Eds & Sons Chimney started because the owner — a second-generation mason who grew up working alongside his father on chimney rebuilds across eastern Connecticut — kept watching homeowners get burned by companies that treated every chimney the same. A 1920s Colonial in Niantic with a hand-laid brick flue and a deteriorated clay-tile liner is a fundamentally different job than a 1990s ranch with a prefab metal fireplace. Treating them identically produces shoddy results at best and dangerous ones at worst. Eds & Sons was built around the idea that masonry expertise and chimney service belong together.
Our team holds current Connecticut licensing and carries full liability and workers' compensation insurance on every job. We invest in continuing education through the Chimney Safety Institute of America and stay current with NFPA 211 updates — not because a corporate parent requires it, but because we think homeowners in Niantic deserve technicians who actually know what the codes say and why. We use professional-grade camera inspection systems, rotary cleaning equipment, and masonry materials sourced for coastal durability. When we recommend a repair, there's a documented reason for it, and we'll show you the photos.
We're proud of the relationships we've built in Niantic and across the shoreline communities of New London County. A meaningful portion of our work comes from referrals — neighbors passing our name along after a particularly honest assessment or a masonry repair that held up better than expected. We offer free estimates on all repair and installation work, and we stand behind every job with a written workmanship warranty. If you have an older home in Niantic — especially one that hasn't had a documented inspection in several years — we'd genuinely like to take a look. There's rarely a chimney problem that gets better with time, and most are far easier to address early.
