How Ashby Chimney Atlanta Was Born in Atlanta
When the Kingswell family decided to bring Ashby Chimney Sweep to Atlanta, they didn’t pick this city off a map. They picked it because Atlanta’s housing stock is exactly the kind of housing that needs this work done right: craftsman bungalows in East Point, mid-century ranches in Decatur, 1980s builders’ specials around Dunwoody, and a whole lot of homes in between where chimneys have been quietly ignored for years. The brand already had a name that meant something, Ashby, an old English place name with ash right in it, fitting for the people who clean it out. What Atlanta needed was a local team that could bring the Kingswell Guarantee to homeowners who’d been let down before. Homeowners who’d had a no-show, or a price that changed at the door, or a repair that failed a month later. So this branch was built around a simple idea: put the price in writing before the work starts, show up when you said you would, and stand behind the job. That’s the whole foundation. No surprises, no pressure, no mystery. Just a sweep that shows you the flue and a guarantee that comes back if something fails.
Nathan Corliss’s Personal Connection to the Chimney Cleaning Trade
Nathan Corliss didn’t grow up dreaming about chimneys. He found his way into this trade the way a lot of people find their way into honest work: by doing the job, seeing what was wrong, and deciding he could do it better. What pulled him in wasn’t just the mechanical side, the flues, the dampers, the drafting problems. It was what happens when the work is done right. A fireplace that actually draws. A homeowner who can burn a fire in January without the room filling with smoke. The smell of a clean flue after you’ve pulled out years of creosote, a sharp, sooty smell that means the risk just went down. And the look on someone’s face when you show them the camera footage, because here’s the thing: most people have never actually seen inside their own chimney. That moment is the whole job. That’s the Kingswell Way, and it’s why the brand exists: the sweep that shows you the flue. Nathan has been in this work long enough to know that the trade runs on trust, and trust is built one honest conversation at a time. If he weren’t doing this, he’d still be doing something with his hands, something where you can see the result at the end of the day. But this is the one that stuck, because every job ends with a safer home and a homeowner who actually understands what they paid for. What gets him out of bed in the morning is pretty simple: showing people the truth about their chimney, and fixing it properly when it needs fixing. He’s been in this work for well over a decade, and the fire hasn’t gone out.
Meet Nathan Corliss – The Person Behind Every Job
Nathan Corliss is the Owner & Founder of Ashby Chimney Atlanta, leading the local branch of the Kingswell family’s network. He came up through the trade the slow way, learning on actual job sites, getting his hands black with soot, and picking up the craft from the tradesmen who trained him. He’s the kind of person who reads the manual cover to cover and then calls the manufacturer to ask the questions the manual doesn’t answer. That’s why he trusts brands like HeatShield and Olympia Chimney, because they build products he can stand behind. He’s not a franchise technician with a script. He’s a local owner who carries his own reputation on every job. When he’s not on a roof or in an attic, you’ll probably find him working on his own house, because he genuinely can’t sit still. He holds the people on his crew to the same standard he holds himself: know the work, respect the customer’s home, and never pretend to know something you don’t. Here’s his commitment, plain and simple: if we do work for you, you’ll know exactly what it costs before we start, and you’ll see the condition of your chimney with your own eyes before anyone recommends a repair. That’s the job. That’s the man.
Our Promise to Atlanta Homeowners
We work to The Kingswell Way, and it’s not a slogan. It’s five rules that every job follows. Say the price before the work starts, so there’s never a surprise when the invoice shows up. Show up in the window we gave, because your time matters and a no-show is a broken promise. Leave the place cleaner than we found it, with drop cloths down and soot contained, not tracked through your living room. Put the guarantee in writing, because a verbal promise isn’t worth the paper it’s printed on. And come back if it fails, because a repair that doesn’t hold is our problem, not yours. These aren’t aspirations. They’re the standing rules, and they’re why we can look a homeowner in the eye and tell them exactly what we’ll do and what it will cost. That’s the whole promise, and it’s the same promise the Kingswell family built this brand on.
Our Credentials
- Licensing: Every pro working under our name is required to hold the license and insurance their state requires. We don’t cut corners on credentials, because a chimney is attached to your largest investment and your family sleeps under it.
- Insured & Bonded: We carry the coverage that protects you while we’re on your property. If something goes wrong, you’re not left holding the bag.
- Local Experience: This team has been working in Atlanta’s chimneys long enough to know the difference between a 1950s Decatur flue and a 1990s Dunwoody prefab. That experience shows up in every inspection.
- Strong Local Reputation: We’ve built our name one chimney at a time, and we intend to keep it that way. No paid reviews, no bought rankings. Just work that stands up.
Here’s why these matter to you. A chimney company without proper licensing is a risk you can’t afford. A chimney company without insurance is a liability waiting to happen. And a chimney company without local experience doesn’t know that Atlanta’s humidity and temperature swings put unique stress on masonry, which means they’ll miss things a seasoned local eye catches. The credentials aren’t decoration. They’re the difference between a safe fire and a phone call you don’t want to make.
Rooted in Atlanta
We work in the neighborhoods we know, from the tree-lined streets of Druid Hills to the brick ranches of Hapeville, from Candler-McAfee to Fairburn and everything in between. Atlanta isn’t a territory to us. It’s where our customers live, where our kids go to school, where we stop for lunch between jobs. We know what a North Druid Hills chimney looks like after a wet spring, and we know that a Gresham Park fireplace built in the 1970s has a completely different set of needs than a new build in Union City. That local knowledge isn’t something you can learn from a manual. It comes from being here, and from caring about the people whose homes we work in.
Written by Nathan Corliss, Owner & Founder at Ashby Chimney Atlanta, serving Atlanta since 2002.