Chimney sweep and repair in Clifton, NJ
Clifton is the most single-family of the three Passaic County cities we cover, and a lot of that stock goes back well before 1960, including the two-family blocks around Botany Village and Athenia. Almost every house here heats with gas, but a furnace gets replaced two or three times before anyone looks hard at the chimney venting it, and that’s usually where we find the real problem.
The short answer
In Clifton we sweep and inspect chimneys, repair liners and crowns, and clean out dryer vents and ducts, on the older single-family houses and the two-family blocks alike, from Botany Village to Allwood.
What we find on Clifton jobs
Clifton’s housing runs older than a lot of North Jersey: close to seven in ten homes predate 1960, and this is the most owner-occupied of the three Passaic County cities we cover, at roughly six in ten. It is also the most single-family, just over half the city, with another third in two- and three-family buildings concentrated in blocks like Botany Village and Athenia, and the remainder in larger apartment buildings. Heat is almost entirely piped gas today, north of 85 percent of households, with fuel oil down under two percent of the city. On a service call that mix means checking a furnace connection against a flue that may be decades older than the appliance sitting on it, especially in the older two-family stock. Clifton’s own building code doesn’t treat that lightly: it requires every chimney, flue and vent attachment to remain structurally sound and able to handle the heat and exhaust passing through it, and that is the standard we check a chimney against. Still standing is not enough.
Where the van goes in Clifton
- Botany Village
- Athenia
- Richfield
- Delawanna
- Allwood
- Montclair Heights
Everything we do in Clifton
- 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 Clifton
What kind of heating fuel do most Clifton homes use?
The large majority of Clifton households heat with piped gas, well over 85 percent by the latest census figures, with fuel oil down under 2 percent and a small share on electricity. If your house is one of the older oil holdouts, or was converted from oil to gas at some point, that flue is worth a proper inspection before winter.
Clifton has a lot of two-family houses, does that change how you sweep?
It can. Two- and three-family buildings make up close to a third of Clifton’s housing, and a building like that often means more than one household or landlord to coordinate with before we can get on the roof or into the basement, so we sort out access when we schedule the visit.
Is a permit ever required for chimney repair in Clifton?
Some repairs go through Clifton’s Building Department, especially anything that changes the structure rather than routine sweeping or a liner repair. The department is on Clifton Avenue and can tell you whether your specific job needs a permit before work starts.
My house predates 1960, what should I expect from an inspection?
Close to seven in ten homes in Clifton were built before 1960, so an older chimney behind a newer furnace is common rather than unusual. We check the flue liner, the crown and the connection point, since a mismatch between an old chimney and updated equipment is exactly the kind of thing an inspection is built to catch.
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