a steep roof in February and doesn’t flinch at a Class III glazed creosote deposit - he’s seen worse. He’s completing his CSIA certification this year under Marcus’s mentorship, and he’s already our go-to for chimney cap and crown installs because his fire-service background made him obsessive about spark arrestor mesh specs and proper clearances. Jesse lives in Littleton proper, near Clement Park, and he’s the one most likely to notice if your neighbor’s chimney is throwing sparks during a red-flag warning. He mountain bikes the Dakota Ridge trails most weekends and has strong opinions about which trailhead parking fills up first.

One Standard, Every Job

Emberly Chimney Cleaners Littleton is independently owned and operated, but we work under the Haven Standard that governs every job across the network. That means Clause 1 - written price, scope, and warranty before any work starts. Clause 4 - documented photo record on every visit, not an upsell. And the 365-Day Done Right Promise stamped on every invoice. Our materials come through Haven’s buying network from DuraFlex, HeatShield, Gelco, Olympia Chimney, Famco, and Copperfield, which keeps our pricing honest and our specs consistent. Whether you’re in Downtown Littleton, Columbine, or out toward Roxborough, the crew that arrives at your door has been background-checked, uniformed, and assigned by name. You’ll get a text when we’re on the way. You’ll get the license number. And you’ll get the camera footage before anyone asks you to sign anything.

Written by Corrine Halstead, Owner at Emberly Chimney Cleaners Littleton, serving Littleton since 2009.