Level 1 sweep and inspection to the NFPA 211 annual standard - flue, crown, cap, and flashing checked and photographed
Chimney sweep logs do not sweep chimneys. They loosen some creosote - which then falls where a brush and vacuum still have to collect it.
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Chimney cleaning in Brentwood costs between $189 and $329 for a standard inspection and sweeping, and most jobs are completed in under two hours. That range covers the majority of the Cape Cods and ranches we work on between Washington Avenue and the Southern State Parkway. If you’re calling from Brentwood, you’ll reach a live person at (934) 935-3847, and Wendell or one of his crew will give you an honest number before a single tool comes off the truck.
We’ve been inside more Brentwood chimneys than we can count. Most of them are oil-flue systems attached to homes built between 1950 and 1975, and most of them haven’t been looked at in years. That’s not a judgment, it’s just what we find when we pull the cap and run the camera. If you want to know what’s actually going on up there, we’ll show you the footage and tell you straight whether it needs work or can wait.
Call (934) 935-3847 for a free estimate. No trip charge inside the service county, and a 10% discount for seniors and veterans, always.
What happens when you call
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A real person answersNo phone trees - you reach a local pro.
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You get an upfront price rangeHonest numbers before anyone is dispatched.
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A background-checked tech heads outLicensed & insured, dispatched right away.
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You approve before work beginsNothing starts until you say go.
Why Brentwood Homeowners Choose Top Hat Chimney
Top Hat Chimney is owned by Wendell Pike, who founded the company in 1999. That’s over 29 years of answering the phone, driving the truck, and standing behind the work. Wendell puts his name and license number on every job, and he backs each one with a 90-Day Done Right Promise in writing: if it’s not done right, one call brings him back at no additional cost. The number you hear on the phone is the number on the invoice. No surprises at the door.
Brentwood homeowners call us from neighborhoods like Elmore Estates, Twin Oaks, and the streets north of the Pilgrim State area. They tell us the same thing: they got burned by a national outfit that quoted one price, sent a stranger, and was unreachable afterward. Wendell is the difference. He answers the phone, he shows up in uniform, and you’ll probably run into him again at the hardware store. Ask anyone on your street.
Every job includes a camera inspection and a photo report. Not because it’s fancy, but because you should be able to see what we see. That’s the plain truth of it.
Chimney Cleaning Services We Offer in Brentwood
Chimney Cleaning & Sweep
A standard cleaning removes soot, creosote, and the acidic oil deposits that build up inside flue tiles. We run a brush top to bottom, vacuum everything out, and run a camera through the flue before we call it done. First-degree creosote is a brush job. Third-degree is a glaze, catch it early.
Learn more about our Chimney Cleaning & Sweep in Brentwood.
Chimney Repair
Brentwood’s freeze-thaw cycles are rough on mortar joints. We repoint brick, repair crowns, and replace cracked flue tiles when the camera shows damage that can’t wait. If the repair is over $200, take $40 off, that’s a standing offer.
Learn more about our Chimney Repair in Brentwood.
Fireplace Services
From damper replacement to full fireplace rebuilds, we handle the firebox as carefully as the flue. A lot of Brentwood homes have decorative fireplaces sharing a chimney with the oil burner, and that shared-flue setup needs an experienced eye. Your flue doesn’t care how the fire looks. It cares how it breathes.
Learn more about our Fireplace Services in Brentwood.
Chimney Cap & Crown
Salt-laden air from the Great South Bay eats away at crowns faster than most homeowners expect. We install and repair caps and crowns that keep rain, birds, and debris out of a chimney that already works plenty hard for this humidity. A good crown can add years to a 1960s chimney.
Learn more about chimney cap and crown work in Brentwood.
Chimney Liner & Rebuild
When the camera shows a cracked or missing clay tile, we don’t guess at it. We show you the footage and walk you through the options, including HeatShield resurfacing and DuraFlex stainless liners. Nothing is recommended without evidence you can see yourself.
Chimney liner and rebuild options in Brentwood.
Neighborhoods We Serve in Brentwood
We work all over Brentwood, from the streets south of the Long Island Rail Road tracks to the neighborhoods near Islip town line. Typical response time is same-week, and we’ll give you a real arrival window, not a four-hour guess. Call (934) 935-3847 and we’ll set it up.
