About Us

Steve & Kathy Smitha started Top Hat Chimney Sweeps in Michigan City, Indiana
in April of 1978 after reading about sweeping in "Mother Earth News" magazine.
The business grew and over 30 years ago moved to Plymouth with the Smitha
family. Over the years the Smithas have initiated innovative ideas into the business:
"Sweep and Scan", including video scanning with chimney cleaning; stainless steel
chimney relining; "Forward Scheduling", the process of making appointments for
the following year; and maybe most importantly, "Sweep for Life", the idea of being
the chimney sweep you trust and depend on for all your chimney safety needs.

Zeb (son) is coming into the business with plans of taking the reins in the future.
No, Steve and Kathy are not retiring anytime soon but they do need to plan for the
future. Zeb will bring in new and fresh ideas. Services they have not been able to
offer for a long time are in the works. Zeb was raised with Top Hat and has helped
Steve off and on since he was a toddler. He spent 4 years in the U.S. Air Force
and 2 years in the active reserve. He tried other jobs and has decided that Top Hat
is the way he wants to go. Steve and Kathy will slowly allow Zeb to become more
of the front person and they will go to advisory positions while still serving their
regular customers.