A safe fire starts with a clean, sound flue. Delgado Chimney Care brings a no-mess sweep, a camera-backed inspection, and real masonry repair to Somerville homes — and we tell you straight when your chimney does not need the extra work.
Clean-house chimney sweeping for Somerville fireplaces, with the cap and crown checked while we are up on the roof.
Learn more →Camera-documented flue inspections for Somerville chimneys, scanning the full flue on camera to find what a flashlight misses.
Learn more →Spalled-brick and joint repair across area, addressing spalled brick before the damage runs deeper.
Learn more →Animal-and-rain cap installation in Somerville, steadying a downdraft that pushes smoke back into the room.
Learn more →Honest crown repair for Somerville masonry chimneys, with photos from the roof since you cannot see the crown yourself.
Learn more →Full chimney liner replacement for area, with footage of the failure that justifies the work.
Learn more →We tell you what your Somerville chimney needs and what it does not. If a sweep can wait or a crown only needs sealing, that is exactly what we will say — no manufactured urgency, no invented repairs.
You should never have to take a chimney crew's word for what is wrong up there. We photograph and camera-scan our findings and hand you the evidence, so every recommendation is something you can see for yourself.
Drop cloths, sealed containment, and HEPA filtration mean the soot ends up in our vacuum, not on your furniture. We leave the firebox cleaner than we found it.
When you call, we figure out what your chimney actually needs rather than booking the most expensive service by default.
Our crew shows up with everything to handle the job in one trip wherever possible, so you are not scheduling three visits for one chimney.
We protect your floors and furnishings, run containment for dust, and treat your home like we would want ours treated.
You get documentation and an honest assessment at the end — what we found, what we did, and an honest interval for the next visit.
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Medford chimney service →Delgado Chimney Care is a Somerville-based chimney company serving homeowners across the area. We sweep, inspect, reline, cap, and repair masonry chimneys — and we do it the honest way, with photo documentation, written quotes, and a flat refusal to sell you work your chimney does not need. Most of our jobs come from neighbors who were referred by neighbors, which is exactly the kind of business we set out to build.
Our Somerville crew handles the full chimney: creosote removal to clear creosote, Level 2 inspection to document what is really up there, chimney repair for leaks and failing masonry, spark arrestor cap to keep water and animals out, cracked crown repair for the slab on top, and chimney liner installation when the flue can no longer contain a fire.
Beyond Somerville itself, we cover the surrounding area — including chimney work in Cambridge, Brookline chimney care, chimney work in Newton, Quincy chimney care. If you searched for a chimney sweep near Somerville, you have already found a local crew that answers the phone.
Not sure where to start? Read How Often Does a Chimney Actually Need Sweeping in Somerville? and Why Most Somerville "Chimney Leaks" Are Really Flashing Leaks on our blog, then call when you are ready.
There is a right way and a wrong way to run a chimney business, and the wrong way is what has given the trade its bad name — the "$99 special" that becomes a thousand-dollar invoice, the invented emergency, the upsell on a sound flue. Delgado Chimney Care does the right way: honest grading, photo documentation, written quotes, and the freedom for you to say no. We would rather keep a customer for twenty years than win one job today.
Every town we cover around Somerville has its own mix of chimney types, from the brick stacks on older area homes to the metal flues on newer construction. We work all of them, and being local means we already understand the patterns: where water tends to get in, which components fail first, and how the regional weather drives the timeline on each.
The point of every service we offer is to keep a fire contained and the air in your home safe. Creosote removal lowers the chance of a flue fire. An intact liner keeps the heat from reaching the structure. A clear, capped flue vents combustion gases the way it should instead of pushing them back inside. These are not abstract concerns — chimney fires and carbon monoxide incidents happen every winter, and good maintenance is what prevents them.
The "once a year or else" line is marketing, not code. Here is the honest answer for Somerville fireplace owners, based on how much and what you burn.
Read more →Water staining near the chimney almost never means the flue is the problem. Here is what is actually letting water into Somerville homes — and how to tell.
Read more →Buying or selling a Somerville home, or just had a chimney fire? Here is exactly what a Level 2 inspection covers and why the camera matters.
Read more →That is exactly what an inspection answers. Once a year you get the flue looked at; if the buildup is approaching a quarter inch it is time, and if it is basically clean you can skip the sweep. We follow that standard rather than selling a sweep on a calendar.
It varies by service, but you will always get the number before we start. We quote sweeps and inspections up front and repairs after we have actually seen the chimney, in writing. No bait pricing, no surprise invoices.
It is the meaningful credential in this trade, and it reflects training in proper, safe chimney work. More important to you day to day is how we operate: HEPA-clean methods, written documentation, honest grading, and up-front quotes on every Somerville job. We are happy to talk through our standards when you call.
Everything a masonry chimney needs: sweeping, inspection, relining, cap installation, crown repair, and full masonry repair — plus the diagnosis to figure out which you actually need. One Somerville crew handles the whole chimney, so you are not juggling separate contractors.
From the first sweep to a full crown rebuild, you get one Somerville crew, one honest assessment, and photos of every job — not a sales pitch.