For our homeowner's insurance, we needed proof. They did a full check with photos and video, cleaned the flue, fixed some small problems with the mortar, and sent a professional report the same day. The insurance company agreed to cover…
Chimney sweep and repair in Hoboken, NJ
Hoboken is a mile square, almost entirely built up, and its housing tells two stories at once. About a third of it predates 1940, brownstone and rowhouse construction from before the mile square filled in, and another large slice went up in the 2000s on former industrial and waterfront land. Fewer than one home in twenty here stands alone, and a lot of what remains heats on electricity rather than gas.
5.0from 24 Google reviews
The short answer
In Hoboken we sweep and inspect older brownstone chimneys, trace which flue serves which unit in a shared stack before touching anything, and handle dryer vent and exhaust duct work across the mile square’s mostly multi-unit buildings.
What we find on Hoboken jobs
Hoboken’s old brownstone core and its newer construction call for different attention. In the roughly one-third of the housing here that predates 1940, fuel oil has all but disappeared — under one household in a hundred still burns it — which means most of those original masonry stacks have been relined or repurposed for a smaller appliance at least once along the way, and the liner is the first thing worth checking rather than assuming it still matches whatever is connected now. Nearly four in ten Hoboken households heat primarily by electricity, the highest share we see anywhere in Hudson County, and most homes here sit in buildings of five units or more, many served by a single central system rather than individual flues. In that stock, the chimney, where one still exists, is often not the active heating appliance at all, and the more likely call is a shared exhaust riser, a kitchen or bath vent, or a dryer duct that runs further than it looks from the laundry room.
Where the van goes in Hoboken
- Uptown
- Downtown
- The Waterfront
- Southwest Hoboken
Everything we do in Hoboken
- Chimney sweepingThe camera goes down before any brush does
- Chimney inspectionTwo inspection levels, one written report
- Chimney repairCrowns, caps, flashing and liners — stopping the water
- Fireplace & stoveStubborn pilots, seized dampers, worn gaskets
- Dryer vent cleaningEvery foot of the lint run, cleared
- Air duct cleaningWith an honest no when it will not help
- Duct repair & replacementCrushed, split or dropped runs put right
What homeowners say on our Google listing
5.0
24 reviews on Google
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Excellent communication throughout the process. I received a text when the tech was on his way, and he arrived exactly when promised to do the sweep.
After it rained a lot, we saw wet spots on the wall next to the chimney. A broken crown and worn-out flashing were found by the team. They put in new lead boots instead of flashing, poured a new sloped crown, sealed all the joints, and…
Questions from Hoboken
Our Hoboken brownstone has an old chimney we’ve never used — is it safe to just leave it alone?
Not necessarily. An unused flue can still let water and animals into the building even with nothing burning in it. Given how much of Hoboken’s original oil heat has already been converted or removed, it is worth having a camera run up it once to see its actual condition rather than assume disuse means it is fine.
How does dryer vent cleaning work in a Hoboken multi-unit building?
It depends on where the duct actually terminates — through a wall, up a shared chase, or out to the roof alongside other units. We trace the run before cleaning it, since a shared or roof-terminated exhaust behaves differently than a straight shot out the back of a house.
Who handles construction permits in Hoboken?
The City of Hoboken’s Construction Code Office at City Hall. What needs a permit depends on the scope of the work, so we’ll tell you plainly what applies to your job once we’ve seen it, rather than guess in advance.
Our building heats with electricity — do we still need chimney service?
If there is no fuel-burning heating appliance, there is no active heating flue to sweep. But a fireplace, a water heater, or a dryer can still need its own venting checked, so tell us what is actually in the unit and we’ll tell you which service, if any, applies.
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