Never came back to install wood stove for the permit to be inspected per building dept in Warwick & my homeowners insurance. We called several times and they ghosted us. We even went to their place of business in Aponaug and the man there working out of his garage said somebody would contact us. To this date nobody has ever contacted us. Fortunately, I don't owe any money because I only paid 2/3s. Never paid the balance of $8000 because they never finished the job. read more

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Fraudulent company that didn't complete work to code. They offered discounts to close the deal. They called from multiple numbers once they butchered the work. The plumber that came out after them was horrified and asked if it was professionally done. Such a nightmare. read more

This business is horrible. They damaged my roof and backyard furniture to the point both had to be replaced at my expense. I threw them off the job before the chimney was finished. I spoke with the manager and the owner who lives out of state. Neither did anything to fix my damaged property. Their insurance company was just as bad. Never came out the review the damage even after several calls. Gave them one star only to post my review. read more

Got elite chimney solutions to replace our chimney liner. They gave us a good price if I paid cash. Sadly I agreed. Just felt they were unprofessional from giving a quote at the beginning to after the job was finished. Felt pressured and they were very pushy at the beginning. The bulk head doors were left open and the floor was somewhat dirty though they did try to clean it up. There was also a water leak after they left for which we had to call the plumber emergently, not sure if it was related. read more

Do not hire this company (see previous reviews and pictures). I believe any 5 star reviews you read are either the owner or employees of the company. They lie and will take your money regardless of the sub par / non code work they do. Edwin is not the owner as he claimed he was, it is a women named Denise who lives in another state. I spoke to the owner as well as the office manager and got more lies and push back. How low will this company go? When I contacted Edwin for the estimate and start date, he stated was an accountant by trade and that he inherited the company from his sick father after his passing. His father told him to keep the business going. What kind of person would say something that? to get a sale? Please read the negative reviews as they are true. I hope this helps and I hope your future project(s) turn out great! God Bless! read more

Terrible company quick money grab only it it for their money once you pay they'll never contact you back. Horrible work. Delete all their Google reviews that are bad to make it seem like they're amazing which is the complete opposite. Do not hire read more

Elite came out same day and started work as well. New stainless flue liner installed and Chimney demolished abd reconstructed. Entire crew very respectful of me and my property. Cleaned up afterwards. Very conscientious and they did a beautiful job. read more

This company needs a negitive 10 stars. Total cons. Edwin Riveria even lied on Yelp and wrote a review about the company which is nothing nothing but a front, no such office, yard, etc. He drives his truck home in Warwick everyday. I was pressured and paid Edwin Rivera, who held himself out as the owner of this company, per him and the woman named Gina who answers the phone for ALL fake businesses in differant states. OH BTW his license on the contract is also BS. He said he could put a fence up for us and pressured my 72 yr old husband to give him a $7,500 dp in a check made out to him. Even though my husband made it out to the company Edwin Rieira refused it and strongly insisted it was to be made in his name only. Edwin Riveira was very intimidating and pushy. Edwin R. NEVER took measurements, never asked about dig safe. NEVER asked about a town permit. We told him and the person named Gina who answers the phone that very same day that we resind the contract. As per our legal right w/in 3 days. Neither Gina or Edwin Riveria will return calls. $7.500.00 is alot of money to ROB from seniors or anyone for that matter. Edwin Rivera should not have cashed the check immediatly from recieving it. He said he had all the products at his companies property, which they do not have, it's a front. He has a FAKE office. Where does Gina work?? Her (their) kitchen? So, with that he didn't need the dp to buy any fencing. ANOTHER LIE. This man should be in JAIL! THIS IS SUCH A LIE TO CON YOU!!!! PLEASE BEWARE Honesty, Integrity, Efficiency We service the entire state of Rhode Island! read more

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We have an 18th century house with a chimney that needed a bluestone cap. Elite found the right stone and installed it for us. They were super responsive, and the guys who did the work were courteous, tidy, quick and efficient. It was a pleasure to have them on our roof! read more

Had to retain a lawyer to try to get reimbursed for the terrible job they did at my house repairing chimney. We paid $7000 and need to have another chimney company come in to clean the mess. They will not even return my lawyers call and the letter if demand he sent them was returned undeliverable. Bad company. Do not hire read more

