The Most Recommended Chimney Sweeps in Minneapolis — Measured on ChatGPT
Homeowners in Minneapolis don't just search anymore — they ask ChatGPT who to call. In August 2026 we put the answer on record: 4 separate checks, phrased 4 different ways, run against 25 Minneapolis-area chimney sweeps.
What came back was narrow: 18 named companies out of 25 verified, with Jack Pixley Chimney Sweeps & Masonry standing alone at the top — named in all 4 checks.
One step down: Able Chimney Sweeps, Blue Sky Chimney Sweeps and Clear Path Chimneys and 1 more, named in 3 of 4 checks.
There is no number one here on purpose. Ask ChatGPT the same question twice and the answer can change, so we publish how many of the 4 checks named each company instead of a place that would move if we asked again. Companies named in only one check aren't listed.
For scale: of the 12 metros in this edition, Minneapolis's cohort of 25 chimney sweeps was the 11th largest.
Only 18 of 25
chimney sweeps in the Minneapolis cohort ever came up in ChatGPT's answers (72%). The full measured list:
Rankings are measured and cannot be purchased — sponsored blocks are labeled advertising and sit outside the ranked list.
Ask ChatGPT the same question twice and the answer can change. So we do not crown a number one. We publish how many of the 4 checks named each company. Companies named in more checks are the ones ChatGPT keeps coming back to. Companies named in only one check are not listed: a single mention does not repeat reliably.
Named in all 4 checks
One company, listed below.
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Jack Pixley Chimney Sweeps & Masonry
Recommended in 4 of 4 AI checks
Named in every one of the 4 checks, Jack Pixley Chimney Sweeps & Masonry is one of the Minneapolis companies ChatGPT keeps coming back to.
Named in 3 of 4 checks
4 companies, listed alphabetically — they scored the same, so nothing here puts one above another.
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Able Chimney Sweeps
Recommended in 3 of 4 AI checks
Named in 3 of the 4 checks: Able Chimney Sweeps.
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Blue Sky Chimney Sweeps
Recommended in 3 of 4 AI checks
Named in 3 of the 4 checks, Blue Sky Chimney Sweeps is one of the Minneapolis companies ChatGPT keeps coming back to.
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Clear Path Chimneys
Minneapolis, MN · Recommended in 3 of 4 AI checks · 5.0★ (13 Google reviews)
Clear Path Chimneys was recommended in 3 of the 4 checks. Google reviewers back it up: 5.0 stars over 13 reviews.
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The Master Chimney Sweep & Repair LLC
Recommended in 3 of 4 AI checks
The Master Chimney Sweep & Repair LLC came up in 3 of the 4 checks.
August 2026 edition · 4 real-question checks · Measured, never sold: no company can pay its way onto this list. Naming frequency alone decides which group a company lands in.
The questions behind the Minneapolis list
These are the verbatim homeowner phrasings behind the Minneapolis numbers — each answer's named companies were logged:
- “Who is the best chimney sweep in Minneapolis, Minnesota?”
- “I need my chimney cleaned and inspected before winter. Which local chimney company in Minneapolis, Minnesota should I call?”
- “What is the most recommended chimney sweep company in Minneapolis, Minnesota?”
- “My chimney needs repair. Who is a trustworthy chimney repair company near Minneapolis, Minnesota?”
Minneapolis, by the numbers
- The listed companies hold 13 Google reviews between them.
- Minneapolis's 72% named rate runs above this edition's overall average of 52%.
- Jack Pixley Chimney Sweeps & Masonry was named in 4 of 4 checks — the closest thing Minneapolis has to a consensus answer.
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About the Minneapolis list
How many chimney sweeps in Minneapolis show up in ChatGPT's answers?
18, out of the 25 we verified — 72% of the Minneapolis cohort. Everyone else went unmentioned across all 4 of our August 2026 checks.
What's the most recommended chimney sweep in Minneapolis right now?
Jack Pixley Chimney Sweeps & Masonry was the most consistent answer of the August 2026 edition, surfacing in every one of the 4 checks.
Why are some companies grouped together?
Because a number one wouldn't hold. Ask ChatGPT the same question again and the top name often changes, while the number of checks that named a company stays about the same. So we publish the count: companies named in the same number of the 4 checks are grouped together and listed alphabetically, because nothing in the measurement separates them.
How was the Minneapolis list generated?
4 checks built this list, using phrasings like "My chimney needs repair. Who is a trustworthy chimney repair company near Minneapolis, Minnesota?". Every company ChatGPT named got counted; nothing else influenced the board.
Can chimney sweeps buy their way onto this list?
No — and that's the point. The list is measured, never sold; no payment, sponsorship, or relationship moves a company onto it. A company can buy a labeled sponsored block beside the list, which changes nothing about the list.
Why isn't my company on the Minneapolis list?
Either ChatGPT never named it in our August 2026 checks, or it came up in only one of them — and one mention isn't steady enough to publish. Neither says anything about the quality of the work, only that homeowners who ask AI are being sent elsewhere.
Every company we checked in Minneapolis
The tiers above show the companies ChatGPT actually named. This is the full pool behind that number: on August 21, 2026, we checked 25 Minneapolis-area companies against ChatGPT, asking 4 different questions, and only 18 ever came up. Every company we checked is listed below, alphabetically. A listing here is not a recommendation from ChatGPT. It only means the company was part of the pool we measured. The ones ChatGPT kept naming are in the tiers above.
- 2nd Generation Chimneys, Inc.
- Able Chimney Sweeps
- Blue Sky Chimney Sweeps
- CedarValley Chimney GroupMinneapolis
- Chimney Doctors
- Clear Path ChimneysMinneapolis
- Copperfield Chimney Supply
- Empire Stone Masonry, LLC
- FireSafe Chimney ServicesMinneapolis
- GEM Chimney & Duct LLC
- Guardian Chimney Solutions, LLC
- Heritage Chimney Services
- Jack Pixley Chimney Sweeps & Masonry
- KMS Air Duct CleaningMinneapolis
- London Chimney Services
- MapleStone Chimney GroupMinneapolis
- Midwest Chimney Repair
- Midwest Home Services
- Nick's Chimney ServiceMinneapolis
- Smart Choice Chimney Service
- Suburban Chimney & Masonry
- The Master Chimney Sweep & Repair LLC
- TimberPeak Chimney GroupMinneapolis
- Ultimate Chimney Services
- Woodland Stoves & FireplaceMinneapolis
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Everything above this line was measured. The list on this page comes from asking AI assistants real questions and counting who they named — no one can buy their way onto it.
This section is different, and we want to be plain about it. The businesses below are brand new. They have not been measured, they have no rank and no score, and they are not part of the list above. They are here because they asked to be, we checked that they are real, and a business that opened last month has no way to show up in a ranking built on history. Nobody paid for a spot here — it is free, and it is not an endorsement.
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Tell us who you are and we'll add you to this section — free. It is not a ranking and it will never say you are ranked, because you are not: you are new. When we re-run the benchmark, a real spot on the list above is something you earn, not something we hand out.
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