- Elmore Estates
- Twin Oaks
- Brentwood North
- Pilgrim State area
- Streets off Washington Avenue
Why Brentwood’s Climate & Housing Affect Chimney Cleaning
Brentwood’s postwar housing boom produced block after block of Cape Cods and ranch homes built in the 1950s through the 1970s, nearly all heated by oil-fired systems. Long Island has one of the highest per-capita rates of home heating oil use in the nation. That means most chimney cleaning calls here aren’t about wood-burning fireplaces but about aging clay-tile oil-flue liners, now 50 to 70 years old, that have been silently degraded by the acidic, sulfurous condensate of oil combustion for decades.
Sitting in the middle of Long Island, Brentwood also catches salt-laden, high-humidity air from the Great South Bay and surrounding waterways year-round. That moisture accelerates spalling and mortar joint erosion. Then winter’s freeze-thaw cycles drive water into the deteriorating joints and crack clay flue tiles from the outside in. A chimney that survived forty winters may not survive the next one. Once a year, burn or no burn. Chimneys break in the off-season too.
Pricing for Chimney Cleaning in Brentwood
We charge by the job, not by the hour. A standard chimney cleaning and camera inspection in Brentwood runs $189 to $329 depending on flue height, accessibility, and how long it’s been since the last sweep. If the camera finds damage that needs repair, you get a written quote with photos before any work proceeds. You can always get a second opinion, and we’ll match any competitor’s written estimate for the same scope.
- Standard chimney cleaning and inspection: $189-$329
- Oil-flue cleaning with camera report: $229-$379
- Chimney cap replacement: $195-$540
- Crown repair: $325-$850
- Liner resurfacing (HeatShield): quoted after camera inspection
Seniors and veterans always get 10% off. Repairs over $200 get $40 off. No trip charge inside the county. Call (934) 935-3847 for an exact quote, estimates are free.
Service Area - Cities Near Brentwood
We also work regularly in Central Islip, Islip, Brightwaters, and Islip Terrace. If you’re in one of those towns, we’ll be there the same week.
Serving Brentwood, NY - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Brentwood area and know this community well. Use the map below to see our service coverage - if you’re nearby, we can almost certainly help.
FAQs About Chimney Cleaning in Brentwood
A standard chimney cleaning in Brentwood costs $189 to $329, which includes a camera inspection and a written photo report. Oil-flue cleanings run slightly higher because the acidic deposits take more time to remove properly. Call (934) 935-3847 for an exact quote for your home.
Once a year, even if you don’t burn wood. Oil-fired systems in Brentwood produce acidic soot that builds up inside flue tiles, and Brentwood’s humidity and freeze-thaw cycles accelerate masonry damage. A yearly look catches problems before they become liner replacements.
Ask for the camera footage. We show every Brentwood homeowner the video of their flue before recommending any liner work. If the tiles are intact and the mortar is sound, we say so. If there’s a crack or missing tile, you’ll see it with your own eyes, and you’re welcome to get a second opinion, free.
In Brentwood, the main risk is a chimney fire or carbon monoxide leaking into the house. Oil-fired flues with heavy soot deposits can restrict draft, and cracked liners can allow CO into living spaces. The camera footage and a plain-English verdict, every time, no exceptions.
Yes. We clean chimneys in Brentwood year-round, and winter is when many homeowners call because that’s when the system is working hardest. Cold weather and salt air don’t stop the work. If you’re burning oil, don’t wait until spring.
Call Top Hat Chimney in Brentwood
If your chimney hasn’t been looked at in a few years, call (934) 935-3847. Wendell answers the phone, gives you a real number, and shows up with a camera and a crew that’s background-checked and in uniform. Free estimate, no pressure, and if it doesn’t need cleaning, he’ll tell you that too.
Written by Wendell Pike, Owner at Top Hat Chimney, serving Long Island since 1999.
What happens when you call
- 1A real person answersNo phone trees - talk to a local chimney cleaning pro.
- 2You get an upfront price rangeHonest numbers before anyone is dispatched. No surprises.
- 3We come out and measureLicensed & insured, at a time that suits you - the visit and the quote are both free.
- 4You get the price in writingLine-itemed, yours to keep, and nothing starts until you say go.
What Brentwood Customers Say
"Converted our old wood burner to gas and took the time to talk me out of the fancier insert I had picked out because it would have been wrong for the size of the room."
- Duane Kittering"Wendell has swept our chimney every autumn for six years now. He knows the flue better than I know it and he tells me when it does not need doing, which is not something most trades will admit to."
- Eleanor Prescott"He repointed the crown and waterproofed the stack, and two winters on there is not a damp mark on the ceiling where there used to be one every February."
- Harold Vance