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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AfterMeet the Framingham Team Behind Level Two Chimney Framingham
We’re the crew that shows up at your door in Framingham with a uniform, a license number, and a camera. Every sweep, liner check, and crown repair we do gets logged under the same standard we’ve kept since 2009. What ties us together isn’t a handbook; it’s the habit of writing the price down before we start, taking the photo before we leave, and making it right if we didn’t get it right the first time.
Our People
Corrine Halstead, Owner
I started Level Two Chimney in 2009 after watching too many homeowners in Framingham get a verbal “ballpark” that doubled once the tech was already on the roof. I built this company on the Haven Standard because I wanted customers to know exactly what they’re paying for, exactly what was found, and exactly who to call if something isn’t right. I’m still the person who answers when the office line rings at odd hours, and I still climb when a job needs a second set of eyes. My rule: describe what you measured, then say what it means. A flue full of third-degree creosote is not a great look, but the customer needs the measurement, not the drama.
Marcus T., Lead Technician
Marcus has been running sweeps and Level 2 inspections in Middlesex County for fourteen years. He’s CSIA-certified and specializes in masonry evaluation, which means he’s the one we send when a Framingham homeowner hears loose brick rattling down the flue or spots spalling on the exterior crown. Marcus carries a moisture meter on every job and will show you the reading before he tells you what it means. Off the clock, he restores vintage motorcycles in his garage in Marlborough and brings the same patience to both.
Dana L., Senior Installer
Dana handles our liner pulls, stainless steel installs, and full rebuilds from the roofline up. She came to us from commercial HVAC in 2017 and took to chimney work because she likes systems you can see from end to end. Dana is certified in HeatShield cerfractory resurfacing and DuraFlex liner installation, and she’s particular about smoke chamber parging, which most homeowners never see but every fire depends on. She lives in Natick, commutes with a toolbox and a coffee thermos that never seems to empty, and keeps a running list of every cricket she’s had to fabricate because the original builder skipped it.
Raj P., Service Coordinator
Raj is the voice you hear when you call (508) 850-0489 at 10 PM on a Saturday because you smelled something odd from the fireplace. He schedules every Framingham appointment, confirms the written scope and price before dispatch, and texts you when your technician is en route. Raj came to us from hotel operations, which explains why he remembers that you have a dog that barks at beeping sounds or that your driveway in Saxonville is too steep for the big van. He tracks every photo record to make sure Clause 4 of the Haven Standard gets met, and he’s the one who follows up three days after a job to ask if anything felt off.
Elena V., Apprentice Technician
Elena joined us in 2023 after completing the chimney technology program at a New England trade school. She rides with Marcus or Dana on every job until she’s cleared to run her own sweeps, and she’s already handled solo cap and crown installs on single-story Framingham homes under supervision. Elena asks more questions than anyone on the crew, which is the point of an apprenticeship. She grew up in a house with a wood stove in Ashland and remembers her father guessing at whether the chimney was “probably fine.” She’s here so fewer families guess.
One Standard, Every Job
Every technician on this page works under the Haven Standard, which means the same thing in Framingham that it means at any Level Two location in the network. Clause 1: written price, written scope, written warranty before work starts. Clause 4: documented photo record on every visit, archived, not optional. The 365-Day Done Right Promise backs every job we book. We’re independently owned and operated, not a franchise, and we source materials through Haven’s buying network, DuraFlex to Copperfield, to keep customer prices honest. When you call (508) 850-0489, you reach a live person, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. No voicemail. No web form. Just the crew.
Written by Corrine Halstead, Owner at Level Two Chimney Framingham, serving Framingham since 2009.