Marblehead Chimney

A 70-year-old chimney falling apart, sub-freezing weather, and two men grinding out every joint of a double-flue stack until the brick looked new — that March 2026 job is the clearest picture of what Marblehead Chimney gets called for. Despite the name, the company works out of Danvers and covers Boston's North Shore, doing sweeps, inspections and repairs. Its site describes a family business handed master-to-apprentice to a fourth generation, with Cody and Migdalia Stamm-O'Toole named as the owners after a prior owner announced his retirement; the company puts its own run at about 25 years. Its Massachusetts home improvement contractor registration, number 215157, is active and held in the company's own name. The written history is small but consistent — eight reviews from 2022 to 2026, averaging 4.5 on Google — and the same two first names, Cody and Andrew, keep turning up in them. A January 2026 reviewer described an inspection and a re-point; another that month credited the crew with clean, careful repair work at fair pricing. A 2024 customer made a point of saying nobody tried to upsell them. Another January 2026 comment came from a repeat client who had a large wood stove and liner installed a couple of years earlier and has had the company back several times since for sweeps and maintenance. On Reddit in 2022, a homeowner asking about a chimney rebuild was pointed to the company by someone who had used them for a re-seal and was happy with the result, though they mentioned a wait of a few weeks for an appointment. The one real complaint is about scheduling rather than workmanship: a 2022 reviewer said the company cancelled on them twice on the day of the appointment and called it unprofessional. A January 2026 reviewer pushed back on that, arguing sweeps have to call off work when roof conditions are unsafe. Both can be true — so pin down what happens if weather or the schedule slips, and how fast you would be rebooked. One other thing to square up: the site claims a standard set over 25 years, while its BBB profile — an A+ grade, not accredited — lists 14 years in business and a single employee. For a sweep, an inspection, a re-point or a liner on the North Shore, this is a small, licensed outfit with a short but unbroken run of praise for tidy, unhurried work. Book ahead, and confirm the appointment window before you build a day around it.