Esther Urban - First Lady to Scan a Chimney Flue and Co-Inventor of the Chim-Scan© Internal Viewing System

​Esther Urban joined this industry when she started selling firewood, then became co-owner of a chimney sweep and repair business in 1978. She swept chimneys, helped with bids and managed the office. Then she became co-owner of Estoban® with the invention of the Chim-Scan© Inspection System.
​Esther currently manages the office at Estoban and continues to share in the inventive process as part of the Innovation Team.
She also builds cameras and provides creative input.
Esther has been in the industry for 43 years and has been in the chimney and hearth industry for 38 years.
She previously spent time in the Peace Corps in Swaziland, Africa as a volunteer in the 1970’s. She is involved in community service as a volunteer and has made numerous memory blankets and tee shirt blankets, donated to the Chimney Safety Institute of America (CSIA) Auction. She is recently finished another chimney sweep baby blanket for The Gathering, sponsored by the South Carolina Chimney Sweep Guild. 

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