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.
Chimney Cleaning Services in Revere, MA
A professional chimney sweep in Revere typically costs between $189 and $349 for a standard cleaning, with Level-2 camera inspections running $279 to $459 depending on roof access and flue configuration. Most cleanings are completed in a single visit, and scheduling is coordinated from our Boston office with crews serving Revere directly. Call (857) 597-5950 to book - a live person answers, every hour of every day.
We’ve been working the chimneys of Revere long enough to know which houses on Shirley Avenue have the original 1920s unlined flues, and which blocks near Revere Beach Parkway see salt corrosion eat through a cap in five years instead of fifteen. That’s not trivia - it’s the difference between a sweep that just vacuums soot and one that catches the mortar joint that’s about to let water into your living room wall.
Hearthstone Chimney Co. has served communities across this region for over 42 years. Our technicians are background-checked, uniformed, and carry the equipment to complete most jobs in a single visit. We document every inspection with photos you can see and a plain-English verdict. And every job is backed by our 90-Day Done Right Promise - in writing, no arguing.
What happens when you call
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A real person answersNo phone trees - you reach a local pro.
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You get an upfront price rangeHonest numbers before anyone is dispatched.
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A background-checked tech heads outLicensed & insured, dispatched right away.
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You approve before work beginsNothing starts until you say go.
Why Revere Homeowners Choose Hearthstone Chimney Co.
Revere homeowners tend to stay put. The triple-decker on Park Avenue, the two-family on Beach Street - these are homes held across generations, not flipped in five years. That changes what you need from a chimney sweep. You don’t want a quick in-and-out that misses the slow decay building in the Chimney Cap & Crown - Revere. You want someone who treats the house like it’s going to be standing in fifty years, because it probably will be.
We’ve earned our reputation in neighborhoods from Oak Island to Point of Pines by being the crew that finds what others miss. Our Level-2 camera inspections end with dated photos and a written verdict - documented like an engineer, explained like a craftsman. If we say a Chimney Liner & Rebuild - Revere is needed, you’ll see the cracked clay tile yourself. If we say the crown can wait another season, we’ll tell you that too. No surprises on the bill, no pressure to commit to work you don’t understand.
Our phones are answered by a live person 24 hours a day, 7 days a week - not a voicemail tree, not a callback queue. That’s been true for decades, and it’s not changing. We also offer a permanent 5% Senior and Veteran discount, a $89 Seasonal Tune-Up, $50 off any repair over $250, and free second opinions on any written estimate you’ve received.
Chimney Cleaning Services We Offer in Revere
Chimney Cleaning & Sweep
Our standard sweep removes creosote, soot, and obstructions from the full flue length using professional-grade brushes and HEPA containment. In Revere’s older two-family and triple-decker housing stock, we take extra care to identify and isolate each flue serving separate floors - cross-contamination between units is a risk we eliminate before touching a brush. Learn more about our Chimney Cleaning & Sweep in Revere.

Chimney Repair
From salt-spalled brick on Ocean Avenue facings to deteriorated mortar joints in the Point of Pines, we rebuild and repoint using materials matched to coastal conditions. We source professional-grade products from HeatShield and Olympia Chimney - no builder-grade substitutes that fail in Revere’s freeze-thaw cycles. Learn more about our Chimney Repair in Revere.

Fireplace Services
Fireplace insert installation, smoke chamber parging, and damper repair for Revere’s mix of original masonry fireplaces and retrofitted heating systems. The persistent coastal humidity here raises flue condensation in occasionally used fireplaces, accelerating creosote formation - we factor that into our cleaning frequency recommendations. Learn more about our Fireplace Services in Revere.

Chimney Cap & Crown Installation
Custom-fabricated and standard caps from Gelco service in Revere and Famco, installed with proper overhang and drip edges to shed Revere’s driving nor’easter rains. The salt-laden air along Revere Beach and the Parkway corridor destroys inferior caps in half the normal lifespan - we don’t install inferior caps.

