Professional chimney sweep done right — for Burrillville and beyond.
Matts & Sons Chimney provides chimney sweep services in Burrillville, including chimney sweep & cleaning, chimney inspection (levels i, ii & iii), chimney liner installation & replacement, and more. Every job is handled by licensed, insured technicians with upfront written pricing, and backed by a workmanship guarantee — free estimates for all of Burrillville and nearby areas.
A thorough chimney sweep is the single most important maintenance step you can take for any wood-burning system — especially in an older Burrillville home where the chimney may have gone years without professional attention. Our technicians use professional-grade rotary brushes, HEPA-filtered vacuums, and video scanning to remove every layer of creosote, glazed tar deposits, and debris from your firebox, smoke shelf, smoke chamber, and flue liner. We protect your living space with drop cloths and seal the firebox during cleaning so not a speck of soot enters your home. Every sweep appointment also includes a basic visual inspection so we can flag any developing masonry or liner issues before they become expensive emergencies. Honest, detailed, and genuinely thorough.
Request this service →Not every chimney inspection delivers the same picture of your system's health. Matts & Sons performs all three CSIA-defined inspection levels, matching the right scope to your situation. A Level I visual check is ideal for annually maintained systems. A Level II inspection — which includes video camera scanning of the entire flue — is required when you're buying or selling a home, after a chimney fire, or when switching fuel types. Level III is a deep-access investigation for suspected serious structural damage. In Burrillville's older housing stock, we frequently discover hidden issues behind brick faces that look perfectly fine from the outside: cracked clay tile joints, separated liner sections, and collapsed smoke chambers. Our written inspection reports are clear, photo-documented, and ready to hand to your real estate agent or insurance provider.
Request this service →Many of Burrillville's chimneys were built before modern flue liner standards existed, and countless others have clay liners that have simply reached the end of their serviceable life. A compromised liner is not just an efficiency problem — it is a carbon monoxide and house-fire risk. Matts & Sons installs stainless steel flexible liner systems and cast-in-place poured liners, both of which restore a properly sized, smooth-walled flue channel that vents combustion gases safely and improves draft dramatically. We also size liners correctly for the specific appliance — whether you're running a traditional wood-burning fireplace, an insert, a pellet stove, or a gas appliance. Every liner installation is performed to current Rhode Island building code, and we pull the appropriate permits when required so your work is fully documented and your homeowner's insurance remains intact.
Request this service →Mortar joints on a Burrillville chimney face brutal freeze-thaw cycles every winter — water infiltrates hairline cracks, freezes, expands, and systematically breaks mortar apart year after year. Left unaddressed, this process eventually destabilizes the brick courses themselves, leading to leaning stacks, fallen crowns, or full chimney rebuilds. Our tuckpointing work removes deteriorated mortar to the proper depth and replaces it with correctly matched, weather-resistant mortar so the repair blends visually and performs structurally. We also repair or rebuild chimney crowns, replace damaged brick courses, restore fireboxes, and repoint the critical flashing zone where the chimney meets the roof. Whether your chimney needs a few hours of spot tuckpointing or a complete above-the-roofline rebuild, Matts & Sons has the masonry background to do it right the first time.
Request this service →A missing or damaged chimney cap is one of the most common — and most preventable — sources of chimney damage we find in Burrillville. Without a cap, every rainstorm drives water directly into the flue, accelerating mortar deterioration and rusting the damper. Wildlife like raccoons, squirrels, and starlings will nest in uncapped flues, creating blockages and introducing debris and parasites. We supply and install heavy-gauge stainless steel and copper chimney caps with proper spark arrestor mesh, sized precisely for your flue dimensions. We also service and replace both traditional throat dampers and energy-efficient top-mount dampers that seal the flue when the fireplace isn't in use — significantly reducing winter heat loss through older, drafty chimneys common in northern Rhode Island homes.
Request this service →Rhode Island's climate delivers rain, sleet, and ice in heavy doses, and a Burrillville chimney absorbs all of it. Brick and mortar are inherently porous materials — without proper protection, moisture works its way in, stains interior walls, rusts dampers, and destroys liner mortar joints from the inside out. Our waterproofing process begins with a thorough cleaning and inspection of the crown, cap, flashing, and brick surface. We then apply a vapor-permeable penetrating sealer formulated specifically for masonry — not a surface paint that traps moisture behind it. For flashing failures, we remove the old counterflashing, properly step-flash the new course into the brick, and seal with flexible roofing caulk rated for thermal movement. Stopping moisture intrusion early is almost always far less expensive than the structural repairs moisture damage eventually demands.
Request this service →Fast response, upfront pricing, and workmanship guaranteed. Get your free estimate today.