I just got a call about getting my chimney cleaned for a reasonable rate. I was told the company name was Home Solution and that they were a local company, right from the town I live in in CT. I never agree to anything without checking. I got their phone number and said we'd call back if we needed a chimney cleaning. Before hanging up, I said "ok, and you are out of (my town in CT)?" and he gave me a not very convincing "yes". Red flag #1. When I looked up Home Solution, I found nothing. When I did a reverse phone look up, I got Elite Chimney Solutions, out of Boston, MA. Why are they hiding who they really are? Red flag #2. Maybe they subcontract the work out, but why is there no record then of Home Solution? And all the bad Yelp reviews? Red flag #3. They won't be getting a callback from me! read more

Avoid Elite Chimney/Elite Home Solutions! Company did not follow code sizing requirements and caused smoke and fumes to fill my house jeopardizing the health and safety of my family. Ultimately they had to remove the undersized chimney liner because it was non code and didn't work, but they refused to provide a refund. If you have had a similar experience, contact the state Attorney General's office. Again don't use this company but if for some reason you still choose to, do yourself a favor and get a copy of the company's bond information and verify it with the bond company before you hire them. read more

Stay well away! Yes, the other 1 star reviews are accurate. Yes, this company is shady AF. And while I was away, someone from the company showed up to my home, opened the front door, walked right in, closed the door, only to walk out a couple minutes later. So shady. Avoid at all cost. read more

Lowlifes think cold calling is a way to get business. I would NEVER use any bottomfeeding companies that resort to such a trash concept. Do Not Call list violation reported. read more

I wanted to have my flues for fireplaces cleaned, and my partner contacted Elite, based upon reviews here. The day of the work, the appointment was delayed by a few hours, but we did get a phone call alerting us to the delay. Guys arrived and did a cleaning and inspection of flues. Based on their descriptors, I am lucky my house never burned to ground because of the conditions of the flues. Provided me with a VIEW of an estimate to do work. I foolishly had them do a stainless flue liner in ONE flue. $3187 later I have a stainless liner priced at $95/foot, which can be purchased for 20% of that on line, charged for 30 feet, but only~23 feet were used for the job. They left the beige tile floor and grout on the basement floor looking as though they used no drop cloth to prevent getting refractory cement all over the tile and grout, left literally pounds of old fireplace cement on the floor around the boiler, and may have made a vestigial attempt at cleaning the floor. I spent hours cleaning the dried cement off the tiles and grout. The supervisor of the crew took a lot of pictures of the three flues, and said he would send them so I could plan for future fireplace flue work. Three days after my check was cashed, still no pictures or written estimate for future multi thousand dollar relining each of the two fireplace flues. Two hours (maybe) of work by two guys for just shy of $3200 is not what I would call a good deal; and if their flue work was no better than their cleanup work, woe is me. I used a check rather than pay a 4% "convenience fee" which is not mentioned during the talk of the estimate, and they had not left the estimate visible to be seen for anything other than the scary descriptors of impending doom; the estimate disappeared when they commenced their work. My review would be no stars if that could be done. Not a satisfied customer. read more

I received a cold call offering chimney cleaning and was told the company was Home Solutions. I agreed to have chimney cleaned. Afterwards I realized I had a conflict. So far I have left 3 messages saying I need to reschedule but the answering machine says it's Elite Chimney. As I haven't had any response I'm not going forward. Sounds very fishy. read more

Yeah, this operation took advantage of my 88 year old mother in CT recently, they tried to take her for several thousands of dollars and she negotiated to get it done for half the price, claiming they had some flu mechanism for somebody else that canceled. Now they keep telling her that they will come back to get things fixed. Good thing they never return, I can't imagine what is next. They are so slippery, they need to be put out of business. She is out thousands and the chimney is worse than before. read more

Allen and Joseph make an amazing team! They moved a 700+ lb. stove into my basement (they did bring in one more guy to help with this part, thank god), connected it and installed a stainless steel liner in my chimney (two story house with hip roof) in one afternoon with some finishing touches the next morning. They were up front, professional, friendly, and knowledgeable. They were happy to take the time to answer any questions that I had, and explained all of the components of the job in relation to the specific situation presented my house and existing systems and the related costs. I agree with Edwin, that they were not the cheapest nor the most expensive, which is generally the one you want to choose. I cannot tell you how happy and relieved I am that I went with Elite Chimney Solutions/RI! read more