Chimney Liner & Rebuild
Stainless steel relining with DuraFlex and Revere Heatshield service for chimneys where salt corrosion and age have compromised structural integrity. In Revere’s unlined original masonry chimneys, we often find multiple flues serving different appliances - our liner sizing accounts for proper draft in each separate passage.

Neighborhoods We Serve in Revere
Our crews work across Revere regularly, with scheduling coordinated to keep response times tight throughout the city. These are the neighborhoods we know house by house:
- Revere Beach / Ocean Avenue corridor - salt corrosion capital of the city, where we probe every crown by hand
- Oak Island - dense early-20th-century housing with original multi-flue chimneys
- Point of Pines - waterfront exposure and older masonry requiring careful inspection
- West Revere / Shirley Avenue area - classic triple-decker stock with shared chimney structures
- Beachmont - mixed-era homes where heating system upgrades often outpace flue modifications
Most appointments are available within a week during peak season, sooner for urgent safety concerns.
Why Revere’s Climate & Housing Affect Chimney Cleaning
Revere sits directly on the Atlantic - Revere Beach, the country’s first public beach, runs along the city’s entire eastern edge - so residential chimneys here face salt-air corrosion of mortar joints, metal dampers, and caps at a rate that simply doesn’t exist in neighboring inland cities like Malden or Everett. Combined with a dense stock of 1920s-1940s two-family and triple-decker homes whose original unlined masonry chimneys often serve multiple flues, this means annual cleaning in Revere is inseparable from diagnosing salt-accelerated masonry decay that most inland chimney sweeps rarely encounter.
The combination of direct Atlantic coastal exposure and Boston’s nor’easter storm track means Revere chimneys endure repeated cycles of salt-laden moisture infiltration followed by hard freezes - a pattern that aggressively spalls bricks and pops mortar joints loose from the outside in, often long before any interior smoke or draft problem alerts the homeowner. Persistent coastal humidity also raises flue condensation, accelerating Stage 2 creosote formation in fireplaces used only occasionally. Technicians working the streets immediately behind Revere Beach - along Ocean Avenue and the Revere Beach Parkway corridor - routinely find chimneys where salt-crystal expansion has hollowed out mortar joints to near-failure while the interior flue still looks passable; probing the crown and upper courses by hand, not just camera, is standard practice here in a way it would not be a mile inland.
Revere’s neighborhoods are dominated by early-to-mid-20th-century two-family and triple-decker homes built with original masonry chimneys, frequently without clay tile flue liners, designed to serve multiple heating appliances on separate floors. These multi-flue chimneys require careful identification of each flue during cleaning to avoid cross-contamination of soot and to catch the creosote buildup that accumulates when lower-BTU modern heating is vented through oversized Victorian-era flue passages. A sweep who doesn’t understand this housing stock can clean one flue thoroughly while leaving another dangerously obstructed - or worse, mistake a shared smoke chamber for a single flue and miss the separation breach entirely.
Pricing for Chimney Cleaning in Revere
We publish our pricing because we’ve been burned by contractors too, and we don’t play the “come out and see” game. Here’s what chimney cleaning costs in Revere:
| Service | Price Range |
|---|---|
| Standard chimney sweep (single flue, open fireplace) | $189 - $249 |
| Standard chimney sweep (insert or stove connection) | $229 - $289 |
| Level-2 camera inspection with photo report | $279 - $459 |
| Multi-flue cleaning (two-family/triple-decker) | $329 - $449 |
| Stage 2/3 creosote removal (glazed or tar-like buildup) | $389 - $549 |
| Chimney cap installation (standard stainless) | $289 - $459 |
| Crown repair or resurfacing | $459 - $849 |
The number on your estimate is the number on your invoice - no surprises, no add-ons discovered mid-job. We also offer a $89 Seasonal Tune-Up for straightforward maintenance sweeps, $50 off any repair over $250, free second opinions on any written estimate, and a permanent 5% Senior and Veteran discount. Call (857) 597-5950 for an exact quote - estimates are free.
