Old Tyme Chimney Sweep Inc.

Old Tyme Chimney Sweep, Inc. is a Buzzards Bay chimney company working across Cape Cod on sweeps, inspections, leak and masonry repair, liners, caps, dampers and re-flashing, plus fireplace and wood-stove servicing. The Better Business Bureau records the business as trading since 1996 and incorporated in 2017 under owner Daniel P Hill, and the company itself claims about three decades of work. Its credential is confirmed rather than claimed: Massachusetts registry records an active Home Improvement Contractor registration, 192462, held by OLD TYME CHIMNEY SWEEP, INC - the same number the company prints on its own website. The review record is small but recent and unusually consistent about one thing: honesty on what does NOT need doing. A 2026 reviewer said the crew took roof photos, explained what they found and said plainly that the issues did not need fixing right now, giving a written quote for later; another was told by a different company that the whole chimney needed replacing and says Old Tyme found only a cracked cap and some patchwork; a third describes them declining to sell anything extra. In a March 2026 review a customer whose wood/coal stove another firm had refused after charging $395 said Old Tyme came within a few days and swept the chimney and cleaned the stove. Responsiveness comes up repeatedly: a Friday-after-five voicemail returned within the hour with the technician on site the next day, a Sunday call returned early Monday and fitted in, and a next-afternoon chimney cap after a squirrel got in. Named technicians - Ken, Dan, Josh, Kenny and Terry - recur across the reviews. What to ask about before booking: the record is almost entirely five-star and comes from one platform, and the BBB profile carries an A+ rating while stating the business is NOT BBB accredited - two separate facts. BBB also lists a single employee against a company that reviewers describe as a crew, so confirm who will actually be on your roof, and get the written estimate the reviews praise.