Chimney sweep and duct cleaning in Jersey City, NJ
Jersey City has two kinds of housing side by side. 29.2 percent of its homes were built in 1939 or earlier, while 29.3 percent sit in buildings of fifty or more units. Our chimney work is mostly in the older stock, the brownstones, rowhouses and two-family homes with brick flues that still carry a boiler, a water heater or a fireplace.
At a glance
In Jersey City we sweep and inspect chimneys in brownstones, rowhouses and multi-family homes, repair caps, crowns and flashing, and clean dryer vents and ducts.
What the work looks like in Jersey City
In the city’s brownstones and rowhouses, the chimney is usually a brick stack shared along a party wall, with a flue for the boiler and one or two for fireplaces that may not have been lit in years. Before anything is used again, those flues deserve a camera look, because a crack or a missing section of liner in an old flue is invisible from the room. Fuel oil heats only 2.6 percent of Jersey City homes, so most active flues now carry gas exhaust, and a gas appliance venting into a masonry flue built for coal or oil is something we check carefully. Roof access on attached buildings is often through a hatch or a neighbor’s roof, which we sort out with you before the visit. Repairs that need a permit go through the city’s Division of Construction Code, which takes applications online.
Neighborhoods we visit in Jersey City
- Bergen-Lafayette
- Downtown
- Greenville
- Hamilton Park
- Journal Square
- Paulus Hook
- The Heights
Services we offer in Jersey City
- Chimney sweepingSoot and creosote out, firebox to cap
- Chimney inspectionA camera look at the flue, explained in writing
- Chimney repairLeaks at the crown, cap, flashing or liner
- Fireplace & stoveDampers, doors, gaskets and stovepipes
- Dryer vent cleaningLint out of the run, dryer to outside hood
- Air duct cleaningA straight answer on whether your ducts need it
- Duct repair & replacementCrushed, split or sagging runs put right
Recent reviews from our Google listing
A selection of our 5-star reviews on Google.
Flexible driving rods swept the whole height of the chimney from the ground up, keeping high altitude roof dangers down while getting a pristine flue barrel.
After four seasons of burning cordwood in an EPA-certified catalytic insert, relief was complete when the ceramic honeycomb combustor was gently cleaned out, without a single fin broken.
To guarantee that the cleaned flue maintained a consistent laminar flow throughout, devoid of eddy currents and reverse air roll, pressure testing was undertaken.
Jersey City questions we hear
We want to use the fireplace in our brownstone again. Where do we start?
With a sweep and a camera inspection of that flue. Old fireplace flues often sat unused for years, and the inspection shows whether the liner and the firebox are safe to use.
Our roof is shared with the building next door. How do you get up?
Usually through a roof hatch. Tell us how the roof is reached when you call, and if a neighbor’s access is needed we plan for it before the day.
We live in a high-rise. Do you have anything for us?
Many high-rise apartments have no masonry chimney of their own, but in-unit dryers still vent through ducts that collect lint. Dryer vent cleaning is the usual job for those apartments, with the building’s permission.
Do repairs in Jersey City need a permit?
Sweeping and inspection do not. Some repairs, like a new liner or rebuilding masonry above the roof, may, and the permit goes through the city’s Division of Construction Code.
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