Service Area - Cities Near Revere
Our crews work throughout the metro Boston area, with Revere as a core service zone. We also serve homeowners in Chelsea, Everett, Nahant, and throughout Boston proper. Scheduling is coordinated from our Boston office, with local crews dispatched to each city.
Serving Revere, MA - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Revere area and know this community well. Use the map below to see our service coverage - if you’re nearby, we can almost certainly help.
FAQs About Chimney Cleaning in Revere
A standard chimney sweep in Revere costs between $189 and $289 depending on whether you have an open fireplace or a connected insert or stove. Multi-flue homes common in Revere’s two-family and triple-decker housing stock run $329 to $449. Level-2 camera inspections with photo documentation range from $279 to $459. Call (857) 597-5950 for an exact quote - estimates are free.
Not always. Many Revere chimneys with original unlined masonry can be safely used with proper cleaning frequency and draft verification. We only recommend liner installation when camera inspection shows cracked or missing clay tiles, or when a new appliance requires a correctly sized flue per manufacturer specification. You’ll see the photos yourself, and we’ll tell you plainly when work can safely wait. Call (857) 597-5950 to schedule an inspection.
The National Fire Protection Association recommends annual inspection, with cleaning as needed based on creosote accumulation. In Revere, the combination of coastal humidity and occasional fireplace use in older, oversized flues accelerates Stage 2 creosote formation - many Revere homeowners benefit from annual sweeping even with moderate use. Homes with oil or gas heating venting through the same chimney may need more frequent attention due to condensation mixing with soot. Call (857) 597-5950 to discuss your specific setup.
Skipped cleaning allows creosote to accumulate, and creosote ignites at approximately 451 degrees - well within normal fireplace operating temperatures. The result is a chimney fire, which can crack flue tiles, damage surrounding structure, and spread to the roof. In Revere’s older housing stock, where multiple flues often share a single chimney mass, a fire in one flue can compromise the separation and endanger adjacent units. Carbon monoxide infiltration through cracked masonry is the quieter risk. Neither is worth gambling on. Call (857) 597-5950 to get back on schedule.
Salt. Revere’s direct Atlantic exposure means salt-laden air corrodes metal components and accelerates masonry spalling at rates Malden and Everett simply don’t experience. The freeze-thaw cycles after nor’easter saturation pop mortar joints from the outside while the interior flue looks fine. This is why our technicians probe crowns and upper courses by hand in Revere - it’s standard practice here, not paranoia. Call (857) 597-5950 and we’ll show you what we find.
Ready to get your chimney checked? Call (857) 597-5950 - a live person answers 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. We’ll schedule your Revere appointment, confirm your upfront price, and stand behind the work with our 90-Day Done Right Promise. Done right, and we stand behind it.
Written by Russell Haines, Owner at Hearthstone Chimney Co., serving local communities for over 42 years.
What happens when you call
- 1A real person answersNo phone trees - talk to a local chimney cleaning pro.
- 2You get an upfront price rangeHonest numbers before anyone is dispatched. No surprises.
- 3We come out and measureLicensed & insured, at a time that suits you - the visit and the quote are both free.
- 4You get the price in writingLine-itemed, yours to keep, and nothing starts until you say go.
What Revere Customers Say
"Creosote buildup was worse than I realized. He measured it, put a camera up to show me the glazing on the flue, and was honest that we were closer to a chimney fire than I wanted to hear."
- Mark Bennett"Booked a sweep, and he told me it did not need one yet and to call back next season. Charged me the inspection fee and nothing else."
- Tara Delaney"Swept it, capped it, and fitted a proper damper. The downdraft smell we had lived with every summer is gone."
- Allison Doyle





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