Stay away! Getting them to complete a job we paid for was a Herculean task. After they fail to complete the service you pay for, you'll be facing hours and hours and HOURRRRS of phone calls, emails, etc. They'll promise you a resolution and will then fail to deliver the smallest tasks. "We will call you back tomorrow by 5 pm, we promise"? Doesn't matter. You'll get no call back. I can't recommend any more highly that you avoid this company. Read their reviews on Yelp, Google, Better Business Bureau, etc. They prey on senior citizens who may not be tech savvy enough to check online ratings. They get most of their business via telemarketing. They're based in Long Island and contract with local, crappy vendors, setting up local shell companies under the name Elite. This also makes it hard and complicated to speak to the local people who will be doing work at your home. Stay away. read more

Biggest joke ever. No showed to three appointments in a two year time frame. When they cold called the third time, I told them they no showed twice. The sales women seemed shocked and apologetic. I almost think the whole thing is a scam. read more

As close to a scam as you can get. They charged $2000 for chimney work. I was amazed that the work took a total of 30 minutes and they only did half of what we had agreed to. At a $4,000/hr rate, I would say dermatologists and heart surgeons are in the wrong business. Try calling them - you will get a voicemail for a reason. They avoid angry customers like covid. We were thinking of suing them in small claims, but realistically collecting would have just added to the misery. AVOID these people at all costs. read more

Elite Chimney Solutions gave us an estimate for chimney and fireplace repair. included: install stainless steel lining system, smoke tite seal throat of fireplace, install 8 by 13 stainless steel cap, reinstall cleaned damper and point firebox. The company installed new stainless steel liner system, did NOT smoke tite seal entire throat of fireplace. After the installation, smoke and toxic fumes came into the room. They said they had installed a liner that was too narrow. They installed a larger 9 inch liner. It was only 8 inch. They charged us another $1,500 to remove the 6 inch liner and replace it. They broke some of the original ceramic liner to make room for the larger liner. After this second installation, smoke and toxic fumes still came into the room. To this date, we are unable to use the fireplace.An independent bbb accredited specialist inspected the chimney and said that the throat of the fire chamber was not sealed, that the sealant used on the chimney cap was below grade and caused fumes to enter the chimney and that they had not sealed additional gaps in the flu. They said that using the fireplace was a fire hazard. We paid Elite Chimney Solutions $5,400 for an unusable fireplace. We took them to Small Claims Court and issued an civil arrest warrant against them. read more

I haven't used this company, but beware! They cold call me all the time. They said their office was out of Goffstown NH. There is no proof their office is there, and thought it was sketchy all together. Price went from 50, 90, and then settled on 70.00 for a fireplace chimney cleaning. read more

Horrible company. Received a pretty low estimate and attributed it to them wanting additional business due to COVID. A couple of guys showed up pretty late to the appointment and started their selling pitch right away. They literally spent 10 minutes cleaning two chimneys and did a horrible job. I guess you get what you pay for... DO NOT USE THIS COMPANY read more

They cold called a ton and I finally agreed to a cleaning. When they came out it seemed the purpose was to upsell from the start. So much he was going to do for me cause I was special. We ended up declining the service. He charged for the cleaning which I know was never done. For 99 dollars, we sad thousands. Live and learn. I was beat tired from working the night before. I just wanted them gone. read more

Terrible drivers. One of their commercial vans was weaving around using the highway shoulders to pass traffic near Watertown Mass!

We had a great experience with this company. Gina was awesome. She made sure I knew exactly what to expect for my appt and called me when the tech was on the way. Joseph, our tech was amazing also. We needed some work done and I never felt pressured to do it immediately. He explained what part was most important and what could wait to be done. The work he did was fantastic and I would definitely recommend this company. We will be going back to them to complete the work that needs to be done at a later date without any hesitation. read more

I had elite chimney solutions come to my house on two 1523 for an estimate on a liner for my chimney. The gentleman Ed showed up smelling like a marijuana factory who does that who sends it personnel to a house when you're stoned out of that tree that's a liability I would never hire a company like that. Then the gentleman gave me a quote and told me if I paid him in cash I wouldn't have to pay taxes on it, that sounds like some shady business to me. I had to give them one star, but I would've never even given them a review. then said that if I agreed right now, he could do it for 2500 and he would do it right that second you're going to do it at 6 o'clock at night after you've already been late. No phone call from the company do you think I'm gonna let you touch my house while you're wasted, this company shouldn't even be in business. You should see the ratings on the Better Business Bureau. read more

