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 Passaic, NJ
Passaic carries the oldest housing stock of the three Passaic County cities we cover — more than three in four homes here predate 1960 — and fewer than one in five is a standalone single-family house. Most of the rest is small brick apartment buildings, two units up to fifty, built when this stretch along the river ran on mill and factory housing, and it runs more oil heat than either of the other two.
5.0from 24 Google reviews
The short answer
In Passaic we sweep and inspect chimneys, repair liners, crowns and masonry, and clean dryer vents and ducts, on the two- and three-family blocks and larger apartment buildings that make up most of the city’s housing.
What we find on Passaic jobs
Passaic has the oldest housing of the three Passaic County cities we cover: more than three in four homes predate 1960, and roughly six in ten predate 1940. It also has the smallest single-family share and the largest share of buildings with five or more units, which changes the job itself — access usually runs through a landlord or a super rather than one homeowner, and reaching the roof or the chase can mean coordinating a whole building instead of a single appointment. Heat is still mostly piped gas, just over 80 percent of households, but Passaic carries the highest oil-heat share of the three cities at roughly 4 percent, plus a similar share on bottled or tank gas. Those delivered-fuel households sit outside any utility inspection, so the flue itself is the only check on the appliance behind it. Passaic’s Division of Code Enforcement, on Passaic Street, is where a structural repair on an older building gets reviewed before work starts.
Where the van goes in Passaic
- Dundee
- Third Ward
- Passaic Park
- Lakeview
Everything we do in Passaic
- 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 Passaic
Why does Passaic get grouped with big apartment buildings instead of houses?
Passaic’s housing is the least single-family of the three Passaic County cities we serve, fewer than one in five homes, with nearly half in buildings of five units or more. That means our sweeps and inspections here are as often about a building’s shared systems as about a single house, and scheduling has to work around the building, not just one homeowner.
Do a lot of Passaic homes still use oil heat?
More than in Clifton or Paterson. Roughly 4 percent of Passaic households still heat with oil or kerosene, the highest share of the three Passaic County cities we cover, alongside a similar share on bottled or tank gas. Those are the flues worth inspecting every year, since there is no utility checking them.
Who do I call about a permit for chimney work in Passaic?
The city’s Division of Code Enforcement, part of the Department of Inspection and Code Enforcement on Passaic Street, handles construction permits, including anything structural on a chimney. A straightforward sweep or inspection usually doesn’t need one, but a rebuild or a liner replacement typically does.
My building’s chimney serves more than one apartment — who’s responsible?
That’s a conversation between the tenants and whoever owns the building, not something we can settle, but we can tell you what we find during an inspection so everyone is working from the same information. Shared systems in older multi-family buildings are common in Passaic, and a clear inspection report is the useful starting point.
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