Safe Sweep Chimney

Two employees, and a work list that runs from a routine sweep to FireGuard relining — Safe Sweep Chimney is a small Bourne outfit that describes itself as family-owned and owner-operated by Brian Burkhead. Its site says Burkhead has about 37 years of hands-on chimney and masonry work behind him, trained under master mason Emerson Coleman, and graduated from the International Masonry Institute. The services the company lists are broad for its size: sweeping and cleaning, chimney repair and masonry, stainless steel and FireGuard relining, waterproofing, caps, and Level 2 video inspections, across Cape Cod, the South Shore, the South Coast and Newport County in Rhode Island. BBB files the business under Mason Contractors, which lines up with that masonry emphasis. What is missing is other people's accounts of the work. One neighbor on Nextdoor in North Dartmouth, posting in January 2026, passed along the company's phone number and called him thorough and reasonably priced — and the number in that post matches the one the business publishes. That single post is the whole of the independent word-of-mouth here, which is why no rating is given. Two details to pin down before booking. The site claims 30 years in business while BBB records the business as starting 1/1/2017 with two employees, so ask what the company's own history is as distinct from the owner's years in the trade. BBB also lists it as not accredited and Not Rated, saying it has insufficient information to issue a grade, and the Certified Chimney Professional credential comes from the company's own site rather than a registry. For a Level 2 video inspection before a sale, or a liner replacement on an older Cape house, this is a reasonable call to make. Ask which body issued the chimney certification, and for a couple of recent local addresses you can call.