Way overpriced and slipshod operation. Came to work without needed materials (as specified in the estimate and despite 2 prior email reminders) or equipment. They had to return to get cap materials. They borrowed my ladder and then let it fall damaging my new fiberglass gutters. Attempted to avoid state tax by asking me to write a check to the owner instead of the firm. read more

We hired this company to do an inspection and cleaning of our fireplace back in January of this year.... Was told numerous things needed to be repaired or replaced such as caps on top of the chimney, Flashing around the chimney since our chimney was leaking into our house.... After $3300 worth of work we thought all was good.... We had such an extremely dry summer with little or no rain so thought nothing of it.... Well now that we have had some serious rain storms lately the leak they supposedly fixed is just as bad if not worse!!!!! I had a scheduled appointment this past Thursday between 12-3 and not 1 person showed up AT ALL... The only response I finally got was after I sent a message saying why was I still waiting and was told as soon as their last appointment was done they would be by.... Well darkness came and went with no more communication from them.... Called and left numerous messages on Friday and Today being Saturday and cannot speak to any human being!!!!! So guess my next recourse will be legal action!!!! read more

I never received the before and after photos I was promised. It has been three months, so I'm sure they never will come. Joe Singman headed up the crew who came to do the work. He was the person who took my email address and promised to send the pics he had on his phone. He was quite the salesman, but a disappointment upon completion of the job. read more

Stay a way !!!!!! After a cold call they came and gave me around $ 5000 estimate. we said lets give them business beacus of pandemic. They have done the job with a very low quality. All worked they have done failed. Keep calling to come and fix the job but they push it every week to the next week and customer service just keep apologizing. We paid full payment and after a month still no functional chimney. Escape this company. read more

DO NOT DO BUSINESS WITH THESE PEOPLE On March 9, 2019 I contacted Elite Chimney Solutions LLC to give me a quote for a Cap to be installed on my chimney. A company representative came out and stated that I had no flute and therefore would need a lining installed as well. He also stated he had a custom cap from another job that didn't fit so he would use that on my house. The below was the extent of the work to be done as part of the original estimate for a total of $3,000 along with $1000 deposit totaling $4,000. I agreed to the amount and scheduled the work to be done on March 12th at 9:00 am EST. This work was paid $1000 before the job began. * Install 7" Stainless steel dbl ply Lining. * Cement pipe * Replace 3" pipe from hot water tank to liner * Caster Cap & cement down * Grind +point chimney in the attic. On March 12, 2019 The workers arrived one hour and 45 minutes late. They then installed the lining and began work in the attic. During that time the worker mentioned that he had plaster he can use for the chimney if the bricks aren't bad so that he wouldn't have to grind and point the chimney in the attic. A few minutes later, the worker came down and claimed that he had found black mold in my attic and that he would not touch it. He then told me that it must be taken care of and went on to tell me a story about his neighbor that had the same thing in their house and their twin babies were born with special needs. I agree that he should not touch black mold, however he was incorrect in that it is NOT in fact mold but just black soot. The worker then proceeded to come back down and said he will not be able to complete the job. He claimed that the brick and mortar are turning into sand. He said they cannot use the plaster that he had previously offered as it will not stick. He then mentioned that the whole chimney would need to come down from attic floor to roof. I called the owner of the house and put him on speaker phone so he could hear what was happening. The worker gave me a quote for the work and stated it would be $8200. I then ensured the $8200 was for everything including the partial work that had been done that day and the worked confirmed that the total for all work would be $8,200 today. Instead of paying the full $3000. He said the work today totaled $2700. I then gave him a deposit. Once the worker left I looked over the paperwork because things were not sitting well with me and I did not feel comfortable. I called the office and they said it was additional $8200 on top of the original $3,700 payment. It turns out the worker had lied to me about the cost of the work to be done. Likely in hopes that I would not catch on until after the work was done and would then owe them the full amount. Due to the false information I called and cancelled the job and told them not to cash the deposit check as I would not be using their services. They then immediately ran out to attempt to cash the deposit check but were unable to as I had already cancelled the check. They then came to my house demanding that I pay. He knocked two hundred off. Full amount I paid for the job is $3500. I had another company come out the next day to look at the work that needs to be done. They opened up the pipe from the furnace to the chimney and were baffled as to what they saw. Elite Chimney Solutions LLC had used foil paper in the chimney. They also had not added the Elbow connector from the hot water tank nor to from the furnace to the chimney. In addition, when I went upstairs to see what they did I noticed they had left a large mess up in the attic. The brick they knocked out was never replaced and they added foil paper inside. I have called several times to contact them to have them come finish the original job that I had already paid them for. Unfortunately, they are not getting back to me. This company and man took advantage because I am a woman and they thought they could trick me into paying for services that are not needed, are not done correctly and are not the price that they quoted. DO NOT EVER CALL THESE PEOPLE. THEY ARE OVERPRICED, SKETCHY AND HAVE POOR CUSTOMER SERVICE SKILLS. I will be calling the BBB and my lawyer. read more

