Chimney sweep and repair in Elizabeth, NJ
Most Elizabeth chimneys we work on don’t belong to a single-family house. Eighty-six percent of the city’s housing sits in buildings of two units or more, with two-unit properties the single largest category, and three-quarters of those units are rented rather than owner-occupied. That changes who calls us, and how many flues one visit tends to cover.
The short answer
We sweep, inspect and repair chimneys across Elizabeth’s two-family and multi-unit housing, reline flues that have outgrown the appliance venting into them, and clean the ducts and dryer vents that run through basements and party walls behind them.
What we find on Elizabeth jobs
Two-unit buildings are the single largest kind of housing in Elizabeth, and altogether 86 percent of the city’s units sit in buildings of two or more. A lot of those properties share a chimney between two households’ furnaces or water heaters, so a problem one tenant reports, a smell, a puff of smoke, condensation staining a ceiling, is often a building-wide issue rather than a one-unit fix. Gas now heats 85.7 percent of Elizabeth households, and the housing itself is older than the fuel: better than half the city’s units went up before 1960. The 754 households still burning fuel oil sit on that same older stock, still needing the same liner checks any oil-fired flue needs. And with 74 percent of units rented rather than owner-occupied, the person who notices a chimney problem and the person who has to approve fixing it are very often two different people, which is worth planning around before the appointment.
Where the van goes in Elizabeth
- Elmora
- Bayway
- Peterstown
- Midtown
- North Elizabeth
- Frog Hollow
Everything we do in Elizabeth
- 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 Elizabeth
My building has two apartments and one chimney. Is that normal here?
It’s the most common setup in Elizabeth. Two-unit buildings are the single largest housing type in the city, and many share one masonry chimney between both units’ appliances. That means an inspection usually needs to check the flue serving each unit separately, and any repair helps both households at once, including the one that didn’t call.
We’re renters. Can we even schedule a chimney sweep?
You can call us, but the account and the invoice need to go to whoever owns the building. With three-quarters of Elizabeth’s housing renter-occupied, that’s the normal way this works here. We’re glad to inspect and give you something in writing to pass along to your landlord.
Our furnace is gas but the chimney looks old. Should we worry?
Worth checking. Elizabeth’s housing is older than its heating: 85.7 percent of households are on gas now, but over half the city’s units were built before 1960, well before gas was the fuel of choice here. An old flue doesn’t always fit a modern gas appliance’s exhaust, and that’s exactly what a chimney inspection checks for.
Does the Elizabeth River flooding affect duct or dryer vent work?
The Elizabeth River set a record gage height during Hurricane Ida in September 2021 and put water into streets near the river. If your ductwork or dryer vent runs through a basement in one of those areas, it’s worth having it checked after any flood event, the same way you’d check a furnace or water heater.
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