Classic Chimney Services
About us
We are a family owned business and have been servicing chimneys in Rhode Island for over 20 years. We maintain a CSIA national chimney certification and are registered in RI by the Board of Contractors and carry a RI Decorative Hearth License. We don't offer billing, we take payment by cash, check or credit card at the time of job completion.
Business highlights
Services we offer
We offer chimney sweep or cleaning, any repairs having to do with chimneys. We specialize in installing liners. Repairs include installing caps and screens, crown repair, fixing cracks, flashing and leaking problems, rebuilding the chimney, repairing or rebuilding the smoke chamber & fireplace rebuilds., repointing, waterproofing
Accepted Payment Methods
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I had earlier gotten a quote. It took them from November 8, 2013 to January 15, 2014, which is when they came out and installed new flashing. They were supposed to come back in the spring and do the other half of the job, which was to repair and repoint my chimney, but they never came back. Their final price was $4.00 higher than what they had earlier quoted. For the re-flashing the work was fine, but then, he only did half the job. In my mind, he failed miserably. It was not a total failure because they did that one piece of work right, but clearly, it was not a good job. They gave me a quote price on work they did not do. It took them two months to get there and do that work. It is terribly unprofessional not to show up and finish the job.
"Thank you! We're glad we could help you."
During one of the worst winters in recent Rhode Island history, had the unfortunate problem of my furnace turning off because the gas sensor detected carbon monoxide. Turns out, the chimney had a blockage of nesting materials from some critter from years before. The furnace repair man found the debris at the bottom of the chimney and did clean it out. That was extremely nice of him since it was not furnace related!
I called Classic Chimney, who had done the chimney inspection on the house when I purchased it in 2012. Mark came quickly (that day!) and inspected the bottom part of the chimney that the furnace company cleaned out. He said there is a "jog" in the chimney that hid the blockage, which is why it wasn't visible before. But, the main issue was there was no cap on the chimney - there never had been!
He quoted me $375.00 to install the stainless steel cap. It was early winter, and rainy and raw, but on the first day with no precipitation, Mark was back installing the cap. I think I waited a week.
After this horrible winter, I could see the mortar breaking out among the joints of the stone in the chimney. I called Mark back who looked at it and provided a quote for "up to $500.00" to repair the mortar. He is backlogged because of the bad spring, but I know he will be back as soon as my turn comes up and he will do a good. job.
"Thank you for your review! Yes, it certainly was a bad winter. Glad we could help."
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"Thank you so much for your kind review! We appreciate our awesome customers!"
He is very thorough in the services he provides. Our chimney cleaning
is not a simple task since our home is taller that most and the steepness
is also a factor.
Over the years we have had this company do more than the basic chimney
cleaning. We have used Classic Chimney for the installation of a chimney
cap and other related chimney maintenance.
Very pleased and will continue to use this company.
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