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.
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 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 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 as well as the owner.
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. What we can do is 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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