Chimney sweep and repair in Cherry Hill Township, NJ
Cherry Hill was built out fast between 1950 and 1980, mostly as colonials, ranches and split-levels on old farmland, and that single stretch still shapes almost every job we run here. Some of those houses have a masonry chimney sized for a fuel that left the house decades ago. Others have a factory-built metal fireplace from the 1970s or 1980s that is well past the age most of those units were ever meant to last.
The short answer
We sweep, inspect and repair chimneys across Cherry Hill, and clean air ducts and dryer vents in its condos, townhouses and houses alike. The job depends on what is behind the wall: a masonry fireplace or a listed metal unit.
What we find on Cherry Hill jobs
Cherry Hill's finding depends on when the house was built, and the township has two clear generations of it. In the 1950s and 1960s houses, most already converted to gas, the masonry flue is oversized for the appliance now venting through it, and the cooler exhaust condenses on the liner instead of clearing it, which is the main way these older flues fail from the inside out. In the 1970s and 1980s houses, the fireplace itself is usually a factory-built metal unit rather than masonry, and those units are now decades past the service life most manufacturers built into a refractory panel or a firebox seam. We see cracked panels, rusted seams and corroded chase covers on units whose parts are no longer made. Add to that the township's condos and townhouses, where dryer ducts routinely run longer than a house's would and turn through more elbows on the way out, and a Cherry Hill route in a single week can mean a settlement-cracked exterior chimney, a discontinued 1985 firebox and a dryer vent nobody has opened since the building went up.
Where the van goes in Cherry Hill Township
- Barclay
- Erlton
- Kingston Estates
- Old Orchard
- Woodcrest
- Springdale
- Ashland
- Ellisburg
- Greentree
- Golden Triangle
- Colwick
- Cooperstown
- Deer Park
- Locust Grove
- Point of Woods
- Willowdale
- Greenbrier
- Huttons Hill
- Coffins Corner
- Freeman
- Cherry Hill Mall area
Everything we do in Cherry Hill Township
- Chimney sweepingThe camera goes down before any brush does
- Chimney inspectionLevel 1 or Level 2, with a written report
- Chimney repairCrowns, caps, flashing and liners that let water in
- Fireplace & stovePilot lights, dampers and door gaskets
- Dryer vent cleaningThe whole run cleared, from the dryer to the outside hood
- Air duct cleaningWe tell you when cleaning will not help
- Duct repair & replacementCrushed, split or fallen duct runs repaired
What homeowners say on our Google listing
A selection of our 5-star reviews on Google.
Work was carried out by an expert who knew just what proportions of air to fuel were required for a brick fireplace system to burn cleanly.
It was no longer a strong pick. The service fixed the damper and got rid of the sticky creosote. Now it's easy to start fires and they burn constantly. Every time we light it, we can see the difference.
Top-notch service! They showed up right on time, which is rare these days. The technician took the time to explain everything and showed me exactly how much soot was clogging the flue. Fast, clean, and very reasonably priced. I will definitely be using them every year from now on!
Questions from Cherry Hill Township
My house was built in the 1960s and heats with gas. Why would the chimney still need attention?
Most 1950s and 1960s Cherry Hill houses were built for coal or oil and converted to gas later. The flue is usually sized for the old appliance, and gas exhaust runs cooler, so it can condense inside a flue that large instead of clearing it.
My fireplace is a metal insert from the 1980s. Is that different from a brick chimney?
Yes. A factory-built unit is a listed system with its own parts. At 37 to 46 years old, cracked refractory panels and corroded chase covers are common, and original manufacturer parts are frequently discontinued, so replacement is often the honest answer.
I live in a Cherry Hill condo. Do you clean dryer vents in buildings like that?
Yes. Condo and townhouse dryer ducts tend to run longer and turn more corners than a single house's does, which makes them more likely to exceed the length a duct is meant to run before it needs a labeled exception.
I'm selling my Cherry Hill house. Does the chimney need anything before closing?
Cherry Hill's Fire Department performs the resale fire-safety inspection for smoke and carbon monoxide alarms, and typically asks for a few weeks' notice before settlement. A separate chimney inspection is worth scheduling alongside that, well before your closing date arrives.
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