Level 1 sweep and inspection to the NFPA 211 annual standard - flue, crown, cap, and flashing checked and photographed
Chimney sweep logs do not sweep chimneys. They loosen some creosote - which then falls where a brush and vacuum still have to collect it.
The Top Hat Chimney Guarantee
Here’s what we stand behind, and here’s what it means when the truck pulls away from your house in Framingham. If the work isn’t done right, you shouldn’t have to negotiate, beg, or wait on hold to get it fixed. Every job we complete carries our 90-Day Done Right Promise, in writing, on the invoice. One call brings Wendell and his crew back, no charge, no argument. That’s been the rule since 1999, and after 29 years of sweeping chimneys across Middlesex County, we haven’t found a reason to change it. Your flue doesn’t care how the fire looks. It cares how it breathes. We make sure it breathes right before we leave.
What’s Covered
- Workmanship on every job. From a standard sweep to a full chimney rebuild off Route 9, if our work falls short within 90 days, we return and make it right, no invoice attached.
- Parts and materials we install. We work with DuraFlex, HeatShield, Gelco, Olympia Chimney, Famco, and Copperfield products, and we handle any parts issue directly so you don’t have to chase down a manufacturer on your own.
- Cleanup before we call it done. The hearth, the floor around it, and the path from door to chimney get protected and cleaned. If you find soot where it shouldn’t be, call, and we’ll be back.
- On-time arrival, with a real window. You get an actual arrival window and a call if it slips. You don’t sit around all day wondering if we’re coming.
- Upfront pricing, no surprises. The number you hear on the phone is the number on the invoice. If we find something unexpected, we stop, show you the camera footage, and get your OK before any extra work begins.
- Background-checked, uniformed pros. The person who steps out of the truck is someone Wendell would trust in his own house, which is the standard that matters.
Our Satisfaction Promise
If something doesn’t sit right after we leave, you call. A live person answers, around the clock, not a voicemail box and not a call center. You explain what’s wrong, and we schedule the return visit. Wendell himself reviews the situation, and if the work fell short, we fix it. No prorated labor, no “well, technically,” no runaround. If it’s not done right within those 90 days, we make it right, in writing, on every single job. That’s the promise stamped on every invoice, and it’s the reason people on your street know our name long after the job wraps. Ask anyone on your street.
We also offer a free second opinion on any written estimate from another company. Bring us a quote, and we’ll give you an honest read on whether that work actually needs doing, what it should cost, and what we’d do differently. Sometimes the answer is that the other guy’s quote is fair. Sometimes it’s not. Either way, you’ll hear the truth from us.
Licensed & Insured Backing
A guarantee is only as good as the company standing behind it, and we back ours with the paperwork that matters. Top Hat Chimney is licensed and insured, with a published address and license number. Wendell puts his name on the work and runs into you again on Saturday, at the hardware store or the youth soccer field. That’s not a slogan, it’s accountability. If a fly-by-night outfit botches a liner install, good luck finding them in April. We’ve been here since 1999, and we plan to be here when your grandkids need their first sweep.
Insurance protects you, too. Chimney work involves ladders, roofs, and fire, and while we do everything we can to work safely, you should never let an uninsured company onto your property. It’s a risk no homeowner should carry. We carry the coverage so you don’t have to wonder.
Call (781) 390-9211 if you want to talk through what your chimney needs and what it would cost. Estimates are free, and the number you hear is the number you’ll pay.
Written by Wendell Pike, Owner at Top Hat Chimney, serving Framingham since 1999.





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