Affordable Chimney Solutions

Ray and his son Hunter run this Hudson chimney outfit as a two-man crew, and the review that says the most arrived in April 2026, from a homeowner who had been quoted $25,000 by what they called a scam fireplace-repair company out of Manchester. They called Ray instead, and described him and Hunter as true professionals who care about people. The fixes get named. A July 2026 customer came in under other quotes and had backdraft problems solved with a new chimney lining. In a January 2026 review, another homeowner got next-day service, a cleaning and a fireplace repair, with everything explained first. A June 2026 reviewer noted the pair left no mess to clean up. Ray's name appears in half the Google reviews behind the 4.2 average from 27 ratings, usually with Hunter's beside it. The low reviews are mostly about reaching them, not about the chimney work. A 2024 customer who had used them for three years said replies to calls and texts took three to four weeks while a condo chimney inspection waited. In 2023, and again in 2022, homeowners described appointments where nobody showed and voicemails went unreturned. A January 2024 reviewer found Ray candid about price but, in his words, liable to take things personally. The company's site describes a family-owned business of fifth-generation masons covering Nashua, Salem, Manchester, Concord and a dozen other Southern New Hampshire towns, with work running past sweeping to lining, repointing, wood-stove installs, and dryer-vent and gutter cleaning. Good call for a cleaning, a lining or a stove install from someone willing to tell you the work isn't needed — a 2021 customer who asked for a look before first use was told the chimney didn't need cleaning, and got a lesson in caring for it instead. Pin the appointment to a date in writing, settle how you will reach them once the job is booked, and confirm insurance and scope before any repair starts.