Chimney sweep and repair in New Brunswick, NJ
New Brunswick is the tightest job in this county. Seven in ten housing units sit inside a building of two units or more, and one in five sits inside something with fifty units or more, so most of what we touch is a shared stack serving several households. A quarter of the housing predates 1939, old enough for a coal-fired boiler to have been the original plant.
The short answer
In New Brunswick we sweep, inspect, and repair chimneys in rowhouses, two-family conversions, and larger apartment buildings, and we clean the air ducts and dryer vents that keep the rest of a crowded building running.
What we find on New Brunswick jobs
New Brunswick is a rental city built dense before the car, and it still reads that way: about seven in ten housing units sit inside a building with at least one other unit, and roughly a quarter of the stock predates 1939. That is old enough that the original heating plant, in most of these buildings, was a coal-fired boiler venting into one brick flue per building rather than one per unit. When a building like that later converts to individual gas appliances, the original flue, sized for a coal boiler’s volume, ends up running a fraction of its old load and runs colder for it. Cooler exhaust condenses before it clears the top, and that condensate is mildly acidic, so it works on the mortar from the inside long before a tenant notices anything wrong with the draft. New Brunswick also carries the highest electric-heat share we see in this county, close to one household in three, and a share of those units still keep an old fireplace flue standing unused, open to weather and birds even though nothing is ever burned in it.
Where the van goes in New Brunswick
- Fifth Ward
- Sixth Ward
- Edgebrook
- Lincoln Gardens
- Douglass
Everything we do in New Brunswick
- 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 New Brunswick
Is chimney service different in a rented multi-unit building?
Often, yes. Access has to be arranged with a landlord or management company rather than a single homeowner, and a flue in a building like this may serve, or once served, more than one unit. We look at the whole run before recommending anything, past the opening in front of us.
My building still has an old fireplace nobody uses. Does it need attention?
An unused flue is not a neutral thing to leave alone. Left open, it is a path for rain, birds, and cold air into the building, and a damper that has not moved in years can seize. At the inspection we can tell you if it should be capped, swept, or left as is.
Does New Brunswick require a permit for chimney repair?
Structural chimney work runs through the city’s Construction Department, which asks for a completed Uniform Construction Permit Application in four copies. Before the visit we can tell you if your repair crosses that threshold or counts as routine maintenance.
I heat with electricity. Why would I still need a chimney inspection?
If there is a fireplace or a flue anywhere in the unit, electric heat does not make it disappear. An open, uninspected flue on an electric-heat home is usually one that has been ignored the longest, since nobody is lighting a fire that would force the question.
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