These guys are the best i mean literally my chimney was decaying before my eyes but these masonary masters saved my but there chimney rebuild looked far better then any work ive seen in a while they were quick efficient and reliable please inquire on there other services cause i believe these guys do it all and at a bargaining price i couldnt refuse thank you so much EHS you are the best read more

Be VERY CAREFUL about this company and NEVER let them come to your home. They are clearly scammers. They tried to convince me that my chimney desperately needed $4,000 of work, and then they tried to convince me that they'd give me a special deal if I paid the representative personally in cash within 24 hours. If I wouldn't pay him personally in cash, he said, he'd have to charge me an extra $2,000. This is a major scam, and I'm surprised they're still in business. A visit from a different chimney company verified that there is absolutely nothing wrong with my chimney. read more

Apt scheduled for Saturday - no show, no call. Received a call on Monday to say they were sorry, the technician scheduled ran into problems and they would give a $10 discount if we rebooked. Gave them a second chance, scheduled appt window of 11-1 on Tuesday. Received call at 12:30, was told technician ran into some traffic problems and fender bender. Mngr told us he would make sure they were there by 2. Mngr called again at 1:20 to say they wouldn't make it - over the 2 booked appts we have waited 5 hours for this company to show up... what a waste. Looking at other reviews missing and being late for appts unfortunately seems to be a common theme. Don't waste your time. read more

Company called me and woke me up at 6am. I asked to be removed from the call list. I was then threatened by the person on the other side, who said 'I got your address,' and hung up. Very rude, very threatening, very unprofessional. Don't use these guys. read more

Do not use the Connecticut based company. They tried to up sell me which I expected, but then made subtle threats that the state could access their inspection report, repeatedly told me I was being "unsafe" and "if i wanted to be unsafe, I could do that" also asked me all kinds of inappropriate questions like how much I paid for the house, pay in taxes, and if I was married, and stomped through my house with snowy and muddy shoes read more

This business solicited my business over a phone call. I needed to have my chimney swept so I agreed and the reviews that I saw were good however, this was not my experience. The s3weep arrived timely and went on my roof to do an inspection and take a picture of "my chimney liner" before he swept it. He returned with a picture that showed a severely creosol caked liner with holes in the top rim. I have a stainless steel liner. He rated my liner and chimney as "hazardous" and wrote "apon inspection this liner is dangerous". Note how Upon was spelled. I was suspicious of his evaluation as he gave me a quote for $3,200.00 to replace my liner on the spot. I called a second company for a second inspection whose opinion contrasted dramatically from Elite's evaluation. I called a third company for an inspection and cleaning and this company agreed with the second and said my chimney and liner were in good condition and that I was doing everything correctly. The sweep cleaned my liner for $169.00 and showed a actual live shot so I could see that it was true and real time. He said if I keep up the maintenance like I have there should be no problems in the future and won't need the lining replaced anytime soon. STAY AWAY FROM ELITE, THEY ARE DISHONEST AND CROOKED! read more

I received an unsolicited cold call from Elite Chimney. When I pointed out that I don't have a chimney, the person on the other side just uttered something inaudible and hung up with no apology or explanation ("ex, thank you for your time"). Keep in mind that the people making these cold calls still represent your business. Courtesy is free and this person was downright rude. To others considering this business, this type of behavior is usually indicative of the quality of the organization. Don't do business with this company. read more